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West Hawaii Explorations Academy

73-4460 Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway, #105
Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740

Sylvia Texeira, Grades 7–8, 28 students

Photo: Caroline Neary (The Kohala Center) and Sylvia Texeira (WHEA) assist a student with tidepool identification.

Survey of Invertebrate Species Abundance in Three West Hawai‘i Tidepool Areas
Students surveyed the diversity of invertebrates at three different sites along the coast of West Hawai‘i, at Kahalu‘u, Makalawena, and Keahole Point, to determine differences in tide pool invertebrate abundance at these three locations.

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