#TEMPORARY ACCESSION NUMBER:
#ACCESSION NUMBER:

#CONTRIBUTOR:
Steve Coles
Bishop Museum
Natural Science Department
1525 Bernice Street
PO Box 17801
Honolulu, HI 96817-0801
808-847-8256
slcoles@bishopmuseum.org

#CONTRIBUTOR INSTITUTION:
Bishop Museum
Natural Science Department
Hawaii Biological Survey

#ORIGINATOR:
Steve Coles
Louise Giuseffi
Melanie Hutchinson

#ORIGINATOR INSTITUTION:
Bishop Museum
Natural Science Department
Hawaii Biological Survey

#TITLE:  
Assessment of Species Composition, Diversity, and Biomass in Marine Habitats
and Subhabitats around Offshore Islets in the Main Hawaiian Islands 2007

#ABSTRACT
The marine algae, invertebrate and fish communities were surveyed at ten islet
or offshore island sites in the Main Hawaiian Islands in the vicinity of
Lanai, (Puu Pehe and Poo Poo Islets), Maui (Kaemi and Hulu
Islets and the outer rim of Molokini), off Kaulapapa National Historic Park on
Molokai (Mokapu, Okala and Namoku Islets) and Oahu (Kaohikaipu
Islet and outside Kapapa Island) in 2007.  Survey protocol at all sites
consisted of an initial reconnaissance survey on which all algae,
invertebrates and fishes that could be identified on site were listed and or
photographed and collections of algae and invertebrates were collected for
later laboratory identification.  Following the reconnaissance surveys,
quantitative estimates of coral and algal coverage and size and biomass of
fishes along 25 m transects were conducted at each site and their locations
were recorded using GPS.

#PURPOSE:  
In order to address the need for coordinated, statewide program for islet
conservation, the Offshore Islet Restoration Committee (OIRC) was formed in
September 2002.  The OIRC is a multi-agency group dedicated to conducting
biological surveys and restoration on selected offshore islets in Hawaii.
Members include the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources' Division
of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S.
Coast Guard, the U.S. Geological Survey's Biological Resources Division,
Wildlife Services from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bishop Museum,
National Marine Fisheries Service, Pelea Pacifica, and the University of
Hawaii.  The objectives of the OIRC are to:
* Complete baseline biological inventories on selected islets
* Collect and conserve genetic material from rare plant species
* Eradicate alien mammals
* Assess efficacy of experimental eradication techniques
* Eradicate or control invasive weeds
* Control soil erosion through re-vegetation
* Re-plant native vegetation, including rare species, on selected islets
* Monitor and scientifically document results of restoration actions
* Educate the public on islet biota and conservation needs

Much of the focus of the OIRC has been on assessing, maintaining or restoring
the terrestrial system and bird fauna of these offshore islets.  Most offshore
islet reef areas in the main Hawaiian Islands have not yet been assessed for
the composition or abundance of the organisms that comprise their marine
communities.  Therefore, the present project was conceived and conducted to
provide this information  for selected offshore islets in the main Hawaiian
chain where such information has been lacking, and to evaluate the status of
these areas in terms of their assumed lack of anthropogenic disturbance and
isolation from introduced invasive species.

#FUNDING:
Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

#LOCATION EXTREMES:
SOUTHERNMOST LATITUDE: 20.73277
SOUTHERNMOST LATITUDE HEMISPHERE: N
NORTHERNMOST LATITUDE: 21.49431
NORTHERNMOST LATITUDE HEMISPHERE: N
WESTERNMOST LONGITUDE: 157.7932
WESTERNMOST LONGITUDE HEMISPHERE: W 
EASTERNMOST LONGITUDE: 156.8881
EASTERNMOST LONGITUDE HEMISPHERE: W  

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

#SAMPLING STATIONS: 
Path and filename                  comment
../../data/1-data/xxxxxSites.csv   explicit location, xxxxx: island name
../../data/1-data/xxxxx.jpg

#BEGIN AND END DATES: 
yyyymmdd
20070402 - 20070920

#SAMPLING PERIODS:
explicitly given in data files

#PARAMETERS: 
coral reef species, percent cover, size classes, abundance
reef fish species, presence, size classes, count, abundance
algae species, abundance
invertebrate species, abundance

#METHODOLOGY:
details at 
../data/0-data/HCRI Final Report.(doc and pdf)

#INSTRUMENT TYPES:
SCUBA
underwater paper
collection bags
Garmin 76 WAAF Global Positioning System (GPS)
Olympus 5060 digital camera

#REFERENCES: 
Coles, S.L., L.Giuseffi, and M.Hutchinson, 2008. ASSESSMENT OF SPECIES 
COMPOSITION, DIVERSITY AND BIOMASS IN MARINE HABITATS
AND SUBHABITATS AROUND OFFSHORE ISLETS IN THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI., Hawaii Biological Survey Contribution No.
2008-001, Bishop Museum Technical Report No 39.

#SUBMITTING MEDIUM:
cdrom

#FILE FORMATS: 
Directories:
data/0-data   files and filenames as received from originator
  0-data/GISMaps: These are the GIS files used to produce
  the spatial graphics in HCRI Final Report.(doc and pdf)

data/1-data   renamed or redundant ASCII (CSV) copies of originals
              as prepared for the archive by NODC
              (the directory tree in 0-data is mirrored in 1-data)

The original data are primarily provided as MS Excel spreadsheets.  
Redundant ASCII CSV-format copies were made, with
each unique sheet getting a unique file.  The name of the file for
each sheet in a spreadsheet is 

spreadsheetName_sheetName.CSV

In other words, the name of each sheet is concatenated onto the name
of the spreadsheet for each of the CSV files.

MS Word document files in data/0-data were converted to PDF/A and
placed in corresponding directories within data/1-data.

Image files are all given in JPEG format.

Each data file is self descriptive.

#DATASET SIZE:
264026 Kbytes

#NUMBER OF DATA UNITS:
10 islets

#MISCELLANEOUS:
