Saving the ʻŌhiʻa – Hawaiʻi’s Sacred Tree
Resources
The central repository for all content related to ROD: https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/rod/HOME.aspx
Mortenson, L.A., R.F. Hughes, J.B. Friday, L.M. Keith, and J.M. Barbosa. 2016. Assessing spatial distribution, stand impacts and rate of Ceratocystis fimbriata induced ʻōhiʻa (Metrosideros polymorpha) mortality in a tropical wet forest, Hawai‘i Island, USA . Forest Ecology and Management. 377: 83–92.
2016 Multi-Stakeholder Strategic Response Plan https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/dl/rod/strategicresponseplanfinal.pdf
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Using air pump- pressure test
Using air pump to detect the existence of hole in the xylem that will be the means for the ROD fungus to get in the Ohi'a tree.
Aerial detection of ROD
Finding fungal infections in the forest through aerial analytics
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