Pēpēʻōpae is located near the summit of Kamakou peak in eastern Molokaʻi at an elevation of about 4,800 feet (1,500 m) at 21°7′8″N156°53′45″W / 21.11889°N 156.89583°W / 21.11889; -156.89583.[1] Poorly draining acidic soil leaches of nutrients, rainfall that exceeds 300 inches (760 cm), cooler temperatures and high winds have resulted in a bog where the canopy has been reduced to plants that are only inches above the ground. Typical forest canopy trees such as ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) and ʻōlapa (Cheirodendron trigynum) can be found as groundcover, crawling along the surface.
Pēpēʻōpae bog is home to several endemic and endangered plant and animal species, including the Hawaiʻi bog violet (Viola maviensis), alani (Melicope spp.), sedges, lepelepe a moa (Selaginella arbuscula), among many others. Endemic Drosophila species, wingless flies, and damselflies can also be found in the bog.
The bog is contained within The Nature Conservancy's Kamakou Preserve, and access to the boardwalk is limited to scheduled guided tours, due to the fragile nature of the ecosystem and extreme risk due to introduced alien species.
pepeopae, pēpēʻōpae, island, molokaʻi, hawaii, pepeʻopae, forest, edgepepeʻopae, bogdescription, editpēpēʻōpae, located, near, summit, kamakou, peak, eastern, molokaʻi, elevation, about, feet, 11889, 89583, 11889, 89583, poorly, draining, acidic, soil, leaches. Pepeʻōpae is a bog on the island of Molokaʻi in Hawaii Pepeʻopae Bog and forest edgePepeʻopae BogDescription EditPepeʻōpae is located near the summit of Kamakou peak in eastern Molokaʻi at an elevation of about 4 800 feet 1 500 m at 21 7 8 N 156 53 45 W 21 11889 N 156 89583 W 21 11889 156 89583 1 Poorly draining acidic soil leaches of nutrients rainfall that exceeds 300 inches 760 cm cooler temperatures and high winds have resulted in a bog where the canopy has been reduced to plants that are only inches above the ground Typical forest canopy trees such as ʻōhiʻa lehua Metrosideros polymorpha and ʻōlapa Cheirodendron trigynum can be found as groundcover crawling along the surface Pepeʻōpae bog is home to several endemic and endangered plant and animal species including the Hawaiʻi bog violet Viola maviensis alani Melicope spp sedges lepelepe a moa Selaginella arbuscula among many others Endemic Drosophila species wingless flies and damselflies can also be found in the bog The bog is contained within The Nature Conservancy s Kamakou Preserve and access to the boardwalk is limited to scheduled guided tours due to the fragile nature of the ecosystem and extreme risk due to introduced alien species In the Hawaiian language pepe ʻōpae means shrimp crushed 2 References Edit U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Pepe ōpae Mary Kawena Pukui Samuel Hoyt Elbert and Esther T Mookini 2004 lookup of Pepeʻōpae in Place Names of Hawai i Ulukau the Hawaiian Electronic Library University of Hawaii Press Retrieved November 12 2010 External links Edit Kamakou Preserve Island of Molokaʻi The Nature Conservancy in Hawaii The Nature Conservancy This Hawaiʻi state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pepeopae amp oldid 965340359, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
