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Patterns in benthic coral reef communities at Pearl and Hermes Atoll along a wave exposure gradient

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Page-Albins, Kimberly N., Vroom, Peter S., Hoeke, Ronald, Albins, Mark A., and Smith, Celia M.

Abstract:

This study compares percent cover of benthic organisms at the species level at Pearl and Hermes Atoll (PHA), the largest atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, in order to determine 1) the degree of difference among sites, 2) whether wave exposure zones explain observed patterns in benthic community structure, and...

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Islands and is part of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM). This region was