island of kaua'i
kuaehu point/anahola bay
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).
|
KAUAI SITES |
DATE |
LAT |
LONG |
SIDE OF ISLAND |
SITE TYPE |
|
Kuaehu Point/Anahola |
5-Apr-00 |
22° 09.499" N |
159° 18.304" W |
East |
North End of Anahola Bay-Exposed Point |
|
FRESH WATER |
SHORE ACTIVITY |
Acanthophora spicifera |
Hypnea musciformis |
Gracilaria salicornia |
DEPTH Surveyed |
|
Not Apparent |
Residential |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-8 ft. |
|
SALINITY |
TEMP. |
AREA SURVEYED |
HABITAT TYPES |
INVASIVE SPP? |
|
36 o/oo |
23.4°C |
100x50 meters |
Sand with Limestone and Basalt Outcroppings |
none |
Table 2. Species list of all of the algal samples that were collected at this site. Alien species are displayed in green.
|
Species |
Kuaehu Point/Anahola |
|
CYANOPHYTA |
|
|
Symploca hydenoides |
X |
|
CHLOROPHYTA |
|
|
Halimeda discoidea |
X |
|
Neomeris annulata |
X |
|
PHAEOPHYTA |
|
|
Dictyota acutiloba |
X |
|
Dictyota friabilis |
X |
|
Sphacelaria sp. |
X |
|
Stypopodium hawaiiensis |
X |
|
RHODOPHYTA |
|
|
Acanthophora pacifica |
X |
|
Chrysymenia glebosa |
X |
|
Dasya irridescens |
X |
|
Falkenbergia |
X |
|
Galaxaura rugosa |
X |
|
Gracilaria sp. |
X |
|
Gracilaria cornopifolia |
X |
|
Jania adherens |
X |
|
Jania micrarthroidea |
X |
|
Laurencia cartilaginea |
X |
|
Laurencia nidifica |
X |
|
Liagora sp. 2 |
X |
|
Liagora sp. 3 |
X |
|
Polysiphonia sp. |
X |
|
Rhodymenia leptophylla |
X |
|
Spyridia filamentosa |
X |
