Status of coral communities of the volcanic islands of American Samoa
Fisk D and Birkeland C. 2002. Status of coral communities of the volcanic islands of American Samoa. Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources, Government of American Samoa. Pago Pago, American Samoa
A re-survey of coral communities in the American Samoa Archipelago covering the island of Tutuila and the Manu`a Group of islands (Ofu, Olosega, and Tau). The principle objective was to assess the status of coral communities and to provide detailed analysis of temporal change between the initial baseline and coral survey of 1995 and the present survey of 2002. Includes color photos of the coral community, tables, figures, and species lists.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Fisk, David; Birkeland, Charles
- Date of Issue
- 2002-08
- Publisher
- Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources, Government of American Samoa
- Units
- NPSA , PACN
- Keywords
- American Samoa, Animal Studies, Coastal/Marine Systems, Coral, Coral Bleaching, Coral Reefs, Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci)