island of Oahu

kane'ohe bay

 

Dictyosphaeria cavernosa-Native/Invasive 

Acanthophora spicifera-Alien Species

Gracilaria salicornia-Alien Species

Kappaphycus alvarezii-Alien Species

 

Figure 1. Map of Kane'ohe Bay showing the distribution and abundance of alien invasive algae at each survey site. Sites are marked in red on the map below.  Click on a graph to bring up detailed information for each site.

 

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Table1. Percent cover of alien and invasive species of algae in Kane'ohe Bay. Values are the mean of two replicate 30 m transects where ten 1/4 m quadrants were randomly sampled on each transect.

 

Kaneohe Bay

Acanthophora spicifera

Gracilaria salicornia

 

Kappaphycus spp.

Dictyosphaeria cavernosa

 

Hypnea musciformis

 

South Bay #1

1.6

40

1.5

3.8

0

South Bay #2

22

35

0.25

4.25

0

South Bay #3

1.25

23.5

0

2.15

0

South Bay #4-Coconut Island Pier

9

44.5

0

0.5

0

Central #1-Heeia

12.25

8.5

0.75

8.5

0

Central #2

14

38

1.5

13.25

0

Central #3-Kahuluu

4.75

11

1.25

6

0

North #1

10.75

0

0

37.25

0

North #2

0

0

0.25

8.5

0

Patch Reef #54

0.75

0

0

4.25

0

Patch Reef #44

0

0

12.75

8.75

0

Patch Reef #29

0

0

45.25

4.25

0

Patch Reef #14

7

0

8.25

11.75

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