Title:

Aboveground biomass in primary and second-growth forests in Hawai‘i

Author(s):

Hughes, Richard F.; Grossman, Dennis H.; Sowards, Travis G.; Marshall, Jonathan D.; Mueller-Dombois, Dieter

Publication Year:

2021

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Hughes, Richard F.; Grossman, Dennis H.; Sowards, Travis G.; Marshall, Jonathan D.; Mueller-Dombois, Dieter. 2021. Aboveground biomass in primary and second-growth forests in Hawai‘i. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2021-0089

Abstract:

We collected data on trees in five distinct successional forest stand types in the Puna District of Hawai‘i Island: secondary succession dominated by native tree Metrosideros polymorpha (ʻŌhiʻa); secondary succession dominated by invasive non-native tree Falcataria moluccana (albizia); secondary succession dominated by invasive non-native tree Psidium cattleianum (strawberry guava); mature primary forest dominated by M. polymorpha; and primary succession dominated by young M. polymorpha.

Over the period from December 2011 through July 2013 we sampled 47 plots to collect 18,255 observations on 22 woody species in these stand types. Using observed diameter at breast height (cm) data, we provide calculated values for individual biomass (kg), as well as the sampled stem’s contribution to stems/ha and basal area/ha (m²).

Keywords:

forest succession; Metrosideros polymorpha; forest biomass; second-growth forests; invasive species; deforestation; Psidium cattleianum; Falcataria moluccana; biota; environment; Climate change; Carbon; Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment; Forest & Plant Health; Human effects; Invasive species; Hawaii; Kalapana; Puna District

Related publications:

• Hughes, Richard F.; Grossman, Dennis H.; Sowards, Travis G.; Marshall, Jonathan D.; Mueller-Dombois, Dieter. 2022. Aboveground carbon accumulation by second-growth forests after deforestation in Hawai‘i. Ecological Applications. 32(4): e2539. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2539 https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/65171

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