We spent quite a bit of time at Peros Banhos (yes, it does kind of sound like “dog bathroom”), so I have divided up the images and data as follows: 2015-04-14 and 15 (BiPb60-65; pre-bleaching), 2015-04-16 and 04-17 (this page), 2015-04-18 and 04-19 (BiPb72-76), and 2015-04-30 through 05-03 (post-bleaching; BiPb110-112, BIPb114, BiPb114b, BiPb69c, 70b, 72b, & 74b [those sites with letter codes indicates ones visited earlier in April, i.e., those with pre- & post-bleaching data]).
Detailed habitat maps to come later.
BiPb66 (2015-04-16) Neither P. acuta/damicornis nor Seriatopora spp. were observed at this windward channel reef; instead, other pocilloporids were sampled for collaborators.
coral cover=7.0% (LOW!), algal cover=52.1%, benthic data
BiPb67 (2015-04-16) A lone Seriatopora sp. (ChSe70) colony was sampled, though neither P. acuta nor P. damicornis were observed at this windward fringing reef.
coral cover=42.0%, algal cover=37.5%, benthic data
BiPb68 (2015-04-16) Ten P. acuta/damicornis (ChPd81-90) and one Seriatopora sp. (ChSe71) were sampled from this leeward fringing reef.
coral cover=55.1% (HIGH!), algal cover=35.0%, benthic data
BiPb69a (2015-04-16) We ended up diving this fascinating leeward lagoonal patch reef site three times over the course of the trip. On this first trip one P. acuta (ChPa91) and four Seriatopora spp. (ChSe72-75) colonies were sampled. The following data represent the means of the three surveys:
coral cover=65% (VERY HIGH!), algal cover=26.0%, benthic data
BiPb69b (2015-04-17) Six P. acuta/damicornis (ChPa92-97) and six Seriatopora spp. (ChSe76-81) colonies were sampled on our second dive at this site (the next morning). This is one of the most beautiful sites I’ve ever had the good fortune to dive. I fear, though, that it may now have died due to high temperatures associated with climate change :( Later, I need to provide the bleaching data for this site. Otherwise, see the data for BiPb69a. At minimum, 30% of the corals have died since our surveys.
BiPb70 (2015-04-17) Five P. acuta/damicornis (ChPd98-102) and two Seriatopora spp. (ChSe82-83) colonies were sampled from this leeward lagoonal patch reef.
coral cover=60.3% (HIGH!), algal cover=32.9%, benthic data
BiPb71 (2015-04-17) Did not dive because the dive boat left without me (not the first time this happened!).
coral cover=63.1% (HIGH), algal cover=21.6%, benthic data
