ʻŌlaʻa Forest
ʻŌlaʻa Forest (ʻŌlaʻa Wilderness area and Forest reserve; part of the National Park) is a protected and fenced forest area on the island of Hawaiʻi in the USA, part of the Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
This humid tropical forest is located in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii, in the southwestern part of the island on the slopes of the Mauna Loa volcano, with a total area of nearly 20.6 square kilometers, elevation about 1300 m.[1]
Nature
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In the absence of drought, the ʻŌlaʻa Forest is a tropical rainforest consisting mainly of tree ferns (Cibotium), with ʻōhiʻa lehua and koa in the upper canopy.[2]
Climate
[edit]The climate is humid and maritime. It is a condensation zone on the windward side of the Mauna Loa volcano.
One of the wettest areas on the island of Hawaii, where a humid forest of tree ferns grows. The average annual rainfall is up to 6000 mm.[3]
The average temperature is +18 °C. The hottest month is September, +20 °C, and the coldest is April, +16 °C.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ OLAA FOREST RESERVE — Hawaii Designated Reserves.
- ↑ Vtorov I. P. Feral pig removal: Effect on soil microarthropods in a Hawaiian rain forest // Journal of Wildlife Management. 1993. Volume 57. No 4. P. 875—880. DOI:10.2307/3809092
- ↑ Climate Summary Archived 2023-01-23 at the Wayback Machine — OLA’A FOREST RESERVE, HAWAII
- ↑ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set". Archived from the original on 2013-08-06. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
External links
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- Ola`a Forest — botanical description
- Olaa Forest Reserve on mindat.org
- ‘Ōla‘a Forest in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park — Olaa Forest in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park