Mechanisms and Consequences of the Edge Effect on Ecosystem Development in Hawaiian Tropical Rainforests

夏威夷大岛莫纳罗亚火山的景观多样性结构是为了确定景观异质性的一些功能后果。该项目将研究边缘在夏威夷潮湿热带雨林生态系统发展中的作用。边缘形成和传播的机制也将被检查。该项目将采用过程水平现场测量、遥感数据分析和地理信息系统建模来记录和明确地将景观尺度模式与生态系统功能联系起来。

BENNING DEB-9617453 The structure of landscape diversity on Mauna Loa volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii is made to order for determining some of the functional consequences of landscape heterogeneity. This project will examine the role of edges in ecosystem development in wet tropical rainforest in Hawaii. Mechanisms of edge formation and propagation will also be examined. This project will employ process level field measurements, analysis of remote sensing data and GIS modelling to document and explicitly link landscape scale pattern to ecosystem functioning.