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Delta-15 Nitrogen values from all shores of Maui and benthic, algae, and urchin data from Kahekili, West Maui, 2007-2009 (NCEI Accession 0068665)

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The Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) established an Herbivore Fisheries Management Area (HFMA) in front of Kahekili Beach Park in West Maui that was effective on July 25th 2009. The basis for the Kahekili HFMA arises from decadal benthic data (collected by DAR and partners since 1994) that shows that coral cover has been declining since 1999, whereas the abundance of algae has sharply increased, especially the abundance of the invasive algae Acanthophora spicifera. Thus the herbivore fish are more abundant to help combat the algae.

Benthic transects were performed to assess the diversity and coverage of algal and urchin species in the Kahekili area in 2008-2009.

To address the sources of the algal blooms, a seep sampling device for water chemistry analysis and a macroalgae bio-indicators were used to monitor the nutrient conditions. Fine-scale surveys were made in the Kahekili HFMA and in Kihei in 2008 and 2009. Detection of delta-15 nitrogen levels were made all around Maui in the summer of 2007, every mile in built-up areas and every five miles in remote areas, for a total of 116 sites.
  • Cite as: Dailer, Meghan; UH Mānoa (2010). Delta-15 Nitrogen values from all shores of Maui and benthic, algae, and urchin data from Kahekili, West Maui, 2007-2009 (NCEI Accession 0068665). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0068665. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2007-06-21 to 2009-09-30
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -156.6967
East: -155.9842
South: 20.5796
North: 21.0254
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Associated Resources
  • Williams, Ivor; Coral Reef Ecosystems Program (2010). Kahekili, West Maui, Hawaii Fish and Benthic Data from Surveys in January and 2008-08 (NCEI Accession 0065597). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0065597.
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2010-11-17
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Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Supplemental Information
A complimentary data set is found in NODC Accession 0065597, which contains fish and benthic surveys by Dr. Ivor Williams for 2008 in the Kahekili HFMA.
Purpose To better understand the nitrogen source for the algal blooms and toassess the urchin and algae species and coverage in the Kahekili HFMA.A high ratio of N15 is thought to indicate a source from a well, a low ratio a source from runoff, perhaps from excess fertilizer.
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  • Cite as: Dailer, Meghan; UH Mānoa (2010). Delta-15 Nitrogen values from all shores of Maui and benthic, algae, and urchin data from Kahekili, West Maui, 2007-2009 (NCEI Accession 0068665). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0068665. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Originator Keywords
  • algal species and counts
  • benthic data
  • biological data
  • chemical data
  • coastal data
  • coral reef
  • coral species and counts
  • delta-15 Nitrogen (parts per thousand and ratio mgN-per-g)
  • substrate type
  • urchin species and counts
  • water quality
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Originator Place Names
  • Hawaii
  • Kahekili
  • Kihei
  • Maui
  • North Pacific
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  • Cite as: Dailer, Meghan; UH Mānoa (2010). Delta-15 Nitrogen values from all shores of Maui and benthic, algae, and urchin data from Kahekili, West Maui, 2007-2009 (NCEI Accession 0068665). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0068665. Accessed [date].
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  • 2010-11-17T12:17:16Z - NCEI Accession 0068665 v1.1 was published.
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  • 2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
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  • CHN Analyzer
  • mass spectrometer
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