human impacts on coral reefs
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Human Impacts on Coral Reefs. Part 4 The Kane‘ohe Bay Story. Kane‘ohe Bay, O‘ahu. Length =13.5 km Width =4.5 km Shoreline =30.7 km Average Depth =8.4 m. Kane‘ohe Bay. Formation of O‘ahu. Kane‘ohe Bay Watershed. Watershed drains 97 km 2 of land area. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Human Impacts on Coral Reefs
Human Impacts on Coral Reefs
Part 4The Kane‘ohe Bay Story
Part 4The Kane‘ohe Bay Story
Kane‘ohe Bay, O‘ahuKane‘ohe Bay, O‘ahu
Length = 13.5 kmWidth = 4.5 kmShoreline = 30.7 kmAverage Depth = 8.4 m
Length = 13.5 kmWidth = 4.5 kmShoreline = 30.7 kmAverage Depth = 8.4 m
Kane‘ohe BayKane‘ohe Bay
Formation of O‘ahuFormation of O‘ahu
Kane‘ohe BayWatershed
Kane‘ohe BayWatershed
Watershed drains 97 km2 of land area.
Annual rainfall averages 140-240 cm/year.
Total stream discharge rate is 214,000 m3/day.
Watershed drains 97 km2 of land area.
Annual rainfall averages 140-240 cm/year.
Total stream discharge rate is 214,000 m3/day.
http://cramp.wcc.hawaii.edu/Downloads/Publications/OD_JOKIELs_Scientific_Guide_to_K-Bay.pdf
Generalized profile of a fringing reef in Kaneohe Bay
Generalized profile of a patch reef in Kaneohe Bay
Generalized profile of a barrier reef complex in Kaneohe Bay
Flood tide Circulation of Kaneohe Bay
Ebb tide Circulation of Kaneohe Bay
Freshwater Reef KillsFreshwater Reef Kills
Effects of FreshwaterEffects of FreshwaterThe Phoenix Effect
in Porites compressa
The Phoenix Effect
in Porites compressa
Cut surface of a broken finger showing living tissue beneath the
surface of the skeleton
Cut surface of a broken finger showing living tissue beneath the
surface of the skeletonNormal colony next to a colony exposed to
freshwater
Normal colony next to a colony exposed to
freshwater
Effects of FreshwaterEffects of FreshwaterParricidal Budding in
Fungia scutaria
The Phoenix Effect
Parricidal Budding in Fungia scutaria
The Phoenix Effect
Pre-Western Contact ImpactsPre-Western Contact Impacts
Recent History of
Kane‘ohe Bay
Recent History of
Kane‘ohe Bay
Population Growth in Kane‘ohe Area
Population Growth in Kane‘ohe Area
1920: 2,9901940: 5,3871960: 29,6621990: 66,760
1920: 2,9901940: 5,3871960: 29,6621990: 66,760
Year Population size
Recent History of Kane‘ohe
Bay
Recent History of Kane‘ohe
Bay
Recent History of Kane‘ohe
Bay
Recent History of Kane‘ohe
Bay
Bubble AlgaeBubble Algae
Recent History of Kane‘ohe
Bay
Recent History of Kane‘ohe
Bay
Recent History of
Kane‘ohe Bay
Recent History of
Kane‘ohe Bay
Introduced and Invasive Seaweed Species
Introduced and Invasive Seaweed Species