Publications on Hawai’i Research, and/or supported by grants
for work in Hawai’i.
1981
Berger, A. J., D. Mueller-Dombois, S. Conant, F. J. Radovsky and F. G. Howarth.
Community structure and niche differentiation: introduction. Pages 213-230 in
Island Ecosystems. US/IBP Synthesis Series 15. Hutchinson-Ross Publ. 583 pp.
Bridges, K. W., C. H. Lamoureux, D. Mueller-Dombois, P. Q. Tomich, J. R. Leeper, J.
W. Beardsley, W. A. Stefan, Y. K Paik, and K. C. Sung.. Temporal variation of
organisms studied. Pages 391-422 in Island Ecosystems. US/IBP Synthesis Series
15. Hutchinson-Ross Publ. 583 pp.
Carson, H.L. Microevolution in insular ecosystems. Pages 471-482 in Island Ecosystems
D. Mueller-Dombois, K. W. Bridges, and H. L. Carson, eds. US/IBP Synthesis Series
15. Hudchinson-Ross. Publ. 583 pp.
Howard, F.G. Community structure and niche differentiation in Hawaiian lava tubes.
Pages 318-336 in Island Ecosystems. US/IBP Synthesis Series 15. Hutchinson-Ross
Publ. 583 pp.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Spatial variation and succession in tropical island rain forests.
Hawaii Botanical Science Paper 41. 93 pp.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Monitoring island ecosystems: The Hawaiian rain forest dieback.
Pages 170-176 in Ecology and Environmental Protection in the Pacific Region. V. I.
Kontrimavichus and I. P. Kartashov, eds. UNEP Public. NAUKA, Moscow. 272 pp.
Mueller-Dombois, D., K. W. Bridges and H. L. Carson, eds. Island Ecosystems:
Biological Organization in Selected Hawaiian Communities. US/IBP Synthesis
Series 15. Hutchinson-Ross Publ. Co. Distributed by Academic Press. 583 pp.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Some environmental conditions and the general design of IBP
research in Hawaii. Pages 3-32 in Island Ecosystems. US/IBP Synthesis Series 15.
Hutchinson-Ross Publ. 583 pp.
Mueller Dombois, D. and K W. Bridges. Spatial distribution of island biota:
introduction. Pages 35-76 in Island Ecosystems. US/IBP Synthesis Series 15.
Hutchinson-Ross Publ. 583 pp.
Mueller-Dombois, D., G. Spatz, S. Conant, P. Q. Tomich, F. J. Radowsky, J. M. Tenorio,
W.Gagne, B. M. Brennan, W. C. Mitchell, D. Springer, G. A. Samuelson, J. L.
Gressitt, W. A. Steffan, Y. K Paik, K. C. Sung, D. E. Hardy, M. D. Delfinado, D.
Fujii, M. S. Doty, L. J. Watson, M. F. Stoner, and G. E. Baker. Altitudinal
distribution of organisms along an island mountain transect. Pages 77-180 in Island
Ecosystems. US/IBP Synthesis Series 15. Hutchinson-Ross Publ. 583 pp.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Spatial integration of organisms studied along the transect. Pages
181-210 in Island Ecosystems US/IBP Synthesis Series 15. Hutchinson-Ross Publ.
583 pp.
Mueller-Dombois, D., R. G. Coorey, J. E. Maka, G. Spatz, W. C. Gagne, F. G. Howarth,
J. L. Gressitt, G. A. Samuelson, S. Conant, and P. Q. Tomich.. Structural variation
of organism groups in the Kilauea forest. Pages 231-317 in Island Ecosystems.
US/IBP Synthesis Series 15. Hutchinson-Ross Publ. 583pp.
Mueller-Dombois, D. and F.G. Howarth. Niche and life-form integration in island
communities. Pages 337-364 in Island Ecosystems. US/IBP Synthesis Series 15.
