Hermatypic corals of Vanuatu

Created 24/06/2017

Updated 09/10/2017

Hermatypic coral communities on the coral reefs of Vanuatu were examined at 22 locations, covering a wide range of environments along the length of the island arc, in 1988.

The reefs around nine islands (Ureparapara, Reef Islands, Gaua, Espiritu Santo, Pentecost, Cook's Reef, Efate, Tanna and Aneityum) were surveyed. An accumulative inventory of hermatypic corals at each location was compiled until no further species were recorded.

Where there appeared to be a significant difference between the appearance of species at Vanuatu and the same species on the Great Barrier Reef, specimens were collected for further study.

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Title Hermatypic corals of Vanuatu
Language English
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Landing Page https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/15efedde-acc4-4f93-b3f2-0dd3a362df62
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Australian Institute of Marine Science
adc@aims.gov.au
Geospatial Coverage {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[166.0, -21.0], [170.0, -21.0], [170.0, -13.0], [166.0, -13.0], [166.0, -21.0]]]}
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