Checklist of Scleractinian corals, Alcyonacean corals, Molluscs and Sponges collected or recorded from the Bonaparte Archipelago, Western Australia (2016)

Intertidal and subtidal surveys were conducted at 11 sites within the Bonaparte Archipelago at two platform reefs and five fringing reefs from September 16 to 21, 2016. Subtidal sites were surveyed on SCUBA at 12 m depth. Mid-to-lower littoral reef flats were surveyed by reef walking at low tide. At each site, the percent cover of 12 categories of benthos (hard coral, soft coral, sponge, macroalgae, algal turf, coralline algae, calcareous algae, seagrass, other invertebrates, sand, rubble, rock and silt) was examined in situ along three 25-m point-intercept transects (50 points per transect), which were laid in a series within the same depth range. Data from cited paper Richards et al. (2016) A tropical Australian refuge for photosymbiotic benthic fauna. Coral Reefs (2019) 38:669–676

Citation: Zoe T. Richards, Rodrigo Garcia, Glenn Moore, Jane Fromont, Lisa Kirkendale, Monika Bryce, Clay Bryce, Ana Hara, Jenelle Ritchie, Oliver Gomez, Corey Whisson, Mark Allen, Nerida G. Wilson (2016) A tropical Australian refuge for photosymbiotic benthic fauna. Coral Reefs (2019) 38:669–676. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-019-01809-5

Published: June 08, 2022 at 04:51

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