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December 2010

Articles in this Issue:

Interactions Between Fire and Nonnative Species in Hawaiian Forests and Shrublands
By Alison Ainsworth, J. Boone Kauffman, and Creighton M. Litton
Research Updates in Rangeland and Natural Area Weed Management
By James Leary
Leucaena Is Not Koa Haole: Koa is not koa haole, a fact evident to all in Hawai‘i. Leucaena is also not koa haole, a fact that is much less clear.
By James L. Brewbaker
Using Remote Sensing to Assess Forest Structure and Growth at the Tree Level
By Rodolfo Martinez Morales and Travis Idol

A Message from Dr. Travis Idol, Hawai’i Forest Institute President

The Hawai’i Forest Institute takes great satisfaction in publishing this fifth issue of the Hawai’i Forest Journal. The articles in this issue cover a broad range of forestry-related topics, including understanding the impacts of non-native species on wildland fires, innovative techniques in forest and range management, the development of improved varieties of multipurpose trees, and the application of advanced satellite remote sensing to describe and understand forest structure and function.

Mahalo to all the contributing authors.

This issue of the Hawai’i Forest Journal was funded by the Will J. Reid Foundation, Forest Solutions, Inc., and the Hawai’i Forest Industry Association. Mahalo nui loa to our Journal readers from the Hawai’i Forest Institute Board of Directors.

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