Forest Starr's research while affiliated with University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and other places

... In our view, the only substantial difference is that E22's framework does not acknowledge that sometimes there are not enough data, data of the right kind, or a need to do statistical vital rate estimation, either continuous or discrete. For example, some analyses borrow information from past publications or other sources and cannot be statistically modeled or broken into fine size classes (e.g., Crouse et al., 1987;Omsted & Alvarez-Buylla, 1995), and in others the original data collection was done using broad size-based stages rather than continuous size measurements (e.g., Fortini et al., 2022;Kalisz et al., 2014). Yet demographic modeling may still be useful in such cases, especially so for conservation of rare, data-sparse species. ...

... Senecio madagascariensis is a major invasive plant globally, with the potential to invade several countries where it is currently absent (Wijayabandara et al., 2022), but is especially problematic in Australia and Hawaii, where it causes substantial economic and ecological damage. Releases of biocontrol agents targeting S. madagascariensis have been restricted to Hawaii, with only one agent, the defoliating moth Secusia extensa (Butler) (Erebidae), released so far (Ramadan et al., 2011), but with limited impact on weed populations (Krushelnycky et al., 2018). Biological control initiatives in Australia have been hampered by hostspecificity concerns (McFadyen & Morin, 2012;Sheppard et al., 2013), given the diversity of native Senecio species. ...

... Teide or Roque de los Muchachos) might not be possible. Disproportionate temperature increases at high elevations (Expósito et al., 2015;Krushelnycky et al., 2016;Sperling et al., 2004), water stress and area reduction with elevation can restrict upslope migration, making high-elevation species highly vulnerable to climate change (Costion et al., 2015;Dullinger et al., 2012;Rumpf et al., 2018;Steinbauer et al., 2018). Although floristic groups across all islands might lose climatically suitable area on average, we identified the Famara and Jandía hills, the summit broom scrub of Tenerife and La Palma and the Teide violet community (Tenerife) as the regions in which plant species are most vulnerable to climate change in the 21st century. ...

... Economically, pest species are rapidly increasing their ranges and reaching the most remote habitats (e.g. Haines et al., 2011). ...

... Prior to this, the scale was only known to live on P. tectorius in Java and Singapore which is believed to be the native range of the insect. (Starr, Starr, & Wood, 2006). The scale has presently spread to virtually all areas of Maui. ...

... Delairea odorata (tribe Senecioneae), previously known as Senecio mikanioides Otto ex Harv., is a perennial vine that is native to the eastern regions of South Africa (Hilliard 1977). Known as Cape ivy, the plant was deliberately introduced into many countries as an ornamental creeper that was often used in landscaping (Starr et al. 2003). Following its escape from cultivation, D. odorata has become invasive in several countries, notably Australia, New Zealand and the states of California, Oregon and Hawaii in the USA (Robison & DiTomaso 2010 and references therein). ...

... are rarely cultivated as ornamentals because flowers are neither attractive nor pleasantly fragranced as those of Syringa. However, some species have long been cultivated as hedge plants and street trees (Starr et al. 2003). Ligustrum japonicum and L. ovalifolium, which are native to Japan and Korea, are widely cultivated in China (Chang et al. 1996). ...

... Elsewhere, fruiting bramble (Rubus) species are preferentially occupied by Ceratina, because they represent a reliable pollen resource and ideal pithy plant for nest construction (Kislow 1976, Rehan and Richards 2010, McFrederick and Rehan 2016). Himalayan yellow raspberry (Rubus ellipticus) (Starr et al. 2003) was originally introduced to Hawai'i for agricultural experimentation (Degener and Degener 1968) and has rapidly become one of the archipelago's most noxious invasive plants (Starr et al. 2003). Rubus ellipticus shares much of its native range with that of C. sma­ ragdula, and, although it is uncertain to have been the vector for initial introduction, further research could reveal whether the two species are mutually aiding one another's continued establishment across Hawai'i. ...

... However, this technique is not specific to W. auropunctata and thus species ID becomes more complicated by the presence of multiple species. For example, peanut butter was used to survey for W. auropunctata on the island of Maui (Starr et al. 2007). Although W. auropunctata was not detected in the Maui study, over 20 different species of ants were caught, demonstrating the complexity of surveying for a single ant species using a food bait with broad appeal to many ant species. ...

... All figs require pollinator wasp for fertilization. The pollinator wasp of F. religiosa is Blastophaga quadraticeps [10,11]. Hence, the fruits as explants for tissue culture were not tried till now as contamination problems increases due to this pollinator wasp and other insects inside the fig fruit/ inflorescence. ...