island of kaua'i
oomanu point
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 |
FRESH WATER |
|
Oomanu Point |
4-Apr-00 |
21° 57.843" N |
159° 42.653" W |
West |
Tidal Bench-Exposed |
Small stream |
|
SHORE ACTIVITY |
Acanthophora spicifera |
Hypnea musciformis |
Gracilaria salicornia |
DEPTH Surveyed |
|
Public Beach to the West |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-5 ft. |
|
SALINITY |
TEMP. |
AREA SURVEYED |
HABITAT TYPES |
INVASIVE SPP? |
|
30 o/oo |
25.6°C |
100x50 meters |
Basalt Bench/Eroded Limestone |
none |
Table 2. Species list of all of the algal samples that were collected at this site. Alien species are displayed in green.
|
Species |
Oomanu Point |
|
CYANOPHYTA |
|
|
Lyngbya majuscula |
X |
|
CHLOROPHYTA |
|
|
Codium arabicum |
X |
|
Codium edule |
X |
|
Codium reediae |
|
|
Halimeda discoidea |
X |
|
PHAEOPHYTA |
|
|
Dictyota friabilis |
X |
|
Lobophora variegata |
X |
|
Padina australis |
X |
|
Padina japonica |
X |
|
Sargassum echinocarpum |
X |
|
RHODOPHYTA |
|
|
Dasya irridescens |
X |
|
Galaxaura marginata |
X |
|
Galaxaura rugosa |
X |
|
Gracilaria cornopifolia |
X |
|
Haliptilon subulatum |
X |
|
Jania adherens |
X |
|
Martensia fragilis |
X |
|
Melanamansia glomerata |
X |
|
Rhodymenia leptophylla |
X |
