Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Botany
Abstract
Reports were scanned in black and white at a resolution of 600 dots per inch and were converted to text using Adobe Paper Capture Plug-in.This report attempts to synopsize current and past information for all flowering plant and gymnosperm species currently and formerly occurring within the boundaries of Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaiian Islands. Encompassing the eroded summit and a slice of the eastern rain forest flank of Haleakala volcano, the Park, 11,400 hectares (27,800 acres) in size ranges from sea level to 3055 m (10,023 ft) elevation. Despite its relative small size, the Park includes native alpine and subalpine herb and shrubland, grassland, and rain forest, providing literally over a few miles, the climatic variability usually associated with landscapes on the scale of thousands of miles. Descriptive information contained within this and other papers may be crucial for detecting changes in distribution and abundance of species and for guiding management strategies
