Ecological Archives M082-009-A8

Joseph Mascaro, R. Flint Hughes, and Stefan A. Schnitzer. 2012. Novel forests maintain ecosystem processes after the decline of native tree species. Ecological Monographs 82:221–238. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/11-1014.1

Appendix H (Table H1). Mean relative growth rates of tree diameter at breast height (cm cm-1 yr-1) measured by dendrometer bands for native-dominated lowland wet forests on Hawai'i Island.  Native species noted in bold.

  Species Site
11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19
Cecropia obtusifolia 0.0281 0.0194
Diospyros sandwicensis 0.0028 0.0011 0.0007 -0.0033
Metrosideros polymorpha 0.0301 0.0141 0.0179 0.0263 0.0025 0.0041 0.0090 0.0085
Pandanus tectorius 0.0000 0.0015
Psidium cattleianum 0.0324 0.0128 0.0275 0.0165
Psychotria hawaiiensis -0.0024
Psydrax odorata 0.0405 0.0433
Schefflera actinophylla           0.0353    

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