Island of Hawaii

Keahole Point

 

Kona waters    

Table 1.  Information regarding site characteristics and alien species abundances. The  number recorded for each alien species of algae is a ranking of the abundance of that species at each given site. Impact ranking values range from 0 (not present) to 10 (100% cover). 

Hawaii Sites

DATE

LAT

LONG

SIDE OF ISLAND

SITE TYPE

FRESH WATER

Keahole

5/29/2000

19 43.935

156 03.451

west

exposed reef

not apparent

SHORE ACTIVITY

Acanthophora spicifera

Hypnea musciformis

Gracilaria salicornia

DEPTH Surveyed

OTEC

0

0

0

0-10 m

SALINITY

TEMP.

HABITAT TYPES

HERBIVORES

INVASIVE SPP?

35 o/oo

25 oC

reef/boulders

yes

none

 

Table 2. Species list and relative abundance of all herbivorous fish encountered at this site.

Keahole

Density/m2

Acanthurus nigrofuscus

0.165605

Ctenochaetus strigosus

0.063694

Thalassoma duperrey

0.038217

Plectroglyphidodon Imparipennis

0.025478

Stegastes fasciolatus

0.063694

Scarus sordidus

0.025478