Forest Site Productivity
Common Name
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Scientific Name
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Estimated Productivity
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Site Index
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Cubic Feet
(CMAI)
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Other Units
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Low
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High
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Low
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High
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Low
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High
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Unit
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`ohi`a lehua
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Metrosideros polymorpha
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100
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250
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cu. ft./ac
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Animal Community
Animal Community – Wildlife Interpretations
Six species of native forest birds have been observed in this ecological site: `Elepaio (Chasiempis sandwichensis), ‘Amakihi (Hemignathus virens), ‘Apapane (Himatione sanguinea), ‘I‘iwi (Vestiaria coccinea), Hawaiian Hawk, or ‘Io (Buteo solitarius), and Hawaiian Duck, or Koloa (Anas yvilliana). Newell Shearwater, or ‘A‘o (Puffinus newelli), is thought to exist in the area, based on sightings and calls. Non-native forest birds include Hwamei (Garrulax canorus), Japanese White-eye (Zosterops japonicus), and Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis). Feral pigs are abundant.
Animal Community – Grazing Interpretations
None.
Hydrology Functions
Recreation Uses
Hunting, hiking, and birdwatching are the most common recreational uses of this ecological site.
Wood Products
There are no wood products harvested from this ecological site.
Other Products
Other Information
Associated Sites
Site Name
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Site ID
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Site Narrative
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Mid-Stature Ohia-Olapa Forest
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F164XY500HI
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Taller stature forest with little or no sphagnum moss at lower elevations bordering this ecological site.
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Similar Sites
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Site ID
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Site Narrative
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State Correlation
There are no correlations to ecological sites in other states.
Inventory Data References
Data Source
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Sample ID
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Number
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Year
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State (FIPS)
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County (FIPS)
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HI Forest ESD field sheet
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6
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2006
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HI
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Hawaii
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HI Forest ESD field sheet
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2
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2007
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HI
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Hawaii
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Type Locality
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Site #1 (NAD83 Datum)
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Site #2
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Site #3
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Latitude:
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N20d04m04.2s
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Longitude:
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W155d40’14.2”
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State:
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HI
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County:
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Hawaii
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General Description
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Kohala Forest, up Reservoir Road above Waimea. Drive almost to end of road at head of Waipio Valley. Walk W and then S for 200 yards along cleared foot trail.
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Relationship to Other Established Classifications
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Jacobi, J.D. 1989. Vegetation Maps of the Upland Plant Communities on the Islands of Hawai`i, Maui, Moloka`i, and Lana`i. Technical Report 68. Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of Hawai`i at Manoa and National Park Service.
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Ripperton, J.C. and E.Y. Hosaka. 1942. Vegetation zones of Hawai`i. Hawai`i Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 89:1-60.
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U.S. Dept. of Interior-U.S. Geological Survey. 2006. A GAP Analysis of Hawai`i. Final Report and Data.
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Other References
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Armstrong, R.W. 1973. Atlas of Hawai`i. University of Hawai`i Press, Honolulu.
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Draft Environmental Assessment, Rare Species Protection Fencing Project, North Kohala District, Island of Hawai‘i, Kohala Watershed Partnership, 19 E. Kawili St., Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720, August 2007.
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Juvik, J.O. and D. Nullet. 1993. Relationships between rainfall, cloud-water interception, and canopy throughfall in a Hawaiian montane forest. IN: Tropical Montane Cloud Forests. Proc. Int. Sym., San Juan, PR. Hamilton, LS, JO Juvik, and FN Scatena, eds. East-West Center.
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Mueller-Dombois, D. and F.R. Fosberg. 1998. Vegetation of the Tropical Pacific Islands. Springer-Verlag New York, Inc.
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Palmer, D.D. 2003. Hawai`i’s Ferns and Fern Allies. University of Hawai`i Press, Honolulu.
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Pratt, H.D. 1998. A Pocket Guide to Hawai`i’s Trees and Shrubs. Mutual Publishing, Honolulu.
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Rock, J.F. The Indigenous Trees of the Hawaiian Islands. 1st edition 1913, reprinted 1974, Charles E. Tuttle Company, Rutland, VT and Tokyo, Japan.
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Sohmer, S.H. and R. Gustafson. 2000. Plants and Flowers of Hawai`i. University of Hawai`i Press, Honolulu.
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Wagner, WL, DR Herbst, and SH Sohmer. 1990. Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai`i. Bishop Museum Special Publication 83, University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu.
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Site Description Approval
Author
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Date
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Approval
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Date
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David Clausnitzer
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7/8/08
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David Clausnitzer
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7/8/08
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Joseph May
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2003
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Loretta J. Metz
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7/8/08
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Loretta J. Metz
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7/8/08
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NRCS-PI Page of August 2008
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