Biological inventory of anchialine pool invertebrates at Pu‘uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park and Pu‘ukoholā Heiau National Historic Site, Hawai‘i Island
Tango LK, Foote D, Magnacca KN, Foltz SJ, Cutler K. 2012. Biological inventory of anchialine pool invertebrates at Pu‘uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park and Pu‘ukoholā Heiau National Historic Site, Hawai‘i Island. HPI-CESU & PCSU Technical Report Series. Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit Technical Report 181. University of Hawaii at Manoa. University of Hawaii at Manoa
Biological inventories of invertebrates were conducted in anchialine pools at PUHO and PUHE. Inventories for major groups of invertebrates were completed at anchialine poolcomplexes in Pu‘uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park (PUHO) and Pu‘ukoholāHeiau National Historic Site (PUHE) on the island of Hawai‘i. Nine pools within two poolcomplexes were surveyed at PUHO, along with one extensive pool at the terminus ofMakeāhua Gulch at PUHE. At both parks, inventories documented previouslyunreported diversity, with pool complexes at PUHO exhibiting greater species richnessfor most taxa than the pool at PUHE. Inventories at PUHO recorded five species ofmolluscs, four species of crustaceans (including the candidate endangered shrimpMetabetaeus lohena), two species of Orthoptera, four species of Odonata (including thecandidate endangered damselfly Megalagrion xanthomelas), fourteen species ofDiptera, nine taxa of plankton, and thirteen species of ants; inventories at the PUHEpool produced only one species of mollusc, two species of crustacean, at least onespecies of Orthoptera, four species of Odonata, thirty species of Diptera, five taxa ofplankton, and four species of ants. Further survey work may be necessary to documentthe full diversity of pool fauna, especially in species-rich groups like the Diptera.Inventory data will be used to generate a network wide database of species presenceand distribution, and will aid in developing management plans for anchialine poolresources.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Tango, Lori; Foote, David; Magnacca, Karl; Foltz, Sarah; Cutler, Kerry
- Date of Issue
- 2012-03
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii at Manoa
- Units
- PACN , PUHE , PUHO
- Keywords
- Anchialine Pools, Biological Inventory, Inventory, Invertebrates, Marine Freshwater Inventory Report
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Wetland Communities , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Freshwater Invertebrates , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Fishes