Publications on Hawai’i Research, and/or supported by grants for work in Hawai’i.
1981
Berger, A. J., D. Mueller-Dombois, S. Conant, F. J. Radovsky and F. G. Howarth. Community structure and niche differentiation: introduction. Pages 213-230 inIsland Ecosystems. US/IBP Synthesis Series 15. Hutchinson-Ross Publ. 583 pp.
Bridges, K. W., C. H. Lamoureux, D. Mueller-Dombois, P. Q. Tomich, J. R. Leeper, J. W. Beardsley, W. A. Stefan, Y. K Paik, and K. C. Sung.. Temporal variation of organisms studied. Pages 391-422 inIsland Ecosystems. US/IBP Synthesis Series 15. Hutchinson-Ross Publ. 583 pp.
Carson, H.L. Microevolution in insular ecosystems. Pages 471-482 inIsland Ecosystems
D. Mueller-Dombois, K. W. Bridges, and H. L. Carson, eds. US/IBP Synthesis Series 15. Hudchinson-Ross. Publ. 583 pp.
Howard, F.G. Community structure and niche differentiation in Hawaiian lava tubes. Pages 318-336 inIsland Ecosystems. US/IBP Synthesis Series 15. Hutchinson-Ross Publ. 583 pp.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Spatial variation and succession in tropical island rain forests. Hawaii Botanical Science Paper 41. 93 pp.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Monitoring island ecosystems: The Hawaiian rain forest dieback. Pages 170-176 inEcology and Environmental Protection in the Pacific Region. V. I. Kontrimavichus and I. P. Kartashov, eds. UNEP Public. NAUKA, Moscow. 272 pp.
Mueller-Dombois, D., K. W. Bridges and H. L. Carson, eds. Island Ecosystems: Biological Organization in Selected Hawaiian Communities. US/IBP Synthesis Series 15. Hutchinson-Ross Publ. Co. Distributed by Academic Press. 583 pp.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Some environmental conditions and the general design of IBP research inHawaii. Pages 3-32 inIsland Ecosystems. US/IBP Synthesis Series 15. Hutchinson-Ross Publ. 583 pp.
Mueller Dombois, D. and K W. Bridges. Spatial distribution of island biota: introduction. Pages 35-76 inIsland Ecosystems. US/IBP Synthesis Series 15. Hutchinson-Ross Publ. 583 pp.
Mueller-Dombois, D., G. Spatz, S. Conant, P. Q. Tomich, F. J. Radowsky, J. M. Tenorio, W.Gagne, B. M. Brennan, W. C. Mitchell, D. Springer, G. A. Samuelson, J. L. Gressitt, W. A. Steffan, Y. K Paik, K. C. Sung, D. E. Hardy, M. D. Delfinado, D. Fujii, M. S. Doty, L. J. Watson, M. F. Stoner, and G. E. Baker. Altitudinal distribution of organisms along an island mountain transect. Pages 77-180 inIsland Ecosystems. US/IBP Synthesis Series 15. Hutchinson-Ross Publ. 583 pp.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Spatial integration of organisms studied along the transect. Pages 181-210 inIsland Ecosystems US/IBP Synthesis Series 15. Hutchinson-Ross Publ. 583 pp.
Mueller-Dombois, D., R. G. Coorey, J. E. Maka, G. Spatz, W. C. Gagne, F. G. Howarth, J. L. Gressitt, G. A. Samuelson, S. Conant, and P. Q. Tomich.. Structural variation of organism groups in the Kilauea forest. Pages 231-317 inIslandEcosystems. US/IBP Synthesis Series 15. Hutchinson-Ross Publ. 583pp.
Mueller-Dombois, D. and F.G. Howarth. Niche and life-form integration in island communities. Pages 337-364 in Island Ecosystems. US/IBP Synthesis Series 15. Hutchinson-Ross Publ. 583 pp.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Island ecosystems: what is unique about their ecology? pages 485-501 inIsland Ecosystems. US/IBP Synthesis Series 15. Hutchinson-Ross Publ. 583 pp.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Understanding Hawaiian forest ecosystems: the key to biological conservation. Pages 502-520 inIsland Ecosystems. US/IBP Synthesis Series 15. 583 pp.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Ecological measurements and microbial populations. Pages 123-184 inThe Fungal Community: Organization and Role in the Ecosystems. D.T. Wicklow and G. C. Caroll, eds. Marcel Dekker, Inc. New York. 855 pp.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Fire in tropical ecosystems. Pages 137-176 inFire Regimes and Ecosystem Properties. H. A. Mooney, T. M. Bonnicksen, N. L. Christensen, J. E. Lotan, and W. A. Reiners, eds. USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Report WO-26. 594 pp.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Vegetation dynamics in a coastal grassland of Hawaii. Vegetatio 46: 131-140.
