Status of the coral reefs of the Samoan Archipelago
Green AL. 1996. Status of the coral reefs of the Samoan Archipelago. Dept. of Marine & Wildlife Resources. American Samoa Government. Pago Pago, AS
Examines the current status of coral reef fishes and their habitat throughout the Samoan Archipelago, based on quantitative surveys of reefs on eight islands. Includes species lists, reef density charts, and maps. Objectives of this study include: 1) determine current status of coral reef fishes & their habitat throughout the Samoan archipelago. This will be based on a series of detailed quantitative surveys of reefs on 8 islands in the archipelago. This information will provide quantitative basis for long term monitoring. 2) Present results in a useful format for managers.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Green, Alison
- Date of Issue
- 1996
- Publisher
- Dept. of Marine & Wildlife Resources. American Samoa Government
- Units
- NPSA
- Keywords
- American Samoa, Animal Studies, Coastal-Marine Systems, Coral Reefs, Fish/Ichthyology, Inventory, Monitoring, Western Samoa