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- Title
Large Porites microatoll found by aerial survey at Sesoko Island, Okinawa, Japan.
- Authors
Takeuchi, Ichiro; Yamashiro, Hideyuki
- Abstract
The article reports the discovery of the hermatypic coral called Porites at the Sesoko Island of Okinawa, Japan by conducting aerial surveys using drones. It highlights details regarding the coral which is found in large microatolls comprising of single coral colonies. Topics discussed include the measurements of the microatoll, its age and growth rate and the tidal range at the location.
- Subjects
OKINAWA Island (Japan); PORITES; MICROATOLLS; CORAL colonies; GROWTH; TIDAL currents; AERIAL surveys; DRONE aircraft
- Publication
Coral Reefs, 2017, Vol 36, Issue 4, p1317
- ISSN
0722-4028
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00338-017-1626-1