Hutchinson-Ross Publ. 583 pp.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Island ecosystems: what is unique about their ecology? pages 485501 in Island Ecosystems. US/IBP Synthesis Series 15. Hutchinson-Ross Publ. 583
pp.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Understanding Hawaiian forest ecosystems: the key to biological
conservation. Pages 502-520 in Island Ecosystems. US/IBP Synthesis Series 15.
583 pp.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Ecological measurements and microbial populations. Pages 123184 in The Fungal Community: Organization and Role in the Ecosystems. D.T.
Wicklow and G. C. Caroll, eds. Marcel Dekker, Inc. New York. 855 pp.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Fire in tropical ecosystems. Pages 137-176 in Fire Regimes and
Ecosystem Properties. H. A. Mooney, T. M. Bonnicksen, N. L. Christensen, J. E.
Lotan, and W. A. Reiners, eds. USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Report WO-26.
594 pp.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Vegetation dynamics in a coastal grassland of Hawaii. Vegetatio
46: 131-140.
Mueller-Dombois, D. The ecological series approach to forest land classification. Pages
105-139 in Assessing Tropical Forest Lands: Their Suitability for Sustainable Uses.
R.A. Carpenter, ed. Tycooly Internat'l, Ltd. Bray Co., Wicklow, Ireland. 337 pp.
1982
Doty, R. D. Groundwater conditions in the Ohia rainforest near Hilo. Pacific
Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. U.S. D. A. Berkeley. CA
Mueller-Dombois, D. Canopy dieback in indigenous forests of Pacific islands. Hawaiian
Bot. Soc. Newsletter 21: 2-6.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Island ecosystem stability and Metrosideros dieback. Pages 138146 in Proceed.4th Conf. in Natural Sci., Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Coop.
National Park Studies Unit Dept. of Botany, Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu. 189 pp.
1983
Balakrishnan, N.and D. Mueller-Dombois. Nutrient studies in relation to habitat types
and canopy dieback in the montane rain forest ecosystem, Island of Hawai`i. Pac.
Sci. 37: 339-359.
Evenson W. E. Climate analysis in `ohi`a dieback area on the Island of Hawai`i. Pac.
Sci. 37: 375-384.
Jacobi, J. D. Metrosideros Dieback in Hawai`i: A comparison of adjacent dieback and
non-dieback rain forest stands. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 6: 79-97.
Jacobi, J. D., Gerrish, G., and D. Mueller-Dombois. `Ohi`a dieback in Hawai`i:
vegetation changes in permanent plots. Pac. Sci. 37: 327-337.
Mueller-Dombois, D., J. E. Canfield, R. A. Holt and G. P. Buelow. Tree-group death in
North-American and Hawaiian forests: a pathological problem or a new problem for
vegetation ecology? Phytocoenologia 11: 117-137.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Population death in Hawaiian plant communities: a new
causal theory and its successional significance. Tuexenia (Göttingen) 3: 117-130.
Mueller-Dombois, D., K. Kartawinata and L. L. Handley. Conservation of species and
habitats: a major responsibility in development planning. Pages 1-51 in Natural
Systems for Development: What Planners Need to know. R.A. Carpenter, ed.
Macmillan Publish. Co. 488 pp.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Stand-level dieback in New Zealand forests and the theory of
cohort senescence. Hawaiian Bot. Soc. Newsletter 22: 33-42.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Canopy dieback and successional processes in Pacific forests. Pac.
Sci. 37: 317-325.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Canopy dieback and dynamic processes in Pacific forests:
introductory statement and concluding synthesis. Pac. Sci. 37: 313-316; 483-489.
Stemmermann, L. Ecological studies of Hawaiian Metrosideros in a successional
context. Pac. Sci. 37: 361-373.
Vitousek, P. M., K. Van Cleve, D. Mueller-Dombois and N. Balakrishnan. Soil
development and nitrogen turnover in montane rain forest soils in Hawaii. Biotropica
15: 268-274.
1984
Burton, P. J. and D. Mueller-Dombois. Response of Metrosideros polymorpha seedlings
to experimental canopy opening. Ecology 65: 779-791.
