TABLE 1. Summary of Biological Observations Made at Transect T-1, Offshore of Kewalo Landfill (Station 
A) on 28 August 1998


Quadrat Distance Along Transect
I. Quadrat Survey

0 m
5 m
10 m
15 m
20 m

Algae





Amansia glomerata 
1.1




Spyridia filamentosa 

0.9

13.0
4.0
Porolithon onkodes 



1.0

Sponges





Spirastrella coccinea 
1.2



3.5
Corals





Porites lobata 
43.0
14.5
0.6
18.0
10.3
Porites compressa 



1.5

Pocillopora meandrina 
3.5
9.0
4.8
13.5
9.0
Montipora verrucosa 
0.1
0.2
1.2  
0.3

Montipora patula 

0.9
0.2
0.8

Sand
1.0

3.0
2.0
4.0
Rubble
9.0

15.0
3.0
21.0
Hard Substratum
41.1
74.5
75.2
46.9
48.2


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






Phylum Annelida

Spirobranchus giganteus corniculatus
29
Phylum Mollusca

Spondylus tenebrosus
1
Lithophaga sp.
1
Conus miles 
1
Conus lividus 
1
Pinctada margaritifera 
1
Phylum Echinodermata

Echinothrix diadema
77
Echinometra mathaei
1


III. Fish Census (4 m ? 20 m)

34 Species
324 Individuals
Estimated Standing Crop = 151 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 26.3% (quadrat method).


