TABLE 1. Summary of Biological Observations Made at Transect T-1, Offshore of Kewalo Landfill (Station 
A), 7 September 1993 


Quadrat Distance Along Transect (m)
I. Quadrat Survey

0
5
10
15
20

Algae





Laurencia obtusa

0.1



Corals





Porites lobata
31
12.5
8
38
4
P. compressa
0.8

0.2
6.5

Pocillopora meandrina
2
4.2
4
4.2
13
Montipora verrucosa
0.1

0.1
0.1

M. patula


0.1


Pavona varians




0.1
Sand
4
1
5
1
14
Rubble
5

57.6

9
Hard Substratum
57.1
82.2
25
50.2
59.9


II. Invertebrate Census (4 ? 20 m)
No. of 
Individuals





Phylum Annelida





Spirobranchus giganteus corniculatus
6




Sabellastarte sanctijosephi
1




Phylum Arthropoda





Panulirus marginatus
4




Phylum Echinodermata





Echinostrephus aciculatum
1




Echinothrix diadema
7




E. calamaris
1




Tripneustes gratilla
1




Linckia diplax
1






III. Fish Census (4 ? 20 m)






31 Species





343 Individuals





Estimated Standing Crop = 1 039 g/m2






NOTE: Results of the 5-m2 quadrat sampling of the benthic community are presented in Part I as percent cover; counts of 
diurnally exposed macroinvertebrates are given in Part II, and a summary of the fish census is given in Part III. Water depth 
ranges from 17.4 to 18.2 m; mean coral coverage is 25.8% (quadrat method).