Gerrish, G. and K. W. Bridges. A Thinning and Fertilizing Experiment in Metrosideros
Dieback Stands in Hawai`i. Hawai`i Bot. Sci. Paper No. 43. University of Hawai`i
at Manoa, Honolulu. 107 pp.
Mueller-Dombois, D., P. M. Vitousek, and K. W. Bridges. Canopy dieback and
ecosystem processes in Pacific forests: a progress report and research proposal.
Hawaii Bot Sci. Paper No. 44. 100 pp.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Zum Baumgruppensterben in pazifischen Inselwäldern.
Phytocoenologia 12: 1-8.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Classification and mapping of plant communities: a review with
emphasis on tropical vegetation. Pages 21-88 in The Role of Terrestrial Vegetation
in the Global Carbon Cycle: Measurement by Remote Sensing. SCOPE 23, ed. by
G.M. Woodwell. John Wiley & Sons Ltd. 247 pp.
1985
Lamoureux, C. H. Restoration of native ecosystems. Pages 422-431 in: Hawai`i’s
Terristrial Ecosystems: Preservation and Management. C. P. Stone and J. M. Scott,
eds. Cooperative Nat. Park Studies Unit, University of Hawai`i, Honolulu. 584 pp.
Loope, L. L. and P. G. Scowcroft. Vegetation response within exclosures in Hawai`i: a
review. Pages 377-402 in Hawai`i’s Terrestrial Ecosystems: Preservation and
Management. C. P. Stone and J.M. Scott, eds. Cooperative Nat. Park Studies Unit,
University of Hawai`i, Honolulu. 584 pp.
Mueller-Dombois, D. 'Ōhi'a dieback in Hawaii: 1984 synthesis and evaluation. Pac. Sci.
39: 150-170.
Mueller-Dombois, D. The biological resource value of native forest in Hawai'i with
special reference to the tropical lowland rainforest at Kalapana. 'Elepaio 45: 95-101.
Mueller-Dombois, D. 'Ohi'a dieback and protection management in the Hawaiian
rainforest. Pages 103-474 in: Hawai'i’s Terrestrial Ecosystems: Preservation and
Management. C. P. Stone and J. M. Scott, eds. Coop. National Park Resources
Studies Unit, University of Hawaii. 584 pp.
Mueller Dombois, D. Dieback in montane tropical rainforests: Hawaii and Papua New
Guinea. Pages 201-208 in Ecology and Resource Management in the Tropics. Vol.
1, Varanasi, India.
Smith, C. W. Impact of alien plants on Hawaii’s native biota. Pages 180-250 in
Hawa`i’s Terrestrial Ecosystems: Preservation and Management. C. P. Stone and J.
M. Scott, eds. Coop. National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of Hawai`i,
Honolulu. 584 pp.
Stone, C. P. Alien animals in Hawai`i’s native ecosystems: Toward controlling the
adverse effects of introduced vertebrates. Pages 251-297 in: Hawaii’s
Terrestrial
Ecosystems: Preservation and Management. C. P. Stone and J. M. Scott, eds. Coop.
National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of Hawai`i, Honolulu. 584 pp.
Stone, C. P. and J. M. Scott, eds. Hawaii’s Terrestrial Ecosystems: Preservation and
Management. Coop. National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of
Hawai`i, Honolulu. 584 pp.
1986
Hodges, C. S., K.T. Adee, J.D. Stein, K.B. Wood, and R.D. Decline of ohia
(Metrosideros polymorpha) in Hawaii: a review. USDA Forest Service, Pacific S.
W. Forest Range Expt. Sta. Tech. Rept. PSW 86. 22pp.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Perspectives for an etiology of stand-level dieback. Ann. Rev.
Ecol. Syst. 17: 221-243.
1987
Burton P.J. , D. Mueller-Dombois, and N. Balakrishnan. Effects of light intensity on the
foliar nutrient content of field-grown Metrosideros polymorpha seedlings. J. Plant
Nutrition 10: 663-676.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Natural dieback in forests. BioScience 37 (8): 575-583.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Forest dynamics in Hawai`i. Trends in Ecol. & Evol. 2 (7): 216220
Mueller-Dombois, D. Waldsterben auf Hawai`i. Geographische Rundschau 39 (1): 3943.
