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June 1 - 3 , 1978 - University of Hawaii at Manoa

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Type d was a c<strong>at</strong>ch-all c<strong>at</strong>egory consisting mainly <strong>of</strong> lower<br />

elev<strong>at</strong>ion sites occurrina under various tvDes <strong>of</strong> tree lavers.<br />

Their main similarity is p;esence <strong>of</strong> Carex aliig<strong>at</strong>a, Ilex anbmala<br />

seedlings, Nertera granadensis, Styphelia tameiamelae, and<br />

Vaccinium berber ifolium.<br />

In general, understories <strong>at</strong> lower elev<strong>at</strong>ion sites have more<br />

species than higher elev<strong>at</strong>ion sites. There are few species<br />

typical <strong>of</strong> higher elev<strong>at</strong>ion sites. R<strong>at</strong>her than turnover along<br />

the gradient, the trend is for species to drop out with in-<br />

creasing elev<strong>at</strong>ion, with few new species coming in. For tree<br />

species, the trend is different: More arborescent species reach<br />

tree size <strong>at</strong> the higher elev<strong>at</strong>ion sites than <strong>at</strong> the lower ones.<br />

At the time <strong>of</strong> the study in 1973, there were few if any<br />

exotic plants in the understory. Feral pigs were almost absent<br />

from Kalapawili Ridge from between 1710 m to 2200 m (5550-<br />

7200 ft), although present both above and below those elev<strong>at</strong>ions,<br />

and in KFR. Since 1973, pigs have become much more common along<br />

Kalapawili Ridge. In <strong>1978</strong>, the 1973 sites were reloc<strong>at</strong>ed,<br />

marked, and resampled in order to evalu<strong>at</strong>e the pigs' effects on<br />

the veget<strong>at</strong>ion. Effects seem small so far; the situ<strong>at</strong>ion will be<br />

monitored to observe any changes as they develop.

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