S.L. Coles (primary reporting author)
Hawaii Biological Survey
Bishop Museum
Honolulu, Hawaii
R.C. DeFelice (co-author)
Bishop Museum and
Dept. of Zoology,
University of Hawaii
L.G. Eldredge (co-author)
Bishop Museum
200202
Nonindigenous Marine Species in Kaneohe Bay,
Oahu, Hawaii in 1999-2000 (NODC Accession 0001053)
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Honolulu, Hawaii
Bishop Museum
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0001053
The presence and impact of nonindigenous (introduced) marine organisms
in Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaiian Islands are evaluated using a combination
of historical records and on-site surveys and findings are compared with
the results of similar studies conducted in Hawaii and the Pacific.
Observations and collections were made in November 1999 to January 2000
at 24 stations from variety of habitats and environments throughout the
bay and from one site at Moku Manu Island outside the bay. A comprehensive
literature review of published papers and books and unpublished reports
was conducted to develop a listing of previous species reports, and the
marine invertebrates, fish, mollusk and algae collections at Bishop Museum
were queried for information regarding all organisms that had been
collected from Kaneohe Bay. The assembled data were developed into a
relational data base used to determine the 1999-2000 percent component
of the total biota that was non indigenous or cryptogenic, the number
of new reports for the bay versus the number of previous reports not
found, and a chronology of first reports of introductions.
The 1999-2000 surveys observed or collected a total of 786 taxa
including 617 species, more than six times the number of taxa
previously reported by any single survey of biota in the bay. Of
these, 59% of the total taxa and 51% of the named species were
new reports for Kaneohe Bay after consideration of nomenclatural
name changes. However, only 24% of the total taxa previously
reported for the bay were found by the present study. This may be
due in part to misidentifications in previous studies, non-sampling
of meiobiota and plankton by the present study, or actual
disappearance of some species from the bay such as the introduced mollusk
Haliotis sp. However, the results suggest that further sampling
and observation would produce considerably more taxa and species.
Historically, 204 nonindigenous or cryptogenic species (collectively
termed NIS) have been reported in Kaneohe Bay since 1920, and 116
were found on the 1999-2000 surveys, the most that have been determined
for any single study in the Hawaiian Islands or Johnston Atoll. In
terms of the component of total identified species, NIS composed 18.8%,
among the highest percentage components that has been found in Hawaii
and second only to the 23% value that was determined for Pearl Harbor.
Fifty-two of the NIS were new reports for the bay. However, all
but 16 of the new bay reports had previously been reported in Hawaii,
and those 16 are designated cryptogenic and subject to revision.
This dataset includes the complete report from this study in
PDF format and output from the relational database as spreadsheet
files.
The primary purpose was to identify non-indigenous or
invasive species in the nearshore marine ecosystem.
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Sensor_Name: SCUBA, visual census
Source_Name: manual
Project_Campaign: David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Project_Campaign: State of Hawaii Department of Lands and Natural Resources
Originating_Center: Bishop Museum
Storage_Medium: MS EXCEL, PDF, ASCII, JPEG
Online_size: 4.855 megabytes
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Biological survey
Coral species
fish species
macroalgae species
mollusk species
invertebrate species
benthic habitat
coastal studies
coral reef
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish
EARTH SCIENCE > Biological Classification > Animals/Invertebrates > Mollusks
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Invertebrates
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Benthic Habitat
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs
CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
Numeric Data Sets > Biology
ISO 19115 Topic Category
environment
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biota
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Hawaii
Kaneohe Bay
Central Pacific Ocean
Oahu
CoRIS Region
MHI
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Oahu Island > Oahu (21N157W0003)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Oahu (21N157W0003)
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Kaneohe Bay (21N157W0004)
OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Oahu Island > Kaneohe Bay (21N157W0004)
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Steve L. Coles
Scientist
mailing address
Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice St.
Honolulu
HI
96817
U.S.A.
