Accession Number:

AD1135375

Title:

Seed Dispersal Networks and Novel Ecosystem Functioning in Hawaii

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Final Report]

Corporate Author:

University of New Hampshire

Personal Author(s):

• Foster, Jeffrey

Report Date:

2019-07-29

Pagination or Media Count:

117

Abstract:

The Hawaiian Islands are both the extinction and invasive species capitals of the world. The result has been Hawaiian ecosystems fundamentally changed in form that is, ecosystems replete with a mix of novel and native species. Most native Hawaiian plant species are bird-dispersed, yet no native avian dispersers remain in most Hawaiian ecosystems. Thus, ecosystem functioning will only be maintained by the handful of invasive vertebrate dispersers that now reside on the islands, most of which are birds.

Descriptors:

• birds
• habitats
• wildlife
• cells
• geography
• network science
• predictive modeling
• radio transmitters
• topography
• animals
• geographic regions
• north america
• remote sensing
• ridges
• united states
• computational science
• continents
• ecology
• plants
• radio telemetry

Subject Categories:

• Biology
• Ecology

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]