A preliminary assessment of the status of the coral reefs on Upolu Island, Western Samoa
Green A. 1996. A preliminary assessment of the status of the coral reefs on Upolu Island, Western Samoa. Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources. Pago Pago, American Samoa
Interim report on condition of Western Samoa reefs; describes reefs at each site; some were found to be in good condition in other places the reef appears degraded by anthropogenic processes; generally coral cover higher on north slopes than south slopes; coral cover tended to drop with depth; coral communities differed along the island reasons differ from weather to sedimentation to COT's; fish communities also varied along the island with little or no correlation to coral cover; lagoons had lower density and species richness than slopes; clams were low all around the island; COT's varied around the island;