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0068_exposure Site #1 is the closest mapped 4/19/06 7:11 AM

Site #1 is the closest mapped "patch reef", it is just to the north of the planned channel and faces the possibility of being covered by accreting sands. The corals are already weakened from bleaching and nutrient stress and will not likely survive the channel construction well.

0069_exposure Mustard Hill coral (Porites astreoides) surrounded by turf algaes, coraline algae, culerpa, and seagrass. 4/19/06 7:11 AM

Mustard Hill coral (Porites astreoides) surrounded by turf algaes, coraline algae, culerpa, and seagrass.

0070_exposure Groved Brain coral (Diploria labyrinthiformis) surrounded by sea grass and turf algae. Appears to be bleaching or with very low concentrations of zooxanthellae. 4/19/06 7:11 AM

Groved Brain coral (Diploria labyrinthiformis) surrounded by sea grass and turf algae. Appears to be bleaching or with very low concentrations of zooxanthellae.

0071_exposure Great Star Coral (Motastrae cavernosa), Beaugregory (or dark phase Sargeant Major) at side. Sponges and algae comunity competiton. 4/19/06 7:12 AM

Great Star Coral (Motastrae cavernosa), Beaugregory (or dark phase Sargeant Major) at side. Sponges and algae comunity competiton.

0072_exposure Anemone in typical algae communities of the area. 4/19/06 7:13 AM

Anemone in typical algae communities of the area.

0073_exposure Likely Six Ray Star Coral (Madracis Senaria). Many tube worms in the colony which is typical. 4/19/06 7:13 AM

Likely Six Ray Star Coral (Madracis Senaria). Many tube worms in the colony which is typical.

0074_exposure Algae, tunicate and sponge overgrowth of a coral head. 4/19/06 7:14 AM

Algae, tunicate and sponge overgrowth of a coral head.

0075_exposure Likely Masssive Starlet Coral but of an unusual color perhaps due to zooxanthellae. 4/19/06 7:14 AM

Likely Masssive Starlet Coral but of an unusual color perhaps due to zooxanthellae.

0076_exposure Typical algae community of site. 4/19/06 7:14 AM

Typical algae community of site.

0077_exposure Bleached Mustard Hill coral in typical site algae community. 4/19/06 7:16 AM

Bleached Mustard Hill coral in typical site algae community.

0078_exposure Lettuce Coral (Agaricia agaricites) 4/19/06 7:16 AM

Lettuce Coral (Agaricia agaricites)

0079_exposure Lettuce Coral (Agaricia agaricites) 4/19/06 7:17 AM

Lettuce Coral (Agaricia agaricites)

0080_exposure Lettuce Coral (Agaricia agaricites) 4/19/06 7:17 AM

Lettuce Coral (Agaricia agaricites)

0081_exposure 4/19/06 7:30 AM

0082_exposure Collection of sand samples 4/19/06 7:30 AM

Collection of sand samples

0083_exposure 4/19/06 7:30 AM

0084_exposure Collection of sand samples 4/19/06 7:31 AM

Collection of sand samples

0085_exposure Thin Finger Coral (Porites divaricata) (may be Porites furcata). 4/19/06 7:48 AM

Thin Finger Coral (Porites divaricata) (may be Porites furcata).


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