Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project
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The Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR) is a government-funded project created to provide technology, methods, and information to decision-makers, resource managers, and the general public to help support effective science-based management of harmful non-native species (invasive species) in Hawaii and the Pacific Rim.
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[edit] Origin and history
HEAR originated at the Haleakala Field Station[1] (Maui, Hawaii) of the Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center (PIERC) of the USGS's Biological Resources Division (formerly the National Biological Service) through the Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit (PSCU) based at the University of Hawaii Department of Botany.[2]
[edit] Funding
As of 2007, the Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project is funded by the Pacific Basin Information Node (PBIN) of the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) through the Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center of the USGS, with support from the Hawaii Conservation Studies Unit (HCSU), University of Hawaii at Hilo. Historically, HEAR has also received funding and/or support from the Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit based at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and Haleakala National Park.
[edit] References
- ^ Haleakala Field Station
- ^ More details about HEAR's creation and history are available in an article published in Conservation In Practice
