Emergent vegetation — benthic map class

Kauaʻi evidence

Classification/source support: SRC-HAB-011, SRC-HAB-012, SRC-HAB-013

Names and classification

Scientific name

Not applicable

Common names

Emergent vegetation — benthic map class

Hawaiian names

Not assessed

Record type

habitat

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence

Present

Origin

Artificial/managed habitat

Conservation status

Not formally assessed

Evidence date

2026-09-13

Evidence limits

This record represents an operational habitat class, not every site-specific plant association or mapped polygon.

Habitat and ecology

Habitats

Emergent vegetation — benthic map class

Food and resource needs

Not applicable

Reproduction

Not applicable

Shelter

Not applicable

Substrate

Shallow sediment/shore edge

Threats and conservation

Threats

Erosion, sedimentation, pollution, warming, storms, invasive species, shoreline alteration and human disturbance can change habitat condition.

Conservation actions

Manage for ecological compatibility, water quality, connectivity and invasive-species risk; restore native function where feasible.

Monitoring

Track extent, condition, hydrology/physical structure, native/alien composition, disturbance exposure and restoration response.

Data gaps

Exact islandwide area, condition and trend may vary by source layer and mapping scale.

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal timing

Year-round unless hydrologically seasonal

Seasonal description

Emergent vegetation — benthic map class is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.

Place and watershed context

Habitat system

Marine

Habitat class

artificial

Moisture regime

Not applicable

Salinity regime

Marine

Water regime

Marine

Vegetation structure

Emergent vegetation

Sources and further reading

• https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/39352
• https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/41310/full-list
• https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/benthic-habitat-mapping-main-hawaiian-islands/