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JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY
卷 41, 期 7, 页码 605-623出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/10549811.2020.1791186
关键词
Crowdfunding; genebank; Hawaii; Metrosideros polymorpha; seed zones; tree disease
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资金
- University of Hawai'i, Lyon Arboretum
- Laukahi: the Hawai'i Plant Conservation Network
- FLA
- Hawai'i Tourism Authority's Aloha 'Aina Program
Forest ecosystems are at risk from invasive fungal pathogens, such as Rapid 'Ohi'a Death (ROD) in Hawai'i. The ROD Seed Banking Initiative has successfully collected and stored seeds from thousands of trees, utilizing a combination of crowdfunding and community engagement.
Forest ecosystems are vulnerable to disturbances, especially novel, invasive fungal pathogens, which can cause rapid destruction. In such a crisis, it is imperative to respond quickly, and seed banking is a critical strategy to preserve genetic diversity. In Hawai'i, forests have been recently threatened by Rapid 'Ohi'a Death (ROD), a novel fungal disease caused by Ceratocystis lukuohia and C. huliohia, which has killed over a million trees of endemic Metrosideros species. Through the #OhiaLove crowdfunding campaign, over US$50,000 was raised to immediately begin a seed collection and storage program in 2016. In the following years, the project was scaled up to the ROD Seed Banking Initiative, which added a component of training community members to participate in citizen science and contribute seed collections to the project. Collections from over 1100 trees have been stored, representing 6 islands, 13 taxa, and 46 seed zones, and the effort is ongoing. Several critical factors contributed to the success of this initiative, including innovation, timeliness, collaboration, science-based practices, transparency, and community engagement. The ROD Seed Banking Initiative provides a model for rapid response to other tree seed conservation challenges.
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