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Native and invasive vegetation at Nāpuʻu, Hawaiʻi

By Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center
Native tree and invasive grasses near crevice in lava
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Detailed Description

Tropical dry forests are vulnerable to transformations to invasive forest and invasive grassland. Puʻu Waʻawaʻa Forest Reserve and Puʻuanahulu Game Management Area (collectively Nāpuʻu) encompass some of the most intact remaining dry forest in Hawaiʻi.

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.

H. Sofaer, USGS PIERC