Mueller-Dombois, D. The ecological series approach to forest land classification. Pages 105-139 inAssessing Tropical Forest Lands: Their Suitability for Sustainable Uses. R.A. Carpenter, ed. Tycooly Internat'l, Ltd. Bray Co., Wicklow, Ireland. 337 pp.
1982
Doty, R. D. Groundwater conditions in the Ohia rainforest near Hilo. Pacific
Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. U.S. D. A. Berkeley. CA
Mueller-Dombois, D. Canopy dieback in indigenous forests of Pacific islands. Hawaiian Bot. Soc. Newsletter 21: 2-6.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Island ecosystem stability and Metrosideros dieback. Pages 138-146 inProceed.4th Conf. in Natural Sci., Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Coop. National Park Studies Unit Dept. of Botany, Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu. 189 pp.
1983
Balakrishnan, N.and D. Mueller-Dombois. Nutrient studies in relation to habitat types and canopy dieback in the montane rain forest ecosystem, Island of Hawai`i. Pac. Sci. 37: 339-359.
Evenson W. E. Climate analysis in `ohi`a dieback area on the Island of Hawai`i. Pac.
Sci.37: 375-384.
Jacobi, J. D. Metrosideros Dieback in Hawai`i: A comparison of adjacent dieback and non-dieback rain forest stands. New Zealand Journal of Ecology6: 79-97.
Jacobi, J. D., Gerrish, G., and D. Mueller-Dombois. `Ohi`a dieback in Hawai`i: vegetation changes in permanent plots. Pac. Sci. 37: 327-337.
Mueller-Dombois, D., J. E. Canfield, R. A. Holt and G. P. Buelow. Tree-group death in North-American and Hawaiian forests: a pathological problem or a new problem for vegetation ecology? Phytocoenologia11: 117-137.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Population death in Hawaiian plant communities: a new
causal theory and its successional significance. Tuexenia (Göttingen) 3: 117-130.
Mueller-Dombois, D., K. Kartawinata and L. L. Handley. Conservation of species and habitats: a major responsibility in development planning. Pages 1-51 inNatural Systems for Development: What Planners Need to know. R.A. Carpenter, ed. Macmillan Publish. Co. 488 pp.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Stand-level dieback in New Zealand forests and the theory of cohort senescence. Hawaiian Bot. Soc. Newsletter22: 33-42.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Canopy dieback and successional processes in Pacific forests. Pac. Sci. 37: 317-325.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Canopy dieback and dynamic processes in Pacific forests: introductory statement and concluding synthesis. Pac. Sci.37: 313-316; 483-489.
Stemmermann, L. Ecological studies of Hawaiian Metrosideros in a successional context. Pac. Sci. 37: 361-373.
Vitousek, P. M., K. Van Cleve, D. Mueller-Dombois and N. Balakrishnan. Soil development and nitrogen turnover in montane rain forest soils in Hawaii. Biotropica 15: 268-274.
1984
Burton, P. J. and D. Mueller-Dombois. Response of Metrosideros polymorpha seedlings to experimental canopy opening. Ecology 65: 779-791.
Gerrish, G. and K. W. Bridges. A Thinning and Fertilizing Experiment in Metrosideros Dieback Stands in Hawai`i. Hawai`i Bot. Sci. Paper No. 43. University of Hawai`i at Manoa, Honolulu. 107 pp.
Mueller-Dombois, D., P. M. Vitousek, and K. W. Bridges. Canopy dieback and ecosystem processes in Pacific forests: a progress report and research proposal. Hawaii Bot Sci. Paper No. 44. 100 pp.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Zum Baumgruppensterben in pazifischen Inselwäldern. Phytocoenologia12: 1-8.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Classification and mapping of plant communities: a review with emphasis on tropical vegetation. Pages 21-88 inThe Role of Terrestrial Vegetation in the Global Carbon Cycle: Measurement by Remote Sensing. SCOPE 23, ed. by G.M. Woodwell. John Wiley & Sons Ltd. 247 pp.
