Wekiu bug habitat quantitative cinder evaluation
- Author:
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Brenner, Gregory J., Lockwood, John, Pacific Analytics L.L.C., Geohazards Consultants International, Inc.
- Title:
- Wekiu bug habitat quantitative cinder evaluation
- Year:
- 2005
- Subject:
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Wekiu bug
Nysius wekiuicola
Mauna Kea Science Reserve
- Summary:
- This report was prepared for the Outrigger Telescopes Project in June, 2005. The Mauna Kea Science Reserve (MKSR) is located on the summit of Mauna Kea. The slopes of Puu Hauoki are part of a unique natural environment that supports the Wekiu bug. Wekiu bug habitat generally occurs on the upper elevations of Mauna Kea. Populations of Wekiu bugs also occur on other cinder cones above about 11,700 ft (3,570 m) elevation. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), together with the California Institute of Technology (CalTech)/Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), the California Association for Research in Astronomy (CARA) and the University of Hawaii (UH), have proposed to protect and enhance Wekiu bug habitat on Puu Hauoki to mitigate potential disturbance resulting from on-site construction and installation of the Outrigger Telescopes Project. A protocol for Wekiu bug habitat restoration was developed by Pacific Analytics, LLC in conjunction with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other scientists familiar with Wekiu bug ecology. Plans call for restoration of habitat adjacent to the Keck Observatory site and at the bottom of the Puu Hauoki crater. The intent is to make it possible for Wekiu bugs to establish resident populations within the restored areas.
- URL:
- http://www.statpros.com/Publications/Cinder_Report.pdf
- Collection:
- Monographs