Velasco Reef (known locally as “Ngaruangl”). Two days (2015-1-28 and 2015-2-1) were spent surveying and sampling the reefs of Velasco, though very few P. acuta colonies were observed. Check out this cool article on Velasco’s seagrass meadows.

PaVl54 (2015-1-28) No Seriatopora spp. colonies were observed at this leeward barrier forereef.
PaVl54 sampled P. acuta colony (PaPd106)

PaPd106: meta data
PaPd106: health data
Note the normal CHI despite the biopsy having been taken from a bleached portion of the colony.









PaVl55 (2015-1-28) P. acuta was not found at this leeward barrier forereef site.
PaVl55 sampled Seriatopora spp. colonies (n=2; PaSe129-130)
PaVl56 (2015-1-28) P. acuta was not found at this leeward barrier forereef site.
PaVl56 sampled Seriatopora spp. colonies (n=6; PaSe131-136)
PaVl66 (2015-2-1) Neither P. acuta nor Seriatopora spp. were observed at this windward barrier forereef site.
PaVl67 (2015-2-1) Neither P. acuta nor Seriatopora spp. were observed at this windward barrier forereef site.
PaVl68 (2015-2-1) No P. acuta colonies were seen at this leeward barrier forereef.
PaVl68 sampled Seriatopora spp. colonies (n=6; PaSe158-163)