Title:

Tree, understory, soil, and light data for Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaiʻi Island, 2016-2020

Author(s):

Yelenik, Stephanie G.; D'Antonio, Carla M.; Rehm, Evan M.; Elgersma, Cheryl

Publication Year:

2024

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Yelenik, Stephanie G.; D'Antonio, Carla M.; Rehm, Evan M.; Elgersma, Cheryl. 2024. Tree, understory, soil, and light data for Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaiʻi Island, 2016-2020. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2024-0036

Abstract:

This data publication includes tree and shrub basal area, grass biomass, soil nitrogen and carbon pools and fluxes under Acacia koa and Metrosideros polymorpha trees in mid-elevation old pasture sites on Hawaiʻi Island in the Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge from 2016 to 2020. Additional data include grass biomass, soil nitrogen and organic matter, and light levels in experimental understory plantings in Acacia koa forest from nearby sites during the same time period.

Keywords:

biota; environment; Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment; Plant ecology; Soil; canopy tree effects; invasive grasses; nitrogen fixation; nitrogen mineralization; nitrification; forest understory; restoration; reforestation; Hawai'i; Hawaii; Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge

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• D'Antonio, Carla M.; Rehm, Evan M.; Elgersma, Cheryl; Yelenik, Stephanie G. Influence of native woody understory on invasive grasses and soil nitrogen dynamics under plantation and remnant montane tropical trees. Ecosystems. 27: 797–814. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-024-00922-z https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/68136

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