island of kaua'i
Poipu Beach park
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 |
|
Piopu Beach Park |
6-Apr-00 |
21 52.863" N |
159 28.426" W |
South |
Small Bay-Semi Exposed |
|
FRESH WATER |
SHORE ACTIVITY |
Acanthophora spicifera |
Hypnea musciformis |
Gracilaria salicornia |
DEPTH Surveyed |
|
None |
Resort/Public Beach |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0-3 ft. |
|
SALINITY |
TEMP. |
AREA SURVEYED |
HABITAT TYPES |
Invasive Native species? |
|
36 o/oo |
25.1 C |
200x50 meters |
Basalt/Limestone Intertidal Bench |
none |
Table 2. Species list of all of the algal samples that were collected at this site. Alien species are displayed in green.
|
Species |
Piopu Beach Park |
|
CYANOPHYTA |
|
|
Lyngbya majuscula |
X |
|
CHLOROPHYTA |
|
|
Caulerpa racemosa |
X |
|
PHAEOPHYTA |
|
|
Chnoospora minima |
X |
|
Dictyopteris plagiogramma |
X |
|
Lobophora variegata |
X |
|
Rosenvingea intricata |
X |
|
Sargassum echinocarpum |
X |
|
Sphacelaria sp. |
X |
|
X |
|
|
RHODOPHYTA |
|
|
Acanthophora pacifica |
X |
|
Acanthophora spicifera |
X |
|
Chondria sp. |
X |
|
Chrysymenia glebosa |
X |
|
Dasya irridescens |
x |
|
Falkenbergia |
X |
|
Galaxaura rugosa |
X |
|
Gracilaria sp. |
X |
|
Hypnea cervicornis |
X |
|
Jania adherens |
X |
|
Laurencia cartilaginea |
X |
|
Liagora sp. 2 |
X |
|
Liagora sp. 3 |
X |
|
Plocamium sandvicense |
X |
|
Rhodymenia leptophylla |
X |
|
Spyridia filamentosa |
X |
|
Wrangelia elegantissima |
X |
|
Yamadella caenomyce |
x |
Table 3. Species list and relative abundance of herbivores at this location.
| ***** NO Fish Observed***** |