(808) 847-8256
(808) 841-8968
slcoles@bishopmuseum.org
9:00 - 5:00PM, Pacific time
E-mail/phone/letter
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
State of Hawaii Department of Lands and Natural Resources
Division of Aquatic Resources
MS Excel and PDF format
see Methodology
the survey was 100% completed
A. Literature Search
A variety of sources of information on the environmental conditions
and biological communities of Kaneohe Bay were examined. Literature
consulted included published papers in the open scientific
literature, taxonomy-based monographs and books, unpublished
reports for environmental studies in the harbors, and newspaper
and magazine articles that were concerned with the development or
environmental and biological communities of the harbors. Resources
that were consulted in this search were the libraries of Bishop
Museum, the University of Hawaii, Manoa and Hawaii Institute of Marine
Biology and AECOS Inc.
B. Bishop Museum Collections
Bishop Museum collections databases for algae, invertebrates,
malacology and ichthyology were reviewed for all marine or estuarine
organisms indicated to have been collected in Kane'ohe Bay. The
retrieved data were assembled into a combined database containing
taxa identity, taxonomic authority, collection location and date,
collector and collectors notes, when available. This information is
included with the general listing of all taxa for the study
developed from all sources.
C. Field Surveys
Samples were collected from 24 sites inside and one outside of
Kaneohe Bay using methods previously employed on nonindigenous species
surveys in Hawaii, Midway and Johnston Atoll. Collections and
observations were made by two experienced investigators sampling as
large a variety of habitats as possible at each station while
snorkeling or using Scuba. One diver recorded the sight-identifiable
invertebrate macrofauna and macroalgae and all fishes swimming in the
area, The second diver sampled organisms from hard surfaces and
sediments from the intertidal zone to the base of the reef. Macro-
organisms were collected by hand, hard surfaces were scraped with
a chisel, and several liters of coral rubble were placed in an 80 um
mesh bag and transported back to the laboratory for later inspection and
removal of cryptic organisms. When present at a survey site, whole
macroalgae plants were collected and preserved in 70% ethanol, and
epiphytic organisms were later rinsed from the algae and preseryed in
ethanol for future processing. Collected organisms and substratum,
which ranged 4-8 liters in total volume for each station, were
inspected on site, and selected hydroids, anemones and tunicates were
removed and relaxed in a solution of Epsom salts and seawater
before preserving in 5% formalin. The remaining organisms were
preserved on site in 70% alcohol before returning the samples to
the laboratory for sorting and identification of organisms. Sediment
dwelling organisms were sampled at each station, using cores 12.5 cm
diameter by 15 cm deep pushed into the substratum. Sediments obtained
were sieved through a 0.5 mm mesh screen and the organisms retained by
the screen which were placed in plastic bags and preserved in 70% alcohol
until processing. Specimens collected were sorted and identified to
species or the lowest practicable taxa, using dissecting or compound
microscope magnification when necessary. Identifications were made
using descriptions available in Reef and Shore Fauna of Hawaii
Sections 1 to 4 (published), 5 and 6 (unpublished), various
taxonomic references, and voucher specimens in the Bishop Museum
collections. Specimens from various groups were sent to taxonomic
experts for final identifications.
Coles, S.L., R.C. DeFelice & L.G. Eldredge. 2002. Nonindigenous marine
species in Kane`ohe Bay, O`ahu, Hawai`i. Bishop Mus. Tech.
Rep. 24, 353 p.
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Steve L. Coles
Scientist
mailing address
Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice St.
Honolulu
HI
96817
U.S.A.
(808) 847-8256
(808) 841-8968
slcoles@bishopmuseum.org
9:00 - 5:00PM, Pacific time
E-mail/phone/letter
The following files are provided in ../data
FILE FORMAT CONTENT
kbay-report.pdf PDF complete report
station_map.jpg JPEG station map
station_list.jpg JPEG site listing, sample dates, depths
Station_Dates.xls Excel Excel spreadsheet with station information
Station_Dates.csv CSV ASCII copy of sheet one of above
Stations_DAtes_
Packard_stas.csv CSV ASCII copy of sheet two of above
KBayFinal.xls Excel Excel spreadsheet containing output
from the relational database for species,
with sheets separated by various categories:
KBayFinal_sheet2.csv CSV ASCII copy of each spreadsheet page follows
KBayFinal_All.csv
KBayFinal_DistAll.csv
KBayFinal_DistNIS.csv
KBayFinal_DistNonindig.csv
KBayFinal_Invasives.csv
KBayFinal_NIS.csv
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