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CRAMP Study Sites: Papaula, Island of Maui
Honolua -- Papaula -- Kanahena Point -- Kanahena Bay -- Mā‘alaea -- Molokini Island -- Olowalu -- Puamana -- Mahinahina -- Kahekili
Geographic Name: Papaula
CRAMP Site Code: MaPap
Geographic Coordinates:
20° 55.307’ N; 156° 25.572’ W
20° 55.462’ N; 156° 25.571’ W
Chart of the Papaula coastline. Red arrows show transect sites. (Click image for larger view.)
Management Status: Open access
Area Description:
Agricultural in nearby saddle land. Colonized hard bottom with thin veneer over basalt pavement. Encrusting coral colonies dominant form. Pseudo spur and groove with narrow channels of coarse carbonate sand. Northern exposure with low rugosity and low reef relief due to extreme wave impacts. Low human activity due to inaccessibility.
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Papa‘ula, Maui 3m Total coral cover: 27.5% Species Richness: 5 Dominant Species: Montipora flabellata |
Papa‘ula, Maui 10m Total coral cover: 50.3% Species Richness: 8 Dominant Species: Montipora flabellata |
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Photoquadrats of the Papa‘ula site from the 3m and 10m transects. |
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Last Update: 02/25/2011
By: Dan Lager
Hawai‘i Coral Reef Assessment & Monitoring Program
Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology
P.O. Box 1346
Kāne‘ohe, HI 96744
808-236-7440 phone
808-236-7443 fax
email: jokiel@hawaii.edu