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Launiupoko Beach Park

Latitude: 20 50 00 N

Longitude: 156 38 48 W

Island: Maui

Location: Half a mile south of Lahaina, on the NW coast of Maui.

Invasive Species Collected:
Acanthophora spicifera (Vahl) Børgesen
Cladophora socialis
Colpomenia sinuosa (Mert. ex Roth) Derbès & Solier
Dictyosphaeria cavernosa (Forssk.) Børgesen
Hincksia mitchelliae (Harvey) Silva
Hypnea musciformis (Wulfen) J.V.Lamour.
Hypnea spinella (C.Agardh) Kütz.
Turbinaria ornata (Turner) J.Agardh
Ulva fasciata Delile
Ulva reticulata Forssk.

All Species Collected:

Acanthophora spicifera Acrochaetium seriatum Ahnfeltiopsis divaricata Ahnfeltiopsis pygmaea Amphiroa rigida Anotrichium secundum Anotrichium tenue Boodlea composita Botryocladia skottsbergii Centroceras clavulatum Ceramium Ceramium dumosertum Ceramium flaccidum Ceramium tenuissimum Champia parvula Chondria dangeardii Chondria simpliciuscula Cladophora socialis Codium edule Colpomenia sinuosa Crouania mageshimensis Dasya iridescens Dasya murrayana Dictyosphaeria cavernosa Dictyota acutiloba Dictyota ceylanica Dictyota sandvicensis Enteromorpha compressa Enteromorpha intestinalis Falkenbergia hillebrandii Gelidiella machrisiana Gracilaria coronopifolia Grateloupia filicina Griffithsia heteromorpha Griffithsia metcalfii Halimeda discoidea Halimeda incrassata Herposiphonia pacifica Hincksia mitchelliae Hypnea chordacea Hypnea musciformis Hypnea spinella Hypneocolax stellaris Jania adhaerens Laurencia cartilaginea Laurencia crustiformans Laurencia decumbens Laurencia dotyi Laurencia galtsoffii Laurencia majuscula Laurencia mcdermidiae Leveillea jungermannioides Liagora ceranoides Lyngbya majuscula Martensia fragilis Microdictyon japonicum Microdictyon setchellianum Monostroma oxyspermum Neomeris annulata Neomeris vanbosseae Neosiphonia flaccidissima Neosiphonia hawaiiensis Neosiphonia sphaerocarpa Neosiphonia tongatensis Padina australis Padina gymnospora Padina sanctae-crucis Peyssonnelia conchicola Plocamium sandvicense Polyopes hakalauensis Polysiphonia Pseudobryopsis oahuensis Pterocladiella caerulescens Pterocladiella capillacea Sargassum echinocarpum Sargassum obtusifolium Sphacelaria novae-hollandiae Sphacelaria tribuloides Spyridia filamentosa Stypopodium hawaiiensis Trichogloea requienii Tricleocarpa fragilis Turbinaria ornata Ulva fasciata Ulva reticulata Valonia aegagropila

Description: Shallow reef flat extending 70 yards into the ocean, with depths of 0.1 m to 1.3 m at the collection sites. The wave action is moderate, with waves up to 6 feet (1.8 m) high. There is a 40 meter stone enclosure with an opening facing North.

Freshwater Inputs: Although there are no streams in this area, there is a significant input of freshwater from natural springs and run-off. This is corroborated by the relative abundance of the green alga Ulva sp that thrives in low salinity levels.

Turbidity:

Nutrients:

Collection Dates: 02.Jun.2000; 19.Nov.2000; 07.Feb.2001; 24.May.2001

Samples: Samples were collected from an area 50 meters by 20 meters along the northern side of the wall.