island of kaua'i
polihale 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 |
FRESH WATER |
|
Polihale Beach Park |
4-Apr-00 |
22° 05.302" N |
159° 45.133" W |
West |
Sand Beach-Exposed |
None |
|
SHORE ACTIVITY |
Acanthophora spicifera |
Hypnea musciformis |
Gracilaria salicornia |
DEPTH Surveyed |
|
Small Sugar Cane Farm |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-8 ft. |
|
SALINITY |
TEMP. |
AREA SURVEYED |
HABITAT TYPES |
INVASIVE SPP? |
|
38 o/oo |
23.5°C |
100x 100 meters |
sand |
none |
Table 2. Species list of all of the algal samples that were collected at this site. Alien species are displayed in green.
| No algae collected at this site!!!! |
Table 3. Species list and relative abundance of herbivores at this location.
| ***** NO Fish Observed***** |
