Kayengall Atoll. Two days were spent surveying the leeward reefs of Kayengall Atoll: 2015-1-29 (PaKy57-59) and 2015-2-6 (PaKy79-80). P. acuta was only found at one of the five surveyed sites (PaKy79).
Topside photos of this storm-battered island. Thanks to big brother Taiwan for rebuilding everything (probably to secure exclusive fishing rights, but why focus on the negative??).
PaKy57 (2015-1-29) leeward barrier forereef. P. acuta was not observed at this site.
PaKy57 sampled Seriatopora spp. colonies (n=4; PaSe137-140)
PaKy58 (2015-1-29) leeward barrier forereef
PaKy58 sampled Seriatopora spp. colonies (n=3; PaSe141-143)
PaKy59 (2015-1-29) P. acuta was not present at this channel reef.
PaKy58 sampled Seriatopora spp. colonies (n=2; PaSe144-145)
PaKy79 (2015-2-6) windward barrier forereef
PaKy79 sampled P. acuta colonies (n=2; PaPd139-140)
PaKy79 sampled Seriatopora spp. colonies (n=3; PaSe194-196)
PaKy80 (2015-2-6) P. acuta was not present at this leeward barrier forereef site.
PaKy80 sampled Seriatopora spp. colonies (n=3; PaSe197-199)
