Invasion and Recovery of Vegetation after a Volcanic Eruption in Hawaii (Appendix 6)

HAWAI`I VOLCANOES

Invasion and Recovery of Vegetation after a Volcanic Eruption in Hawaii
NPS Scientific Monograph No. 5

APPENDIX VI:
Species Frequency (%) of Invaders During Years Following Eruption in Habitat 6 (Thin Fallout Area, Upper Kau Desert). Data From 5 Plots 10 X 10-M Size


Species	Year	1 1960	2 1961	3 1962	4 1963	7 1966	9 1968

ALGAE
Stigonema panniforme Phyc H¹	100	100	100	100	100	100
Scytonema myochrous Phyc H	—	100	100	100	100	100
Anacystis montana Phyc H	—	—	—	100	100	100
Coccochloris seagnima Phyc H	—	—	—	—	—	100
MOSSES
Campylopus densifolius Br Ch pulv	—	—	40	60	60	80
Campylopus exasperatus Br Ch pulv	—	—	—	60	60	80
Weisia viridula Br Ch pulv	—	—	40	40	40	40
Anthoceros sp. Br Ch pulv	—	—	40	—	40	40
LICHENS
Stereocaulon volcani L Ch	—	—	100	100	100	100
Cladonia skottsbergii L Ch	—	—	40	60	100	100
FERNS AND FERN ALLIES
Sphenomeris chusana G rhiz	—	—	—	40	60	20
Psilotum nudum Ch ep	—	—	—	40	40	40
Pleopeltis thunbergiana Ch ep	—	—	40	60	80	80
SEED PLANTS
Woody
Psidium cattleianum² sPN	—	—	—	—	20	20
Buddleja asiatica² dCh frut	—	—	—	—	—	40
Grasses
Andropogon virginicus² Ch(H) caesp	—	—	—	—	60	60
Agrostis avenacea² Ch(H) caesp	—	—	—	20	40	40
Rhynchelytrum repens² G rept	—	—	—	40	40	40
Digitaria pseudoischaemum² G rept	—	—	—	—	20	20
Sedges
Cyperus polystachyos² Ch(H) caesp	—	—	—	40	40	40
Bulbostylis capillaris² Ch(H) caesp	—	—	60	80	80	80
Forbs
Arundina bambusaefolia² G bulb	—	—	—	—	20	40
Conyza canadensis² T scap	—	—	—	20	20	40
¹Life-form symbols explained in Appendix VII. ²Exotic species.

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