Species Distribution Inventory

"The value of biodiversity is more than the sum of its parts."  - Byran G. Norton

The goal of the biological inventories conducted through the I&M program is to collect baseline data and to document 90% of vascular plants and vertebrates present.  Furthermore, the aim is to describe the distribution and relative abundance of species of special concern or management interest.

Products
Click on the park for a link to the completed inventory report.

	Inventory	Parks	Status
Plants	Vascular plants	NPSA*, WAPA, KALA, HALE, HAVO (Kahuku, Olaa Trench)	Completed
	Mosses	HAVO	Completed
	Plant species of special interest	PUHE**, PUHO**	Completed
	Historic vegetation data	HAVO, HALE	Completed
Birds	Forest Birds	KALA , HALE (Kaapahu), HAVO (Kahuku)	Completed
	Lowland Birds	HAVO	Completed
	Seabirds	KALA, HALE, HAVO, NPSA*, PUHO	Completed
	Shoreline birds	HALE, HAVO, KALA, PUHO, PUHE	Completed
Mammals	Alien Mammals	KALA, HALE	Completed
	Hawaiian Hoary Bat	KALA, HALE, PUHE, KAHO, PUHO, HAVO	Completed
	Pacific Sheath-tailed Bat	NPSA	Completed
Herpetofauna	Herpetofauna	KALA, HALE, HAVO, PUHE, KAHO, PUHO	Completed
Insects	Species of concern	HAVO	Completed
	Target species	HAVO (Kahuku)
	Shrubland invertebrates	HALE
Marine	Near-shore vertebrates	KALA, PUHE, KAHO, PUHO	Completed
	Alien marine algae	NPSA, WAPA, AMME, KALA, PUHE, KAHO, PUHO	In progress
Freshwater	Anchialine pools	KALA, HAVO, PUHO, PUHE, KAHO	Completed
	Streams and Lakes	KALA, HALE	In progress
Caves	Cave arthropods, archeological, & geological resources	HAVO, HALE, PUHO, KALA, WAPA, NPSA	In progress
Incipient Invasives	Bocconia	HAVO	Completed
	Coqui frog, Australian tree fern, Miconia	HAVO	Completed

* these inventories were conducted without I&M funds
** report available upon request

Park List

Park Code	Park
WAPA	War in the Pacific National Historical Park
AMME	American Memorial Park
NPSA	National Park of American Samoa
VALR	World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument
KALA	Kalaupapa National Historical Park
HALE	Haleakala National Park
ALKA	Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail
KAHO	Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park
PUHE	Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site
PUHO	Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park
HAVO	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Status
An initial phase of inventories was funded for all I&M networks to address a general lack of credible information about park resources. These inventories were completed to plan for long-term monitoring of some of the resources.  However, inventories are an ongoing effort and will be conducted based on need and available funding.

Useful Links:

• Pacific Islands – Endangered Species

Acknowledgements
Acquiring biological inventories data requires many collaborations and partnerships. The Pacific Island Network has been working with staff at individual national parks, the US Geological Survey, the Bernice P. Bishop Museum, the University of Hawaii, Hawaii Pacific Islands Cooperative Ecosystem Studies U, and other agencies and institutions.