Maintenance of soil health is central to agricultural sustainability and a key factor that reflects
the productivity of agro ecosystems. However, at present the soil resources are under severe …

Forests play critical roles in global ecosystem processes and provide numerous services to
society. But forests are increasingly affected by a variety of human influences, especially …

The nativeōhia lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) has cultural, biological and ecological
significance to Hawaii, but it is seriously threatened by a disease commonly referred to as …

Understanding drivers of terrestrial fungal communities over large scales is an important
challenge for predicting the fate of ecosystems under climate change and providing critical …

As the most remote archipelago in the world, the Hawaiian Islands are home to a highly
endemic and disharmonic biota that has fascinated biologists for centuries. Forests are the …

Island floras are diverse with exceptionally high rates of endemicity, and they are also
severely threatened. Invasive plants are widespread on islands, but whether islands are …

Austropuccinia psidii (myrtle rust) is a globally invasive neotropical rust of the Myrtaceae that
came into international prominence following extensive damage to exotic Eucalyptus …

Hawai 'i's most widespread native tree,'ōhi 'a lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha), has been
dying across large areas of Hawai 'i Island mainly due to two fungal pathogens (Ceratocystis …

Vegetation classifications on large geographic scales are necessary to inform conservation
decisions and monitor keystone, invasive, and endangered species. These classifications …

Extensive mortality of Metrosideros polymorpha (ōhia) trees has been associated with
Ceratocystis spp. on Hawaii Island and was named rapidōhia death (ROD). Both C. lukuohia …