Matson, P.A., and P.M. Vitousek. Cross-system comparison of soil nitrogen
transformations and nitrous oxide fluxes in tropical forests. Global Biogeochemical
Cycles 1: 163–170.
Turner, D.R., and P.M. Vitousek. Nodule biomass of the nitrogen-fixing alien Myrica
faya Ait. in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Pacific Science 41: 186–190.
Vitousek, P.M., L.L. Loope, and C.P. Stone. Introduced species in Hawai’i: Biological
effects and opportunities for ecological research. Trends in Ecology and Evolution
2: 224–227.
Vitousek, P.M., L.R. Walker, L.D. Whiteaker, D. Mueller-Dombois, and P.A. Matson.
Biological invasion by Myrica faya alters ecosystem development in Hawaii.
Science 238: 802–804.
Whiteaker, L. D., and D. E. Gardner. The phenology and stand structure of Myrica faya Ait. in
Hawaii. CPSU/UH Tech. Report No. 62, Honolulu, Hawaii
1988
Gerrish, G., D. Mueller-Dombois, and K. W. Bridges. Nutrient limitations in
Metrosideros dieback forests in Hawai`i. Ecology 69: 723-727.
Gerrish, G. An explanation of natural forest dieback based on the “Pipe Model” analogy.
GeoJournal 17: 295-299.
Itow, S. and D. Mueller-Dombois. Population structure, stand-level dieback and recovery
of Scalesia pedunculata forest in the Galapagos Islands. Ecol. Research 3: 333-339.
Jacobi, J. D., G. Gerrish, D. Mueller-Dombois, and L. Whiteaker. 1988. Stand-level
dieback and Metrosideros regeneration in the montane rain forest of Hawaii.
GeoJournal 17: 193-200.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Community organization and ecosystem theory. Can. J. Bot. 66:
2620-2625.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Towards a unifying theory for stand-level dieback. GeoJournal 17:
249-251.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Forest decline and dieback – a global ecological problem. Trends
in Ecol. & Evol. 3: 310-312.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Vegetation dynamics and slope management in the mountains of
the Hawaiian Islands. Env. Conservation 15: 255-260.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Stand-level dieback and ecosystem processes: a global perspective
GeoJournal 17:162-164.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Canopy dieback and ecosystem processes in the Pacific area.
Congress plenary presentation. Pages 445-465 in Proceed. XIV Intern. Bot.
Congress. W.Greuter & B. Zimmer (eds.) Verlag Koeltz. 479 p
Vitousek, P.M. Diversity and biological invasions of oceanic islands. p. 181-189. In
Wilson, E.O. (ed.), BioDiversity. National Academy Press.
Vitousek, P.M. and P.A. Matson. Nitrogen transformations in tropical forest soils. Soil
Biology and Biochemistry 20: 361–367.
Vitousek, P.M., P.A, Matson, and D.R. Turner. Elevational and age gradients in
Hawaiian montane rainforest: foliar and soil nutrients. Oecologia 77: 565–570.
Walker, L.R., and L.D. Whiteaker. Rust prevention on dendrometer bands. Biotropica
20: 336–337.
Wright, R.A. and D. Mueller-Dombois. Relationship among shrub population structure.
species associations, seedling root form and early volcanic succession, Hawai`i.
Pages 87-104 in Plant Form and Vegetation Structure. M.J. A. Werger, H.J. van der
Art, H.J. During,,and L.T.A. Verboeven, eds. SPB Acad. Publ. The Hague.
1989
Gower, S.T., and P.M. Vitousek. Effects of nutrient amendments on fine root biomass in
a primary successional forest in Hawai’i. Oecologia 81: 566–568.
Loope, L. and D. Mueller-Dombois. Characteristics of invaded islands, with special
reference to Hawai`i. John Wiley & Sons. SCOPE 37:257-280.
