Regeneration of ʻiliahi: Hemiparasitic relationships in Hawaiian tropical dry forests

Emily Thyroff; Travis Idol; Douglass Jacobs

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Regeneration of ʻiliahi: Hemiparasitic relationships in Hawaiian tropical dry forests

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Authors:

Emily Thyroff, Travis Idol, Douglass Jacobs

Year:

2022

Type:

Proceedings

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Jain, Theresa B.; Schuler, Thomas M. [comp.]. Foundational concepts in silviculture with emphasis on reforestation and early stand improvement - 2022 National Silviculture Workshop. Proc. RMRS-P-80. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 3 p.

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Abstract

Santalum species, including the endemic Hawaiian ‘iliahi (Santalum paniculatum), are ecologically distinct as evergreen, hemiparasitic trees. Being hemiparasitic means ‘iliahi can photosynthesize yet require suitable hosts for resource acquisition and longterm survival. Degradation of native tropical dry forests and the unsustainable removal of native tree species has resulted in ʻiliahi and other trees, including potential hosts to ʻiliahi, having greatly reduced populations and distributions.

Parent Publication

Foundational concepts in silviculture with emphasis on reforestation and early stand improvement - 2022 National Silviculture Workshop

Keywords

silviculture, stand improvement, artificial and natural regeneration, forest thinning, forest management, restoration, stand tending reforestation

Citation

Thyroff, Emily; Idol, Travis; Jacobs, Douglass. 2022. Regeneration of ʻiliahi: Hemiparasitic relationships in Hawaiian tropical dry forests. In: Jain, Theresa B.; Schuler, Thomas M. [comp.]. Foundational concepts in silviculture with emphasis on reforestation and early stand improvement - 2022 National Silviculture Workshop. Proc. RMRS-P-80. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 3 p.