1985
Lamoureux, C. H. Restoration of native ecosystems. Pages 422-431 in: Hawai`i’s Terristrial Ecosystems: Preservation and Management. C. P. Stone and J. M. Scott, eds. CooperativeNat.Park Studies Unit, University of Hawai`i, Honolulu. 584 pp.
Loope, L. L. and P. G. Scowcroft. Vegetation response within exclosures in Hawai`i: a review. Pages 377-402 inHawai`i’s Terrestrial Ecosystems: Preservation and Management. C. P. Stone and J.M. Scott, eds. CooperativeNat.Park Studies Unit, University of Hawai`i, Honolulu. 584 pp.
Mueller-Dombois, D. 'Ōhi'a dieback in Hawaii: 1984 synthesis and evaluation. Pac. Sci. 39: 150-170.
Mueller-Dombois, D. The biological resource value of native forest in Hawai'i with special reference to the tropical lowland rainforest at Kalapana. 'Elepaio 45: 95-101.
Mueller-Dombois, D. 'Ohi'a dieback and protection management in the Hawaiian rainforest. Pages 103-474 in: Hawai'i’s Terrestrial Ecosystems: Preservation and Management. C. P. Stone and J. M. Scott, eds. Coop. National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of Hawaii. 584 pp.
Mueller Dombois, D. Dieback in montane tropical rainforests: Hawaii and Papua New Guinea. Pages 201-208 inEcology and Resource Management in the Tropics. Vol. 1, Varanasi, India.
Smith, C. W. Impact of alien plants on Hawaii’s native biota. Pages 180-250 in
Hawa`i’s Terrestrial Ecosystems: Preservation and Management. C. P. Stone and J. M. Scott, eds. Coop.National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of Hawai`i, Honolulu. 584 pp.
Stone, C. P. Alien animals in Hawai`i’s native ecosystems: Toward controlling the adverse effects of introduced vertebrates. Pages 251-297 in: Hawaii’s Terrestrial Ecosystems: Preservation and Management. C. P. Stone and J. M. Scott, eds. Coop.National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of Hawai`i, Honolulu. 584 pp.
Stone, C. P. and J. M. Scott, eds. Hawaii’s Terrestrial Ecosystems: Preservation and
Management. Coop.National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of Hawai`i, Honolulu. 584 pp.
1986
Hodges, C. S., K.T. Adee, J.D. Stein, K.B. Wood, and R.D. Decline of ohia (Metrosideros polymorpha) in Hawaii: a review. USDAForest Service, PacificS.W.ForestRange Expt. Sta. Tech. Rept. PSW 86. 22pp.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Perspectives for an etiology of stand-level dieback. Ann.Rev. Ecol. Syst.17: 221-243.
1987
Burton P.J. , D. Mueller-Dombois, and N. Balakrishnan. Effects of light intensity on the foliar nutrient content of field-grown Metrosideros polymorpha seedlings. J. Plant Nutrition10: 663-676.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Natural dieback in forests. BioScience 37 (8): 575-583.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Forest dynamics in Hawai`i. Trends in Ecol. & Evol. 2 (7): 216-220
Mueller-Dombois, D.Waldsterben auf Hawai`i. Geographische Rundschau 39 (1): 39-43.
Matson, P.A., and P.M. Vitousek. Cross-system comparison of soil nitrogen transformations and nitrous oxide fluxes in tropical forests. Global Biogeochemical Cycles1: 163–170.
Turner, D.R., and P.M. Vitousek. Nodule biomass of the nitrogen-fixing alien Myrica faya Ait. in HawaiiVolcanoesNational Park. Pacific Science41: 186–190.
Vitousek, P.M., L.L. Loope, and C.P. Stone. Introduced species in Hawai’i: Biological effects and opportunities for ecological research. Trends in Ecology and Evolution2: 224–227.
Vitousek, P.M., L.R. Walker, L.D. Whiteaker, D. Mueller-Dombois, and P.A. Matson. Biological invasion by Myrica faya alters ecosystem development in Hawaii. Science238: 802–804.
Whiteaker, L. D., and D. E. Gardner. The phenology and stand structure of Myrica faya Ait. in Hawaii. CPSU/UH Tech. Report No. 62, Honolulu, Hawaii
1988
Gerrish, G., D. Mueller-Dombois, and K. W. Bridges. Nutrient limitations in Metrosideros dieback forests in Hawai`i. Ecology 69: 723-727.
