Associated Sites
Site Name
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Site ID
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Site Narrative
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Mauna Loa Savannah
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R161AY010HI
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Open ohia/shrub/grass range ecological site bordering this ecological site at higher elevations.
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Kona Weather Pattern Dry Forest
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F161BY501HI
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Dry forest bordering this ecological site at lower elevations.
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Transition Zone Ohia-Koa-Mamane Forest
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F161AY500HI
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Drier forest bordering this ecological site to the southwest and northeast.
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Similar Sites
Site Name
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Site ID
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Site Narrative
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Kona Weather Pattern Wet Forest
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F161BY502HI
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Similar wet forest primarily on organic and ash soils.
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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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23
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2004
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HI
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Hawaii
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HI Forest ESD field sheet
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13
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2005
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HI
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Hawaii
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HI Forest ESD field sheet
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5
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2006
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HI
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Hawaii
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HI Forest ESD field notes
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1
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2004
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HI
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Hawaii
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HI Forest ESD field notes
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5
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2005
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HI
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Hawaii
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HI Forest ESD field notes
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2
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2006
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HI
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Hawaii
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NRCS-Range-417
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1
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1995
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HI
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Hawaii
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Hawaii-Range-1
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5
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1995-2002
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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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N19d14m01.6s
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Longitude:
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W155d30m55.6s
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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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Hawaii County, Island of Hawaii, USGS Quad: Punaluu. 2.5 miles directly mauka of Pahala, in Kau Forest Reserve. Foot trail near "upper Paauau Landing Strip." Walk 0.5 mile up trail and then 100 yards to SW into woods.
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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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Loh, R.K. 2004. Complete vegetation map of Hawai`i Volcanoes National park below 8,000 ft elevation. U.S. 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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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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07/07/2008
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David Clausnitzer
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07/07/2008
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Joseph May
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2003
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Loretta J. Metz
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07/07/2008
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Loretta J. Metz
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07/07/2008
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NRCS-PI Page of August 2008
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