Anchialine pools : Vulnerability to Climate Change in West Hawai‘i

doi:10.25923/ahyk-vd31

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Anchialine pools : Vulnerability to Climate Change in West Hawai‘i

2019
Series: PIFSC special publication SP 19-003

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United States. National Marine Fisheries Service ; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (U.S.)
NOAA Program & Office:

NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; PIFSC (Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center)
Description:

Anchialine pools, known locally as wai ‘ōpae or loko ‘ōpae ‘ula, are landlocked bodies of water with a subterranean connection to the ocean (from Greek ankhialos, ‘near the sea’). Anchialine pools are unique coastal ecosystems that support West Hawai‘i biodiversity, fisheries, cultural activities, and tourism. Healthy anchialine pools filter run-off and provide habitat for the native shrimp Halocaridina rubra (‘ōpae ‘ula) and Metabetaeus lohena, along with numerous other endemic species. Hawai‘i island has one of the highest concentrations of anchialine pools in the world. Anchialine pool ecosystems are gravely threatened by introduced fishes, changes in landuse that contribute to habitat loss, reductions or impairments of freshwater water quantity and quality, and rising sea levels.
Keywords:

Biodiversity Climatic Changes Fisheries Freshwater Ecology Habitat Marine Ecology Native Fishes Runoff Sea Level Shrimps Tide Pool Ecology, Landlocked Tourism Climatic Changes Freshwater Ecology Marine Ecology Native Fishes Sea Level Tide Pool Ecology, Landlocked
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PIFSC special publication SP 19-003
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https://doi.org/10.25923/ahyk-vd31
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Working Paper
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Hawaii
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Public Domain
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