Kauaʻi record · KCA-ECO-0027
Loʻi kalo wetland agroecosystem
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About Loʻi kalo wetland agroecosystem
Managed wetland agroecosystem built around loʻi kalo, ʻauwai and associated wetland/riparian habitat.
Kauaʻi evidence
Working ecosystem profile grounded in cited authoritative sources; detailed scientific claims remain scoped to source evidence.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Not applicable
- Common names
- Not applicable
- Hawaiian names
- Not applicable
- Record type
- ecosystem
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Human-managed / not applicable
- Conservation status
- High conservation relevance
- Evidence date
- 2026-09-13
- Evidence limits
- Do not infer absence from missing data. Exact spatial extent, condition, thresholds and causal magnitudes remain source- and place-bounded.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Traditional wetland agriculture; Human-modified
- Food and resource needs
- Stream diversion/return, nutrient cycling, sediment settling, production and wetland-fauna habitat use.
- Reproduction
- System renewal through ecological recruitment, succession, hydrologic/sediment processes and/or active management where applicable.
- Shelter
- Pondfields, banks, ʻauwai/ditches and wetland/riparian edges.
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Water scarcity; invasives/pests; flooding; pollution; development; loss of traditional management.
- Conservation actions
- Maintain clean reliable water; support active stewardship; manage invasives; protect ʻauwai and wetland functions.
- Monitoring
- Monitor physical condition, community state, connectivity, pressures and system-specific indicators; preserve place/time/method/source context.
- Data gaps
- Current spatial extent, condition, quantitative thresholds and relationship magnitudes require continuing evidence integration.
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Year-round with event/seasonal dynamics where applicable
- Seasonal description
- Managed wetland agroecosystem built around loʻi kalo, ʻauwai and associated wetland/riparian habitat.
Place and watershed context
- Habitat system
- Traditional wetland agriculture
Sources and further reading
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- Stream diversion & reduced ecological flow · Threats & Conservation