The HSRC is a field research laboratory focusing on studies in Hawaiian freshwater ecology. Located on the island of Kauai, we are a research unit within the Center for Conservation Research and Training at the University of Hawaii.
The Hawaii
Stream Research Center was established in July 1996 as a
cooperative project between the University of Hawaii (Center for
Conservation Research and Training), the State Department of Land
and Natural Resources (Aquatic Resources Division), and the
National Tropical Botanical Garden (Limahuli Gardens). The
mission of the Hawaii Stream Research Center is to assist the
State of Hawaii in its efforts to develop responsible, effective,
science-based management policies and strategies which provide
for the long-term sustainability and enhancement of aquatic
ecosystems.To fulfill its mission, the HSRC is
pursuing basic and applied research directed at understanding the
ecological functioning of Hawaiian streams in relation to
riparian zones, watersheds, estuaries, and nearshore marine
habitat. In an initial three-year cooperative research project
with Limahuli Gardens, an affilitate of the National Tropical
Botanical Garden, the Hawaii Stream Research Center is:
refining
technologies for monitoring
ecological components of Hawaiian streams which will be used to understand the processes of stream
function and their relationship to watersheds, riparian areas,
and localized weather variation;
developing a model
community-based stream monitoring program staffed by a cadre of
trained volunteers;
further developing a PC ARC-Info
based Geographical
Information System (GIS) and Internet
website, centralized within the UH Center for Conservation
Research and Training, to improve the effectiveness of stream
resource management efforts in the State of Hawaii.
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| Stream Monitoring | GIS | Stream Surveys | Aquatic Organisms | Conference Papers | Islands Survey |
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Hawaii Biological Survey (Bishop Museum) |
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Contact: mkido@hawaii.edu