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General Technical Report
Title: A system of vegetation classification applied to Hawaii
Author: Buck, Michael G.; Paysen, Timothy E.
Date: 1984
Source: Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-76. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. 11 p
Station ID: GTR-PSW-076
Description: A classification system for use in describing vegetation has been developed for Hawaii. Physiognomic and taxonomic criteria are used for a hierarchical stratification of vegetation in which the system categories are Formation, Subformation, Series, Association, and Phase. The System applies to local resource management activities and serves as a framework for resource assessment reporting as it relates to vegetation. Although developed for Hawaii, the system can be applied to other Pacific islands.
Key Words: vegetation types, plant communities, classification, Hawaii, vegetation classification, tropical forestry, island forestry
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Buck, Michael G.; Paysen, Timothy E. 1984. A system of vegetation classification applied to Hawaii Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-76. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. 11 p.