island of kaua'i

 

   

FIGURE 1.  Map of Kauai SHOWING ALL OF THE SITES SURVEYED ON 4/4-4/6, 2000 AND LOCATIONS  WHERE ALIEN SPECIES OF ALGAE WERE FOUND.  CLICK ON A SITE FROM THE MAP BELOW TO DISPLAY SITE INFORMATION, PICTURES AND SPECIES LISTS.

 

Table 1. Click on a thumbnail below to view detailed GIS maps of alien algal distribution and abundance on the island of Kauai

Abundance of Alien Algae on Kauai kauai-aliens.jpg (241659 bytes)
Abundance of Acanthophora spicifera on Kauai kauai-acanth.jpg (235904 bytes)
Abundance of Hypnea musciformis Kauai kauai-hyp.jpg (252105 bytes)

 

Table 2. List of sites surveyed for alien algae on Kauai (clockwise from the right in the above map)

Kauai Sites

 number of aliens found new records

1)Ka'ili'o Point, Haeena

 0 0

2) Hanalei Bay

 0 0

3) Anini Beach

 1 1

4) Kua'ehu Point, Anahola

 1 1

5) Nawiliwili Harbor

 1 1

6) Poipu beach Park

 1 1

7) Poipu, Prince Kuhio Park

 2 2

8) Port Allen

 1 1

9) Salt Pond Beach Park

 2 2

10) Kikialoa

 1 1

11) Ikialoa Harbor

 1 1

12) O'omanu Point

 0 0

13) Polihale beach

 0 0

Table 3. List of sites surveyed on Kauai, the date of survey and presence (X) or absence (0) of each of the alien species of macroalgae   

Kauai Sites Date Acanthophora spicifera Avrainvillea amadelpha Gracilaria salicornia Hypnea musciformis Kappaphycus spp.
Polihale Beach Park 04-Apr-00 0 0 0 0 0
Oomanu Point 04-Apr-00 0 0 0 0 0
Ikialoa Harbor 04-Apr-00 X 0 0 0 0
Kikialoa-Waimea River Mouth 04-Apr-00 X 0 0 0 0
Haeena 05-Apr-00 0 0 0 0 0
Hanalei Bay 05-Apr-00 0 0 0 0 0
Anini Beach 05-Apr-00 X 0 0 0 0
Kuaehu Point/Anahola 05-Apr-00 0 0 0 0 0
Salt Pond Beach Park 4/6/2000 and 3/2001 X X 0 X 0
Port Allen Harbor 06-Apr-00 X 0 0 0 0
Poipu-Prince Kuhio Park 06-Apr-00 X 0 0 X 0
Piopu Beach Park 06-Apr-00 X 0 0 0 0
Nawiliwili Harbor 06-Apr-00 X 0 0 0 0

 

click on the map below to see an enlarged version: