#TEMPORARY ACCESSION NUMBER:
#ACCESSION NUMBER:

#CONTRIBUTOR:
Ms. Jennifer E. Smith

#CONTRIBUTOR INSTITUTION:
Botany Department
University of Hawaii at Manoa

#ORIGINATOR:
Dr. Cynthia Hunter, Waikiki Aquarium, principle investigator (PI)

Partnering PIs:
Dr. Isabella Abbott, Botany Dept., Univ. of Hawaii
Dr. Celia Smith, Botany Dept., Univ. of Hawaii
Dr. Ernst Reese, Zoology Dept., Univ. of Hawaii
Dr. John  Stimson, Zoology Dept., Univ. of Hawaii
Dr. Clifford Morden, Zoology Dept., Univ. of Hawaii

Support from graduate students: 
Ms. Jennifer E. Smith
Mr. Ryan Okano
Randall Kosaki
Eric Conklin

#ORIGINATOR INSTITUTION:
Waikiki Aquarium,
Botany Department,
Zoology Department,
University of Hawaii at Manoa

PI contact information:
C.Hunter
Waikiki Aquarium
2777 Kalakaua Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96815
(808) 923-9741    (808) 923-1771 (fax)
Cindyh@hawaii.edu

I.Abbott
3190 Maile Way, St. John 607A
808-956-8073

C.Smith
3190 Maile Way, St. John 614A
Honolulu, HI 96822
celia@hawaii.edu
808-956-6947

#TITLE: 
2000 Hawaii State-wide and 2000-2002 Kaneohe Bay, Oahu 
Marine Alien and/or Invasive Algae Species Surveys

#PROJECT FUNDING:
Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative

#ABSTRACT:
Baseline surveys were conducted at numerous sites around each island, 
including those identified as "hotspots" by the Department of Aquatic 
Resources, around the islands of Hawaii, Maui, Molokai, Oahu and Kauai. 
A total of 72 sites with 13 in Kaneohe Bay, Oahu alone.
Alien and/or invasive algal abundance were ranked on a scale of 0 to 10 
(0=0% cover, 10=100% cover) and includes habitat type (e.g.. sand, 
lava bench, coral, rock, artificial substrate) and pertinent environmental 
correlates (e.g. depth, proximity to shore) at each site where invasive 
species are encountered. Sites where alien species presence have been 
documented in the past were resurveyed. 

#PURPOSE:  
Document the present distribution and relative abundance of alien 
and/or invasive algae throughout the main Hawaiian Islands, within 
and outside of fisheries management areas, including Fish 
Replenishment Areas (FRAs)

#LOCATION EXTREMES:
SOUTHERNMOST LATITUDE:  19.50
SOUTHERNMOST LATITUDE HEMISPHERE: N
NORTHERNMOST LATITUDE:  22.22
NORTHERNMOST LATITUDE HEMISPHERE: N
WESTERNMOST LONGITUDE: 159.75
WESTERNMOST LONGITUDE HEMISPHERE: W 
EASTERNMOST LONGITUDE: 154.82
EASTERNMOST LONGITUDE HEMISPHERE: W  

#LOCATION KEYWORDS:
Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Hawaii, North Pacific Ocean

#SAMPLING STATIONS: 
A full list of station names and locations can be
found in file:

/data/summary_allalienstate_kaneohe2000_2002.xls

or

/data/summary_allalienstate_kaneohe2000_2002_statewide.csv
/data/summary_allalienstate_kaneohe2000_2002_kbay_info.csv 

A total of 72 survey sites, with breakdown by island as follows:
Hawaii:   9
Maui:    15
Molokai: 15
Kauai:   13
Oahu:    20 (13 in Kaneohe Bay)

#BEGIN AND END DATES: (YYYYMMDD)
20000204 - 20020124

#SAMPLING PERIODS:
Explicitly given in data files.

#PARAMETERS: 
abundance of marine algae species
percent cover
habitat type
temperature
salinity

#METHODOLOGY:
Ecological Surveys of Alien Algae
The relevant species of algae that were addressed in this study are
presented in file /data/table1.txt.  Prior to conducting field surveys, 
the database at the Bishop Museum was accessed and searched in order to 
tabulate preexisting information from voucher specimens of these plants 
collected around the state. This provided an historical record and an essential
starting point from which to monitor of the distribution and spread of these
species. 

Baseline surveys were conducted at numerous sites around each island,
including those identified as "hotspots" by the Department of Aquatic
Resources, around the islands of Hawaii, Maui, Molokai, Oahu and Kauai.
Alien and/or invasive algal abundance was ranked on a scale of 0 to 10
(0=0% cover, 10=100% cover) and includes habitat type (e.g.. sand,
lava bench, coral, rock, artificial substrate) and pertinent environmental
correlates (e.g. depth, proximity to shore) at each site where invasive
species are encountered. Sites where alien species presence have been
documented in the past were resurveyed.  Surveys were supported by 
photographic documentation and voucher specimens which were collected and 
deposited at the Bishop Museum for future reference.

#INSTRUMENT TYPES:
SCUBA
collection bags
Salinity: refractometer
Temperature: thermometer

#REFERENCES: 
see /data/references.txt

#SUBMITTING MEDIUM:
MS Excel spreadsheet via email

#FILE FORMATS: 
Files:                                                 contents
summary_allalienstate_kaneohe2000_2002.xls*            Original Excel file
summary_allalienstate_kaneohe2000_2002_abrev.csv*      CSV dump Abbreviations
summary_allalienstate_kaneohe2000_2002_kbay_data.csv*  Kaneohe Bay Data
summary_allalienstate_kaneohe2000_2002_kbay_info.csv*  Kaneohe Bay metadata
summary_allalienstate_kaneohe2000_2002_statewide.csv*  Statewide Data/metadata
table1.txt                                             List of known alien species
references.txt                                         Pertinent literature

MS Excel spreadsheet with self-explanatory columns.

#DATASET SIZE:
423 kilobytes

#NUMBER OF DATA UNITS:
72 sites

#MISCELLANEOUS:
Related Datasets in NOAA archive
NODC Accession Number      Dataset
0000879                    TEAM Algal Species Abundance dataset
0000884                    TEAM Algal Species List
0000757                    CRAMP 1999-2000 Coral data
0000758                    CRAMP 1999-2000 Fish data
0000513                    CRAMP 1999 Coral data 
                           set 0000757 replaces set 0000513
0000671                    CRAMP video images 1999
0000728                    CRAMP video images 2000
