Coral reef condition: A status report for the Hawaiian Archipelago

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Coral reef condition: A status report for the Hawaiian Archipelago

2018

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Corporate Authors:

United States. National Ocean Service ; United States. National Marine Fisheries Service ; United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, ; Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.)
NOAA Program & Office:

NOS (National Ocean Service) ; NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System)
Description:

Hawaiʻi is the most isolated archipelago in the world, resulting in coral reef ecosystems with a quarter of all its life found nowhere else. This means Hawaiʻi has a high rate of endemism. Corals and fishes here create a marine assemblage that is uniquely distinct from those found elsewhere.
Keywords:

Archipelagoes Biodiversity Coral Reef Management Corals Fishes Marine Ecology Coral Reef Management Marine Ecology
Document Type:

Technical Report
Place as Subject:

Hawaii
Rights Information:

Public Domain
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Library
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urn:sha-512:2357fba0ab8431937bb278a8578cc2e3281e0da783fb349355fe35c68588daff1aaa966eec3a6a7e581ba9ee96ea57d8e9ebe0ba642f7eccb1eff41aaaff8a69
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https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/19537/noaa_19537_DS1.pdf
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