{"id":31256,"date":"2015-02-03T08:49:08","date_gmt":"2015-02-03T18:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=31256"},"modified":"2021-10-06T14:41:38","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T00:41:38","slug":"study-of-tropical-high-mountain-regions-the-focus-of-new-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2015\/02\/03\/study-of-tropical-high-mountain-regions-the-focus-of-new-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Study of tropical high mountain regions the focus of new report"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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The findings of an international symposium, “Vulnerable Islands in the Sky: Science and Management of Tropical Island Alpine & Sub-Alpine Ecosystems,” hosted by the Office of Mauna Kea Management<\/a> (OMKM<\/abbr>) in Hilo in 2012, were recently published in a scientific journal. The symposium was done in collaboration with the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Hilo Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences<\/a> with support from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Stephanie Nagata<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The scientific journal’s special issue, Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research<\/em><\/a>, Volume 46, No. 4 (2014 University of Colorado) contains the article, entitled, “Losing the High Ground: Rapid Transformation of Tropical Island Alpine and Subalpine Environments,” co-authored by Â鶹´«Ã½Hilo Professor Emeritus James Juvik<\/strong>, Institute of Integrative Biology’s Christoph Kueffer, UH<\/abbr> Hilo Professor Emeritus Sonia Juvik<\/strong> and Director of the Office of Mauna Kea Management Stephanie Nagata<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

“The broad significance of the scientific journal was that it included the papers\u2013all of which were peer reviewed\u2013that were presented at an international symposium that OMKM<\/abbr> sponsored on the Big Island in late 2012,” says Nagata.<\/p>\n

“The journal reminded me of the new network of communication that was established among scientists dedicated to the study of tropical alpine and sub-alpine ecosystems, research collaborations, and the realization that shared knowledge can play an important role in helping to protect our tropical high mountains including Maunakea.”<\/p>\n

The impetus for the symposium was driven by UH<\/abbr> statutory responsibility to manage the Mauna Kea Science Reserve, a culturally significant and environmentally sensitive site as well as the location of the world’s largest collection of telescopes.<\/p>\n

The symposium organizers wished to gain a global perspective on the current state of atmospheric and terrestrial science relative to tropical island high mountains and various best-management practices for these fragile alpine and subalpine environments and the range of associated land use, cultural and environmental conflicts resulting from public use and development.<\/p>\n

For more information go to the UH<\/abbr> Hilo Stories website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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