Gerrish, G. An explanation of natural forest dieback based on the “Pipe Model” analogy. GeoJournal 17: 295-299.
Itow, S. and D. Mueller-Dombois. Population structure, stand-level dieback and recovery of Scalesia pedunculata forest in the Galapagos Islands. Ecol. Research 3: 333-339.
Jacobi, J. D., G. Gerrish, D. Mueller-Dombois, and L. Whiteaker. 1988. Stand-level dieback and Metrosideros regeneration in the montane rain forest of Hawaii. GeoJournal17: 193-200.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Community organization and ecosystem theory. Can. J. Bot.66: 2620-2625.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Towards a unifying theory for stand-level dieback. GeoJournal 17: 249-251.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Forest decline and dieback – a global ecological problem. Trends in Ecol. & Evol.3: 310-312.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Vegetation dynamics and slope management in the mountains of the Hawaiian Islands. Env. Conservation 15: 255-260.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Stand-level dieback and ecosystem processes: a global perspective GeoJournal 17:162-164.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Canopy dieback and ecosystem processes in the Pacific area. Congress plenary presentation. Pages 445-465 in Proceed. XIV Intern. Bot. Congress. W.Greuter & B. Zimmer (eds.) Verlag Koeltz. 479 p
Vitousek, P.M. Diversity and biological invasions of oceanic islands. p. 181-189. In Wilson, E.O. (ed.), BioDiversity. NationalAcademy Press.
Vitousek, P.M. and P.A. Matson. Nitrogen transformations in tropical forest soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry20: 361–367.
Vitousek, P.M., P.A, Matson, and D.R. Turner. Elevational and age gradients in Hawaiian montane rainforest: foliar and soil nutrients. Oecologia77: 565–570.
Walker, L.R., and L.D. Whiteaker. Rust prevention on dendrometer bands. Biotropica20: 336–337.
Wright, R.A. and D. Mueller-Dombois. Relationship among shrub population structure. species associations, seedling root form and early volcanic succession, Hawai`i. Pages 87-104 inPlant Form and Vegetation Structure. M.J. A. Werger, H.J. van der Art, H.J. During,,and L.T.A. Verboeven, eds. SPB Acad. Publ. The Hague.
1989
Gower, S.T., and P.M. Vitousek. Effects of nutrient amendments on fine root biomass in a primary successional forest in Hawai’i. Oecologia81: 566–568.
Loope, L. and D. Mueller-Dombois. Characteristics of invaded islands, with special reference to Hawai`i. John Wiley & Sons. SCOPE 37:257-280.
Van der Hammen, T., D. Mueller-Dombois, and M.A. Little. Manual of Methods forMountain Transect Studies. – Comparative Studies of TropicalMountain Ecosystems. Decade of the Tropics Program of IUBS (Intern. Union of Biol. Sci.). Paris. 66 p.
Vitousek, P.M., P.A. Matson, and K. Van Cleve. Nitrogen availability and nitrification during succession: primary, secondary, and old-field seres. Plant and Soil115: 229–239.
Vitousek, P.M., P.A. Matson, C. Volkmann, J.M. Maass, and G. Garcia. Nitrous oxide flux from seasonally-dry tropical forests: a survey. Global Biogeochemical Cycles3: 375–382.
Vitousek, P.M., G. Shearer, and D.H. Kohl. Foliar 15N natural abundance in Hawaiian rainforest: patterns and possible mechanisms. Oecologia78: 383–388.
Vitousek, P.M., and L.R. Walker. Biological invasion by Myrica faya in Hawai’i: plant demography, nitrogen fixation, and ecosystem effects. Ecological Monographs 59: 247–265.
1990
Aplet, G.H. Alteration of earthworm community biomass by the alien Myrica faya in Hawai’i. Oecologia82: 414–416.
Cuddihy, L. W. and C. P. Stone. Alteration of Native Hawaiian Vegetation: Effects of Humans, Their Activities and Introductions. Coop. Nat. Park Resource Studies Unit. University of Hawai`i at Manoa, Honolulu
Huenneke, L.F., and P.M. Vitousek. Seedling and clonal recruitment of the invasive tree Psidium cattleianum: implications for management of native Hawaiian forests. Biological Conservation53: 199–211.
