island of kaua'i
kikialoa-waimea river
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 |
|
Kikialoa-Waimea River Mouth |
4-Apr-00 |
21° 57.139" N |
159° 39.993" W |
South/West |
River Mouth-Exposed |
|
FRESH WATER |
SHORE ACTIVITY |
Acanthophora spicifera |
Hypnea musciformis |
Gracilaria salicornia |
DEPTH Surveyed |
|
Large River Mouth |
Beach Park/Residential |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0-3 ft. |
|
SALINITY |
TEMP. |
AREA SURVEYED |
HABITAT TYPES |
HERBIVORES |
INVASIVE SPP? |
|
18 o/oo |
25.1° C |
50x5 meters |
Basalt outcropping amidst sand |
none |
|
Table 2. Species list of all of the algal samples that were collected at this site. Alien species are displayed in green.
|
Species |
Kikialoa-Waimea River Mouth |
|
CHLOROPHYTA |
|
|
Enteromorpha flexuosa |
X |
|
Ulva fasciata |
X |
|
RHODOPHYTA |
|
|
Acanthophora spicifera |
X |
