''Lyonia'' was an electronic,
peer-reviewed
Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people with similar competencies as the producers of the work ( peers). It functions as a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field. Peer review ...
interdisciplinary
scientific journal
In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication designed to further the progress of science by disseminating new research findings to the scientific community. These journals serve as a platform for researchers, schola ...
published by the
Harold L. Lyon Arboretum and stored in the
ScholarSpace
The Hamilton Library at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is the largest research library in the state of Hawaii. The Library serves as a key resource for the flagship Manoa campus (a land, sea and space grant institution) as well as the other ...
digital
institutional repository
An institutional repository (IR) is an archive for collecting, preserving, and disseminating digital copies of the intellectual output of an institution, particularly a research institution. Academics also utilize their IRs for archiving published ...
of the
University of Hawaii at Manoa
A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Univ ...
library. The journal was dedicated to the distribution of original ecological research and how it may be implemented in environmental protection. Papers published in ''Lyonia'' covered a range of disciplines including ecology, biology, anthropology, economics, law, etc. that pertain to conservation, management, sustainable development, and education in mountain and island settings. The journal was particularly interested in the mountain forests in tropical areas.
''Lyonia'' Occasional Papers
ScholarSpace. Accessed January 3, 2009. ''Lyonia'' was first published in March 1974 and continued until December 1989.
See also
* Lyon Arboretum
The Harold L. Lyon Arboretum is a arboretum and botanical garden managed by the University of Hawaii at Mānoa located at the upper end of Mānoa Valley in Hawaii.
Much of the Arboretum's botanical collection consists of an artificial lowlan ...
* ScholarSpace
The Hamilton Library at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is the largest research library in the state of Hawaii. The Library serves as a key resource for the flagship Manoa campus (a land, sea and space grant institution) as well as the other ...
References
External links
Lyon Arboretum
Botany journals
Defunct journals of the United States
Sustainability journals
{{botany-journal-stub