Van der Hammen, T., D. Mueller-Dombois, and M.A. Little. Manual of Methods for
Mountain Transect Studies. – Comparative Studies of Tropical Mountain
Ecosystems. Decade of the Tropics Program of IUBS (Intern. Union of Biol. Sci.).
Paris. 66 p.
Vitousek, P.M., P.A. Matson, and K. Van Cleve. Nitrogen availability and nitrification
during succession: primary, secondary, and old-field seres. Plant and Soil 115:
229–239.
Vitousek, P.M., P.A. Matson, C. Volkmann, J.M. Maass, and G. Garcia. Nitrous oxide
flux from seasonally-dry tropical forests: a survey. Global Biogeochemical Cycles
3: 375–382.
Vitousek, P.M., G. Shearer, and D.H. Kohl. Foliar 15N natural abundance in Hawaiian
rainforest: patterns and possible mechanisms. Oecologia 78: 383–388.
Vitousek, P.M., and L.R. Walker. Biological invasion by Myrica faya in Hawai’i: plant
demography, nitrogen fixation, and ecosystem effects. Ecological Monographs 59:
247–265.
1990
Aplet, G.H. Alteration of earthworm community biomass by the alien Myrica faya in
Hawai’i. Oecologia 82: 414–416.
Cuddihy, L. W. and C. P. Stone. Alteration of Native Hawaiian Vegetation: Effects of
Humans, Their Activities and Introductions. Coop. Nat. Park Resource Studies Unit.
University of Hawai`i at Manoa, Honolulu
Huenneke, L.F., and P.M. Vitousek. Seedling and clonal recruitment of the invasive tree
Psidium cattleianum: implications for management of native Hawaiian forests.
Biological Conservation 53: 199–211.
Matson, P.A. Plant-soil interactions in primary succession at Hawaii Volcanoes National
Park. Oecologia 85: 241–246.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Forest decline and soil nutritional problems in the Pacific area.
Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 54: 195–207.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Impoverishment in Pacific island forests. Pages 199-210 in The
Earth in Transition. G. M. Woodwell (ed.) Cambridge University Press, N.Y. 530 p.
Mueller-Dombois, D. and J.G. Goldammer. Fire in tropical ecosystems and global
environmental change. Pages 46-60 in Fire in the Tropical Biota. J.G.Goldammer,
ed. Ecol. Studies Vol. 84. Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg. 497 p.
Mueller-Dombois, D., and L. Loope. Some unique ecological aspects of oceanic island
ecosystems. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 32: 21–27.
Mueller-Dombois, D., and L. D. Whiteaker. Plants associated with Myrica faya and two
other pioneer trees on a recent volcanic surface in Hawaii Volcanoes National
Park. Phytocoenologia 19: 29-41.
Vitousek, P.M. Biological invasions and ecosystem processes: towards an integration of
population biology and ecosystem studies. Oikos 57: 7–13.
Vitousek, P.M., C.B. Field, and P.A. Matson. Variation in foliar 13C in Hawaiian
Metrosideros polymorpha: a case of internal resistance? Oecologia 84: 362–370.
Walker, L.R. Germination of an invading tree species in Hawaii. Biotropica 22: 140–
145.
Woodward, S.A., P.M. Vitousek, K.A. Matson, R.F. Hughes, K. Benvenuto, and P.A.
Matson. Avian use of the introduced nitrogen-fixer Myrica faya in Hawaii
Volcanoes National Park. Pacific Science 44: 88–93.
1991
Aradhya, K.M., D. Mueller-Dombois, and T.A. Ranker. Genetic evidence for recent and
incipient speciation in the evolution of Hawaiian Metrosideros (Myrtaceae).
Heredity 67: 129–138.
Hughes, R.F., P.M. Vitousek, and J.T. Tunison. Effects of invasion by fire-enhancing
C4 grasses on native shrubs in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Ecology 72: 743–
747.
Mueller-Dombois, D. The mosaic theory and the spatial dynamics of natural dieback and
regeneration in Pacific forests. p. 46–60. In H. Remmert (ed.), The Mosaic Cycle
Concept of Ecosystems. Ecol. Studies Vol. 85. Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg. 168 p.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Stand demography and vegetation change. Coenoses 6 (3): 139–
141.
