New Maui forest height research could impact water yields fire risk and more

New Maui forest height research could impact water yields fire risk and more- A new 30-meter Maui Forest Height Map reveals that trees on the Valley Isle are taller than previously thought, challenging past assumptions about the island’s forest elevation. The map developed by a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa geography professor in the College of Social Sciences has implications that extend beyond cartography that could impact future environmental resource management in all areas, including Lahaina.

Source: phys.org

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