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Table 1. Ecological characteristics of the Myrica faya and Metrosideros polymorpha habitats sampled on the islands of Hawaii and Kauai.
Island
Site
Elevation (m)
Habitat type
Rainfall (mm/year)
Canopy cover
Dominant tree species
Understory
Hawaii Puhimau Crater
1150
mesic
2500
closed
 Metrosideros polymorpha native shrub*
   
Myrica faya  
  Escape Road
1020
wet
3000
open
 Metrosideros polymorpha Dicranopteris linearis
   
 
 
 
 
 Myrica faya native shrub
  Halemaumau Crater
1130
mesic
2000
open
 Metrosideros polymorpha native shrub
   
 
 
 
 
 Myrica faya  
  Kulanaokuaiki Camp
990
mesic
1500
open
 Metrosideros polymorpha native shrub
   
 
 
 
 
 Myrica faya  
  Kipuka Kahalii
867
mesic
2300
open
 Metrosideros polymorpha native shrub
   
 
 
 
 
 Myrica faya  
Kauai Alakai Trailhead
1200
mesic
2322
open
 Metrosideros polymorpha Dicranopteris linearis
   
 
 
 
 
 Myrica faya Rubus spp.
  Kokee State Park
1200
mesic
1765
open
 Metrosideros polymorpha Dicranopteris linearis
   
 
 
 
 
 Myrica faya Rubus spp.
  Makaha Ridge
600–900
dry
982–1106
closed
 Pinus spp. Psidium spp.
   
 
 
 
 
 Grevillea robusta Lantana camara
  Waimea Canyon
1000
mesic
1300
closed
 Pinus spp. Psidium spp.
   
 
 
 
 
 Grevillea robusta Lantana camara
*Vaccinium reticulatum, Dodonaea viscosa, Styphelia tameiameiae, Coprosma ernodeoides, Dubautia spp.
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