Vitousek, P.M., and R.W. Howarth. Nitrogen limitation on land and in the sea: how can
it occur? Biogeochemistry 13: 87–115.
Vitousek, P.M., and P.A. Matson. Gradient analysis of ecosystems. p. 287–298. In
Cole, J.J., G. Lovett, and S. Findlay (eds.), Comparative Analysis of Ecosystems:
Patterns, Mechanisms, and Theories. Springer-Verlag.
Walker, L.R., and P.M. Vitousek. Interactions of an alien and a native tree during
primary succession in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Ecology 72: 1449–1455.
1992
D’Antonio, C.M., and P.M. Vitousek. Biological invasions by exotic grasses, the grassfire cycle, and global change. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 23: 63–87.
Drake, D.R. Seed dispersal of Metrosideros polymorpha (Myrtaceae): a pioneer tree of
Hawaiian lava flows. Am. J. Bot. 79: 1224–1228.
Kitayama, K., and D. Mueller-Dombois. Vegetation of the wet windward slope of Mt.
Haleakala, Maui, Hawaii. Pac. Sci 46: 197–220.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Distributional dynamics in the Hawaiian vegetation. Pac. Sci. 46:
221–231.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Preserving biodiversity. p. 303–318. In A. Qreshi (ed.), Forests
in a Changing Climate. North American Conference on Forestry Responses to
Climate Change, May 15-17, 1990. Washington, D.C. Published by Climate
Institute, 324 Fourth St., NE, Wash. E.C. 446 p.
Mueller-Dombois, D. The formation of island ecosystems. GeoJournal 28(2): 293–
296.
Mueller-Dombois, D.
11: 1069–1076.
A global perspective on forest decline. Env. Toxicology & Chem.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Potential effects of the increase in carbon dioxide and climate
change on the dynamics of vegetation. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 64: 61–79.
Mueller-Dombois, D. (ed) Vegetation ecology of the Pacific Islands: a symposium in
honor of F. Raymond Fosberg. Pac. Sci. 46 No. 2.
Mueller-Dombois, D, Sustainable forestry: the role of eucalypts and lessons from natural
and artificial monoculture systems. South African Forest Journal 162: 57-59.
Mueller-Dombois, D. A natural dieback theory, cohort senescence as alternative to the
decline disease theory. Pages 26-37 in Forest Decline Concepts. P.D. Manion and D.
Lachance, eds. A book publ. by the Am. Phytopathological Society. St. Paul,
Minnesota.
Raich, J.W., and W.H. Schlesinger. The global carbon dioxide flux in soil respiration
and its relation to vegetation and climate. Tellus 44B: 81–99.
Townsend, A., P.M. Vitousek, and E. Holland. Tropical soils could dominate the shortterm carbon cycle feedbacks to increased global temperatures. Climatic Change 22:
293–303.
Tunison, J. T., L. D. Whiteaker, L. W. Cuddihy, A. M. LaRosa, D. V. Kageler, M. R.
Gates, N. G. Zimmer, and L. Stemmermann. The distribution of selected localized
alien plant species in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. CPSU/UH Tech. Report
84, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Vitousek, P.M. Perspectives on the nitrogen cycle. p. 151–163. In Moore, B., and D.S.
Schimel (eds.), Trace Gases and the Biosphere. Office of Interdisciplinary Earth
Studies, University Corp. for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado.
Vitousek, P.M. Global environmental change: An introduction. Annual Review of
Ecology and Systematics 23: 1–14.
Vitousek, P.M. Effects of alien plants on native ecosystems. p. 29–41. In Stone, C.P.,
C.W. Smith, and J.T. Tunison (eds.), Alien Plant Invasions in Native Ecosystems of
Hawai’i: Management and Research. Cooperative National Park Resources Study
Unit, University of Hawaii.
Vitousek, P.M., G. Aplet, D.R. Turner, and J.J. Lockwood. The Mauna Loa
environmental matrix: foliar and soil nutrients. Oecologia 89: 372–382.
