Plant communities on tropical high islands, such as the Hawaiian Islands, are predicted to
experience rapid climate change, resulting in novel climates. If increased temperature …

As the most remote archipelago in the world, the Hawaiian Islands are home to a highly
endemic and disharmonic biota that has fascinated biologists for centuries. Forests are the …

In Hawaiʽi and elsewhere, research efforts have focused on two main approaches to
determine the potential impacts of climate change on individual species: estimating species …

Conservation efforts in isolated archipelagos such as Hawaii often focus on habitat-based
conservation and restoration efforts that benefit multiple species. Unfortunately, identifying …

Occupation of native ecosystems by invasive plant species alters their structure and/or
function. In Hawaii, a subset of introduced plants is regarded as extremely harmful due to …

This study compares the phylogenetic structure in the Canary Islands and Hawaii by means
of the distributions of the species number for plant families (Taxonomic evenness) and …

The conversion of native habitats to pasture and other working lands, unbuilt lands modified
by humans for production, is one of the greatest threats to biodiversity. While some human …

The Hawaiian Islands are the most isolated high islands in the world, located over 2,000
miles (3,220 kilometers) from the nearest continental land mass. Their isolation, together …

Ecosystem restoration efforts are carried out by a variety of individuals and organizations
with an equally varied set of goals, priorities, resources and time-scales. Once restoration of …

The Hawaiian flora, because of its great isolation, high levels of endemism, known lineages,
and high rates of endangerment, offers unique opportunities to explore patterns of …