A living guide to Kauaʻi

Habitats of Kauaʻi

Explore the island’s native and introduced species, habitats, watersheds and conservation work. Each record connects its description, images and sources with the interactive Atlas.

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  Dredged / constructed zone

  Not applicable

  Dredged / constructed zone is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.

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  Mesophotic coral ecosystem

  Not applicable

  Mesophotic coral ecosystem is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.

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  Open-ocean / pelagic habitat

  Not applicable

  Open-ocean / pelagic habitat is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.

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  Sand bottom

  Not applicable

  Sand bottom is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.

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  Mud bottom

  Not applicable

  Mud bottom is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.

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  Linear reef

  Not applicable

  Linear reef is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.

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  Spur-and-groove reef

  Not applicable

  Spur-and-groove reef is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.

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  Individual patch reef

  Not applicable

  Individual patch reef is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.

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  Aggregated patch reef

  Not applicable

  Aggregated patch reef is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.

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  Aggregated coral habitat

  Not applicable

  Aggregated coral habitat is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.

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  Scattered coral / rock in unconsolidated sediment

  Not applicable

  Scattered coral / rock in unconsolidated sediment is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.

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  Colonized pavement

  Not applicable

  Colonized pavement is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.

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  Colonized volcanic rock / boulder

  Not applicable

  Colonized volcanic rock / boulder is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.

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  Colonized pavement with sand channels

  Not applicable

  Colonized pavement with sand channels is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.

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  Encrusting coralline algae — sparse

  Not applicable

  Encrusting coralline algae — sparse is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.

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  Encrusting coralline algae — patchy

  Not applicable

  Encrusting coralline algae — patchy is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.

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  Encrusting coralline algae — continuous

  Not applicable

  Encrusting coralline algae — continuous is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.

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  Uncolonized pavement

  Not applicable

  Uncolonized pavement is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.

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  Reef rubble

  Not applicable

  Reef rubble is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.

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  Uncolonized volcanic rock / boulder

  Not applicable

  Uncolonized volcanic rock / boulder is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.

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  Uncolonized pavement with sand channels

  Not applicable

  Uncolonized pavement with sand channels is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.

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  Seagrass bed — continuous

  Not applicable

  Seagrass bed — continuous is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.

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  Seagrass bed — sparse

  Not applicable

  Seagrass bed — sparse is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.

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  Seagrass bed — patchy

  Not applicable

  Seagrass bed — patchy is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.

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  Macroalgal bed — continuous

  Not applicable

  Macroalgal bed — continuous is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.

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  Macroalgal bed — sparse

  Not applicable

  Macroalgal bed — sparse is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.

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  Macroalgal bed — patchy

  Not applicable

  Macroalgal bed — patchy is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.

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  Other man-made benthic feature

  Not applicable

  Other man-made benthic feature is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.

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  Hardened artificial substrate

  Not applicable

  Hardened artificial substrate is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.

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  Fishpond / coastal impoundment

  Not applicable

  Fishpond / coastal impoundment is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the marine system.

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  Emergent vegetation — benthic map class

  Not applicable

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

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  Agriculture / cropland

  Not applicable

  Agriculture / cropland is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the modified & managed system.

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  Pasture / managed grassland

  Not applicable

  Pasture / managed grassland is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the modified & managed system.

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  Tree plantation

  Not applicable

  Tree plantation is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the modified & managed system.

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  Developed / urban habitat

  Not applicable

  Developed / urban habitat is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the modified & managed system.

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  Road / utility corridor

  Not applicable

  Road / utility corridor is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the modified & managed system.

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  Golf / landscaped open space

  Not applicable

  Golf / landscaped open space is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the modified & managed system.

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  Quarry / mined land

  Not applicable

  Quarry / mined land is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the modified & managed system.

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  Restored native habitat

  Not applicable

  Restored native habitat is a documented Kauaʻi habitat type in the modified & managed system.