Field site locations of dendrometer deployment and seedling plots in a cloud-affected restoration site at Nakula, Maui, 2016-2019
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2019-03-05
Publication Date
2021-09-02
Citation
Berio Fortini, L., Yelenik, S.G., Kagawa-Viviani, A.K., and Leopold, C.R., 2021, Nakula, Maui environmental controls on plant growth and seedling recruitment in a cloud-affected restoration site, 2016-2019: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9E4B7B5.
Summary
Fog has been demonstrated to support plant growth, survival and ecosystem maintenance spanning rainfall and elevation gradients across the world. Persistent fog and strong winds on high mountain slopes in Hawaiʻi create a unique ecological environment. We collected stem diameter measurements of three native plant species at Nakula Natural Area Reserve, Maui, from 2016-2019 and numerous environmental variables to examine how rain, fog, soil moisture, and associated variables influence plant water deficit and growth. We also collected seedling growth and survival data within plots where grass was removed, and control plots (no grass removal), to assess if and how grass removal influenced seedling growth and soil moisture.
Summary
Fog has been demonstrated to support plant growth, survival and ecosystem maintenance spanning rainfall and elevation gradients across the world. Persistent fog and strong winds on high mountain slopes in Hawaiʻi create a unique ecological environment. We collected stem diameter measurements of three native plant species at Nakula Natural Area Reserve, Maui, from 2016-2019 and numerous environmental variables to examine how rain, fog, soil moisture, and associated variables influence plant water deficit and growth. We also collected seedling growth and survival data within plots where grass was removed, and control plots (no grass removal), to assess if and how grass removal influenced seedling growth and soil moisture.
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Tseng, H., L. Berio Fortini, A. Mair, A. Kagawa-Viviani, S. K. Yelenik, Y. Miyazawa, M. Nullet, J. Kennedy, J. DeLay, C. R. Leopold, and T. Giambelluca. 2021. Cloud Water Interception in Hawai‘i: Developing Capacity to Characterize the Spatial Patterns and Effects on Water and Ecological Processes responses in Hawai‘i. Final Technical Report, 57 pp. Available online: https://cascprojects.org/#/project/4f8c650ae4b0546c0c397b48/559afca9e4b0b94a64016ff9.
