Island of Hawaii

Mahukona

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

Mahukona

5/24/2000

north west

small harbor

not apparent

SHORE ACTIVITY

Acanthophora spicifera

Hypnea musciformis

Gracilaria salicornia

DEPTH Surveyed

small boat harbor

0

0

0

0-10 m

SALINITY

TEMP.

HABITAT TYPES

HERBIVORES

INVASIVE SPP?

35 o/oo

25 oC

fringing reef

yes

none