Three days were spent surveying and sampling reefs of Eagle Island (“Ea;” 2015-03-14 to 2015-03-17; BiEa17-26). Neither P. acuta nor P. damicornis were observed there, and Seriatopora spp. was only observed at (& sampled from) BiEa19. Interested in learning more about why Chagos is so special? Check out this article.
Coming up after a dusk dive.
BiEa17 (2015-03-14) P. acuta, P. damicornis, and Seriatopora spp. were not present; instead, I sampled other pocilloporids for collaborators. Lost all but one photo.
coral cover=4.8% (LOW!), algal cover=60% (HIGH), benthic data
BiEa18 (2015-03-15) P. acuta, P. damicornis, and Seriatopora spp. were not present; instead, I sampled other pocilloporids for collaborators. coral cover=20.7%, algal cover=50.7%, benthic data.
BiEa19 (2015-03-15) Three Seriatopora spp. colonies (ChSe03-05) were sampled from this submerged bank reef site.
coral cover=27.5%, algal cover=49.9%, benthic data
BiEa20 (2015-03-15) P. acuta, P. damicornis, and Seriatopora spp. were not present; instead, I sampled other pocilloporids for collaborators. coral cover=10.8%, algal cover=50.2%, benthic data.
BiEa21 (2015-03-15) did not dive, nor were proper surveys conducted (scouting dive).
BiEa22 (2015-03-16) P. acuta, P. damicornis, and Seriatopora spp. were not present; instead, I sampled other pocilloporids for collaborators. coral cover=21.6%, algal cover=41.1%, benthic data.
BiEa23 (2015-03-16) P. acuta, P. damicornis, and Seriatopora spp. were not present; instead sampled other pocilloporids for collaborators. coral cover=24.6%, algal cover=41.2%, benthic data.
BiEa24 (2015-03-06) P. acuta, P. damicornis, and Seriatopora spp. were not present; instead, I sampled other pocilloporids for collaborators. coral cover=12.7%, algal cover=43.9%, benthic data.
BiEa24.5 (2015-03-16) Went hunting for P. acuta/P. damicornis but with no luck. Other pocilloporids plentiful (did not sample).
BiEa25 (2015-03-17) P. acuta, P. damicornis, and Seriatopora spp. were not present; instead sampled other pocilloporids for collaborators. coral cover=15.7%, algal cover=62%, benthic data.
BiEa26 (2015-03-17) P. acuta, P. damicornis, and Seriatopora spp. were not present; instead, I sampled other pocilloporids for collaborators. coral cover=21%, algal cover=54.4%, benthic data.
