Ecophysiological effects of groundwater drawdown on phreatophytes: research trends during the last three decades

JO Hernandez - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
A systematic synthesis of phreatophytes' responses to groundwater drawdown would
provide a more complete picture of groundwater-related research aimed at the sustainable …

The state of knowledge of freshwater resources in the US Virgin Islands: Data scarcity and implications

BV Lancellotti, DA Hensley - JAWRA Journal of the American …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Like many small island communities, the US Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporated
territory of the US, is naturally freshwater scarce. In recent decades, rapid land development …

The effect of weathering in runoff-to-groundwater partitioning in the Island of Hawai'i: Perspectives for landscape evolution

A Perez-Fodich, LA Derry, J Marçais… - Earth and Planetary …, 2024 - Elsevier
We investigated how runoff-to-groundwater partitioning changes as a function of substrate
age and degree of regolith development in the Island of Hawai'i, by modeling watershed …

Strawberry guava invasion of a Hawaiian rainforest: Changing population patterns

JS Denslow, MT Johnson, NL Chaney, EC Farrer… - Biotropica, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Strawberry guava (waiawī, Psidium cattleyanum Sabine, Myrtaceae) is a small tree invasive
on oceanic islands where it may alter forest ecosystem processes and community structure …

Estimating the impact of climate and vegetation changes on runoff risk across the Hawaiian landscape

L Berio Fortini, LR Kaiser, KS Perkins, L Xue, Y Wang - Conservation, 2023 - mdpi.com
In Hawai'i, ecosystem conservation practitioners are increasingly considering the potential
ecohydrological benefits from applied conservation action to mitigate the degrading impacts …

Novel Fire and Herbivory Regime Impacts on Forest Regeneration and Plant Community Assembly

DA Tanner - 2023 - scholarsarchive.byu.edu
Human activities are increasing the occurrence of megafires that have the potential to alter
the ecology of forest ecosystems. The objective of this study was to understand the impact of …

Understanding the Ahupua'a: Using Remote Sensing to Measure Upland Erosion and Evaluate Coral Reef Structure

LK Ellis - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Under ever intensifying pressures from land use, climate change, and erosion, tropical
islands are among the most vulnerable systems in the world. Terrestrial systems are …

An Overview of the Status and Protection of Maui's Watershed Forests

AC Medeiros, E von Allmen - 2024 - scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu
Today and likely into the future, pure freshwater resources are one of Maui's greatest gifts
and greatest needs, an essential element to existing ways of life, the island's economy, and …

" The Trees Act Not as Individuals"--Learning to See the Whole Picture in Biology Education and Remote Sensing Research

RAF Greenall - 2023 - search.proquest.com
To increase equity and inclusion for underserved and excluded Indigenous students, we
must make efforts to mitigate the unique barriers they face. As their knowledge systems have …

Environmental conditions and the growth patterns of Acacia melanoxylon in highland humid forests in North Tinderet Forest Block (Kenya)

TK Kiptoo, JLO Kiyiapi, FK Sang, KO Odhiambo… - African Journal of …, 2023 - ajol.info
Acacia species represent one of the most important alien invasive species in many forest
ecosystems. The number of quantitative studies exploring their response to environmental …