Biodiversity of marine communities in Pearl Harbor, O`ahu, Hawai`i with observations on introduced exotic species
Coles S, Defelice RC, Eldredge LG, Carlton JT. 1997. Biodiversity of marine communities in Pearl Harbor, O`ahu, Hawai`i with observations on introduced exotic species. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum Hawai`i Biological Survey. Bishop Museum Technical Report 10. Bishop Museum Press. Honolulu, HI
Reports results of survey of marine and estuarine invertebrate and fish communities in Pearl Harbor, HI, between Jan. and Oct., 1996. Present survey results compared with previous surveys done for the harbor, taxonomic descriptions of organisms collected from the harbor, and specimens in the Bishop Museum collections. Researchers identified three types of communities in the harbor: "one associated with relatively oceanic conditions in channel areas, one with the highly turbid West Loch sedimentary environment and one with conditions prevailing throughout the rest of the harbor." Includes discussion of persistence rates of introduced species and environmental conditions in the harbor. Authors found "little or no indication of monopolization of resources by a single species or population outbreaks of a recently introduced species." Includes annotated bibliography of literature concerning Pearl Harbor.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Coles, SL; Defelice, R; Eldredge, Lucius; Carlton, J
- Date of Issue
- 1997-08
- Publisher
- Bishop Museum Press
- Units
- VALR
- Keywords
- Ecology, Exotic Species, Marine Communities, Observations, Pearl Harbor HI, Presence (Biodiversity), Vouchers