1993
Aradhya, K.M., D. Mueller-Dombois, and T.A. Ranker. Genetic structure and
differentiation in Metrosideros polymorpha (Myrtaceae) along altitudinal gradients
in Maui, Hawai’i. Genetic Res., Camb. 61: 159–170.
Drake, D.R. Germination requirements of Metrosideros polymorpha, the dominant tree of
Hawaiian lava flows and rain forests. Biotropica 25: 461–467.
Drake, D.R., and D. Mueller-Dombois. Population development of rain forest trees on a
chronosequence of Hawaiian lava flows. Ecology 74: 1012–1019.
Huettl, R.F. and D. Mueller-Dombois. eds. Forest Decline in The Atlantic and Pacific
Regions. Springer-Verlag. N.Y. 366 p.
Hughes, F., and P.M. Vitousek. Barriers to shrub reestablishment following fire in
seasonal submontane woodland in Hawaii. Oecologia 93: 557–563.
Kim, K.-R., and H. Craig. Nitrogen-15 and oxygen-18 characteristics of nitrous oxide: A
global perspective. Science 262: 1855–1856.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Biotic impoverishment and climate change: Global causes of
forest decline? p. 338–348 in R.F. Huettl and D. Mueller-Dombois (eds.), Forest
Decline in the Atlantic and Pacific Regions. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg.
366 p.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Forest decline in the Hawaiian Islands: A brief summary. p. 229–
235 in R.F. Huettl and D. Mueller-Dombois (eds.), Forest Decline in the Atlantic
and Pacific Regions. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg. 366 p.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Dr. Vladimir J. Krajina, 1908-1993. Haw. Bot. Soc. Newsletter 32:
52-54.
Stemmermann, L., and T. Ihsle. Repalcement of Metrosideros polymorpha, `Ohi`a, in
Hawaiian dry forest succession. Biotropica 25: 36-45.
Vitousek, P.M. Global dynamics and ecosystem processes: Scaling up or scaling down?
p. 169–177. In Ehleringer, J.R., and C.B. Field (eds), Scaling Physiological
Processes: Leaf to Globe. Academic Press, San Diego.
Vitousek, P.M., and D.U. Hooper. Biological diversity and terrestrial ecosystem
biogeochemistry. p. 3–14. In Schulze, D., and H.A. Mooney (eds), Biological
Diversity and Ecosystem Function. Springer-Verlag.
Vitousek, P.M., L.R. Walker, L.D. Whiteaker, and P.A. Matson. Nutrient limitation to
plant growth during primary succession in Hawaii. Volcanoes National Park.
Biogeochemistry 23: 197–215.
Walker, L.R. Nitrogen fixers and species replacements in primary succession. p. 249–
272 in J. Miles and D.W.H. Walton (eds.), Primary Succession on Land. Blackwell
Scientific, Oxford.
1994
Aplet, G.H., and P.M. Vitousek. An age-elevation matrix analysis of Hawaiian
rainforest succession. Journal of Ecology 82: 137–147.
Bean, C., J.O. Juvik, and D. Nullet. Mountain evaporation profiles on the Island of
Hawaii. Journal of Hydrology 156: 181–192.
Chadwick, O.A., C.G. Olson, D.M. Hendricks, E.F. Kelly, and R.T. Gavenda.
Quantifying climatic effects on mineral weathering and neoformation in Hawaii,
Proceedings of the 15th International Soil Science Congress 8a: 94–105.
Joel, G., G. Aplet, and P.M. Vitousek. Leaf morphology along environmental gradients
in Hawaiian Metrosideros polymorpha. Biotropica 26: 17–22.
Juvik, J.O., and D. Nullet. A climate transect through tropical montane rainforest in
Hawaii. J. Applied Meteorology 33: 1304–1312.
Karpa, D.M., and P.M. Vitousek. Successional development of a Hawaiian montane
grassland. Biotropica 26: 2–11.
Kitayama, K., and D. Mueller-Dombois. An altitudinal transect analysis of the
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