Description
The Waianae Ecological Characterization is a digital synthesis of historical and current physical, ecological, and cultural information about the Waianae moku, which is located on the leeward coast of the Hawaiian Island of Oahu. The characterization emphasizes coastal resource management practices and challenges of the Waianae moku. It includes narratives, videos, images, graphics, interviews, stories, chants, subject bibliographies, over 100 geographic information system (GIS) data layers, and several interactive GIS map projects and printable maps. In addition, it introduces a GIS-based tool, called the Nonpoint Source Pollution and Erosion Comparison Tool, to assist resource managers in the assessment of potential impacts of land use change on water quality as a result of impervious surfaces, runoff, sedimentation, and other factors. The Waianae Ecological Characterization was developed by the Hawaii Coastal Zone Management Program, in partnership with the NOAA Coastal Services Center and the NOAA Pacific Services Center. Funding was provided by the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program. The characterization is available in its entirety on CD-ROM; limited portions are available on the Internet.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Web Page | HTML | index.htm | Open resource |
| Web Page | HTML | index.htm | Open resource |
Tags
- 1012
- ahupuaa
- ahupuaa management
- aquatic ecosystems
- aquatic habitat
- bibliography
- biosphere
- central pacific ocean
- characterization of the waianae coast - using the traditional ahupuaa concept for managing impacts t
- climate
- coastal habitat
- coastal processes
- coastal resource use
- contaminants
- coral cover
- coral reef ecology
- coral reefs
- coris_metadata
- country/territory
- cultural history
- earth science
- ecological characterization
- environmental management
- fringing reef
- geographic information
- geology
- geomorphology
- gis
- glossary
- habitats
- hawaii
- hawaiian islands
- honolulu
- hydrosphere
- invasive/introduced species
- islands
- land management
- land surface
- maps
- marine biology
- marine ecosystems
- marine invertebrates
- marine mammals
- marine reptiles
- marine resource use
- mhi
- moku
- nonpoint source pollution and erosion comparison tool
- n-spect
- oahu
- oahu (21n157w0003)
- oahu island
- ocean basin
- ocean processes
- oceans
- oral history
- pacific ocean
- socioeconomic profile
- spatial data
- tectonic landforms/processes
- terrestrial ecosystems
- turtles
- united states of america
- waianae
- water quality
- water resources
- weather