Matson, P.A. Plant-soil interactions in primary succession at HawaiiVolcanoesNational Park. Oecologia85: 241–246.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Forest decline and soil nutritional problems in the Pacific area. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 54: 195–207.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Impoverishment in Pacific island forests. Pages 199-210 inThe Earth in Transition. G. M. Woodwell (ed.) CambridgeUniversity Press, N.Y. 530 p.
Mueller-Dombois, D. and J.G. Goldammer. Fire in tropical ecosystems and global environmental change. Pages 46-60 inFire in the Tropical Biota. J.G.Goldammer, ed. Ecol. Studies Vol. 84. Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg. 497 p.
Mueller-Dombois, D., and L. Loope. Some unique ecological aspects of oceanic island ecosystems. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard.32: 21–27.
Mueller-Dombois, D., and L. D. Whiteaker. Plants associated with Myrica faya and two other pioneer trees on a recent volcanic surface in HawaiiVolcanoesNational Park. Phytocoenologia 19: 29-41.
Vitousek, P.M. Biological invasions and ecosystem processes: towards an integration of population biology and ecosystem studies. Oikos 57: 7–13.
Vitousek, P.M., C.B. Field, and P.A. Matson. Variation in foliar 13C in Hawaiian Metrosideros polymorpha: a case of internal resistance? Oecologia 84: 362–370.
Walker, L.R. Germination of an invading tree species in Hawaii. Biotropica22: 140–145.
Woodward, S.A., P.M. Vitousek, K.A. Matson, R.F. Hughes, K. Benvenuto, and P.A. Matson. Avian use of the introduced nitrogen-fixer Myrica faya in HawaiiVolcanoesNational Park. Pacific Science44: 88–93.
1991
Aradhya, K.M., D. Mueller-Dombois, and T.A. Ranker. Genetic evidence for recent and incipient speciation in the evolution of Hawaiian Metrosideros (Myrtaceae). Heredity67: 129–138.
Hughes, R.F., P.M. Vitousek, and J.T. Tunison. Effects of invasion by fire-enhancing C4 grasses on native shrubs in HawaiiVolcanoesNational Park. Ecology72: 743–747.
Mueller-Dombois, D. The mosaic theory and the spatial dynamics of natural dieback and regeneration in Pacific forests. p. 46–60. In H. Remmert (ed.), The Mosaic Cycle Concept of Ecosystems. Ecol. Studies Vol. 85. Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg. 168 p.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Stand demography and vegetation change. Coenoses6 (3): 139–141.
Vitousek, P.M., and R.W. Howarth. Nitrogen limitation on land and in the sea: how can it occur? Biogeochemistry13: 87–115.
Vitousek, P.M., and P.A. Matson. Gradient analysis of ecosystems. p. 287–298. In Cole, J.J., G. Lovett, and S. Findlay (eds.), Comparative Analysis of Ecosystems: Patterns, Mechanisms, and Theories. Springer-Verlag.
Walker, L.R., and P.M. Vitousek. Interactions of an alien and a native tree during primary succession in HawaiiVolcanoesNational Park. Ecology72: 1449–1455.
1992
D’Antonio, C.M., and P.M. Vitousek. Biological invasions by exotic grasses, the grass-fire cycle, and global change. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics23: 63–87.
Drake, D.R. Seed dispersal of Metrosideros polymorpha (Myrtaceae): a pioneer tree of Hawaiian lava flows. Am. J. Bot.79: 1224–1228.
Kitayama, K., and D. Mueller-Dombois. Vegetation of the wet windward slope of Mt.Haleakala, Maui, Hawaii. Pac. Sci46: 197–220.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Distributional dynamics in the Hawaiian vegetation. Pac. Sci. 46: 221–231.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Preserving biodiversity. p. 303–318. In A. Qreshi (ed.), Forests in a Changing Climate. North American Conference on Forestry Responses to Climate Change, May 15-17, 1990. Washington, D.C. Published by Climate Institute, 324 Fourth St., NE, Wash. E.C. 446 p.
Mueller-Dombois, D. The formation of island ecosystems. GeoJournal 28(2): 293–296.
Mueller-Dombois, D. A global perspective on forest decline. Env. Toxicology & Chem. 11: 1069–1076.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Potential effects of the increase in carbon dioxide and climate change on the dynamics of vegetation. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution64: 61–79.
Mueller-Dombois, D. (ed) Vegetation ecology of the PacificIslands: a symposium in honor of F. Raymond Fosberg. Pac. Sci. 46 No. 2.
