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Soil analysis and native plant propagation: a case study on Laysan Island, Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument

Published By US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior

Issued over 9 years ago

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Summary

Type of release
a one-off release of a set of related datasets

Data Licence
Not Applicable

Content Licence
Creative Commons CCZero

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Description

This final report documents methods and results for 3 objectives of a project funded by the Region 1 Inventory and Monitoring Initiative in FY 2012. Objectives were: Collect soil samples via stratified random sampling for composition analysis; consult horticultural specialists to determine the best locations to outplant specific native plant species; propagate 3 native Hawaiian plant species Cyperus pennatiformes, Chenopodium oahuense, Santalum ellipticum on Laysan Island in abundance and outplant in the recommended areas during the summer of 2012 to test horticulturist recommendations.