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Some limiting factors and research needs of endangered Hawaiian forest birds

Author:
Banko, Winston E.
Title:
Some limiting factors and research needs of endangered Hawaiian forest birds
Periodical:
Proceedings second conference in natural sciences Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Year:
1978
Pages:
9 pp.
Subject:
Forest birds Endangered species birds Introduced species Insect pests Birds ecology
Summary:
It is well known that Hawaiian birds are particularly susceptible to depopulation and extinction. Twenty-three of 69 endemic species or races have disappeared since the discovery of Hawaii by Europeans 200 years ago. This paper investigated the possible impact of foreign parasitic flies and wasps in depleting native insect foods important to the small Hawaiian forest birds at higher elevations.
URL:
http://hdl.handle.net/10125/18300
Date:
1978
Collection:
Monographs