Mueller-Dombois, D, Sustainable forestry: the role of eucalypts and lessons from natural and artificial monoculture systems. SouthAfricanForest Journal 162: 57-59.
Mueller-Dombois, D. A natural dieback theory, cohort senescence as alternative to the decline disease theory. Pages 26-37 inForest Decline Concepts. P.D. Manion and D. Lachance, eds. A book publ. by the Am. Phytopathological Society. St. Paul, Minnesota.
Raich, J.W., and W.H. Schlesinger. The global carbon dioxide flux in soil respiration and its relation to vegetation and climate. Tellus44B: 81–99.
Townsend, A., P.M. Vitousek, and E. Holland. Tropical soils could dominate the short-term carbon cycle feedbacks to increased global temperatures. Climatic Change 22: 293–303.
Tunison, J. T., L. D. Whiteaker, L. W. Cuddihy, A. M. LaRosa, D. V. Kageler, M. R. Gates, N. G. Zimmer, and L. Stemmermann. The distribution of selected localized alien plant species in HawaiiVolcanoesNational Park. CPSU/UH Tech. Report 84, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Vitousek, P.M. Perspectives on the nitrogen cycle. p. 151–163. In Moore, B., and D.S. Schimel (eds.), Trace Gases and the Biosphere. Office of Interdisciplinary Earth Studies, University Corp. for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado.
Vitousek, P.M. Global environmental change: An introduction. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics23: 1–14.
Vitousek, P.M. Effects of alien plants on native ecosystems. p. 29–41. In Stone, C.P., C.W. Smith, and J.T. Tunison (eds.), Alien Plant Invasions in Native Ecosystems of Hawai’i: Management and Research. CooperativeNational Park Resources Study Unit, University of Hawaii.
Vitousek, P.M., G. Aplet, D.R. Turner, and J.J. Lockwood. The Mauna Loa environmental matrix: foliar and soil nutrients. Oecologia89: 372–382.
1993
Aradhya, K.M., D. Mueller-Dombois, and T.A. Ranker. Genetic structure and differentiation in Metrosideros polymorpha (Myrtaceae) along altitudinal gradients in Maui, Hawai’i. Genetic Res., Camb. 61: 159–170.
Drake, D.R. Germination requirements of Metrosideros polymorpha, the dominant tree of Hawaiian lava flows and rain forests. Biotropica25: 461–467.
Drake, D.R., and D. Mueller-Dombois. Population development of rain forest trees on a chronosequence of Hawaiian lava flows. Ecology74: 1012–1019.
Huettl, R.F. and D. Mueller-Dombois. eds. Forest Decline in The Atlantic and Pacific Regions. Springer-Verlag. N.Y. 366 p.
Hughes, F., and P.M. Vitousek. Barriers to shrub reestablishment following fire in seasonal submontane woodland in Hawaii. Oecologia93: 557–563.
Kim, K.-R., and H. Craig. Nitrogen-15 and oxygen-18 characteristics of nitrous oxide: A global perspective. Science262: 1855–1856.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Biotic impoverishment and climate change: Global causes of forest decline? p. 338–348 in R.F. Huettl and D. Mueller-Dombois (eds.), Forest Decline in the Atlantic and Pacific Regions. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg. 366 p.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Forest decline in the Hawaiian Islands: A brief summary. p. 229–235 in R.F. Huettl and D. Mueller-Dombois (eds.), Forest Decline in the Atlantic and Pacific Regions. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg. 366 p.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Dr. Vladimir J. Krajina, 1908-1993. Haw. Bot. Soc. Newsletter 32: 52-54.
Stemmermann, L., and T. Ihsle. Repalcement of Metrosideros polymorpha, `Ohi`a, in Hawaiian dry forest succession. Biotropica 25: 36-45.
Vitousek, P.M. Global dynamics and ecosystem processes: Scaling up or scaling down? p. 169–177. In Ehleringer, J.R., and C.B. Field (eds), Scaling Physiological Processes: Leaf to Globe. Academic Press, San Diego.
Vitousek, P.M., and D.U. Hooper. Biological diversity and terrestrial ecosystem biogeochemistry. p. 3–14. In Schulze, D., and H.A. Mooney (eds), Biological Diversity and Ecosystem Function. Springer-Verlag.
Vitousek, P.M., L.R. Walker, L.D. Whiteaker, and P.A. Matson. Nutrient limitation to plant growth during primary succession in Hawaii. VolcanoesNational Park. Biogeochemistry23: 197–215.