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Home > People > Graduate Students > Aurora Kagawa
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Aurora Kagawa MS Student Ecology Track Contact Information University of Hawai`i at Manoa |
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Affiliations Quantifying transpiration in native and alien forests on Hawaii: from species to stand Personal Statement: My thesis work focuses on measuring the transpiration rates of dominant native and alien plant species in wet forest of Honaunau, Hawai'i. Transpiration, or plant water use, is one of the most important means by which soil water is returned to the atmosphere. By measuring and modeling water use of different species and scaling these measurements to the stand level, we can begin to understand whether and to what extent species differences and native/alien status might matter to the water balance at larger scales... and water resources. The species I am studying include Hawaiian endemic tree Metrosideros polymorpha ('ohi'a), endemic hapu'u (tree fern) species Cibotium glaucum and C. menziesii, and introduced timber trees Fraxinus uhdei (tropical ash) and Eucalyptus saligna x grandis. Awards:
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