404
WORLD ATLAS OF CORAL REEFS
Index
A
Abaco Island, Bahamas 104
Abaiang, Gilbert Islands,
Kiribati 364, 365
Abd al Kin. Yemen 247, 248
Abemama, Gilbert Islands,
Kiribati 365
Aborigines302, 304, 316, 317
Abrolhos Archipelago. Brazil
172, 174
Abrolhos MNP, Brazil 172. 175
Abu Dhabi, United Arab
Emirates252, 254, 255
Abu El Kizan see Daedalus, Red
Sea
Abu Galium MRPA, Egypt 236,
239
Abul Thama, Bahrain 254
Acanthaster plana 60,
see also crown-of-thorns
Acanthundae 40, 42-3
Acapulco, Mexico 1 12
Aceh, Sumatra 275
/\cropora 14, 23, 29, 143,216,
217.338,386,389
losses 98, 108, 135, 158
Acropora abrothosensis 293
Acropara abrotanoides 307
Acropora cervicornis 93. 95,
125, 128, 140. 165
Acropora seriata 307
Acropora palmata3i. 93. 108.
119, 121, 122. 128. 140. 149.
150, 155
Actinana 33
active remote sensing 86
Ad Dammam, Saudi Arabia 252
Ad Dawhah IDohal, Qatar 252,
254
Adams Bridge, India/Sri Lanka
214,215.218
Adang Rawi Reefs. Thailand
261.262
Addu Atoll, Maldives 224
Aden, Gulf of see Gulf of Aden
Admiralty Islands, Papua New
Guinea 326, 327
Aeoliscus stngatus 203
aerial photography 85
Africa see East Africa; South
Africa; West Africa
Agan-an MuMR. Philippines
284. 285
Agana Bay, Guam 350
Agaricia 62
Aganciaspp. 121, 122. 128
Agaricia agaricites 125. 140.
155
Agartcia tenuifotta 121. 130
Agassiz. A 78-9, 80
Agat Bay, Guam 350
Agelaga Islands, Mauritius 206,
207
Agincourt Reefs, Great Barrier
Reef 312
Agrihan Island, Mariana Islands
350
Aguijan, Mariana Islands 350,
351
Aguille de Prony SpR, New
Caledonia 335, 337
Agulhas Current 191
Ahnd Atoll, Federated States of
Micronesia 356, 359
Ailinginae Atoll. Marshall
Islands 361. 362
Ailinglapalap. Marshall Islands
361
Airplane PA, Bermuda 100, 102
Aitu Island, Cook Islands 381.
383
Aitutaki HR. Cook Islands 383.
384
Aitutaki Island, Cook Islands
381,383,384
Akumal, Mexico 1 16
Al Halaniyat Island, Oman 248.
250
Al Hanish, Red Sea 245
Al Kabir, Red Sea 245
Al Llth, Saudi Arabia 242
Al Mukalla, Yemen 248, 249
Al Wadj Bank, Saudi Arabia 236,
240, 242
Alamagan Island, Mariana
Islands 350
Albatross Island 206, 207
Albert Meyer, Tonga 377
Alcyonaria seeOctocorallia
Aldabra Atoll SpR/World
Heritage Site. Seychelles 200,
202, 204
Aldabra Group, Seychelles 200,
202, 204
algae 29-30
Alofi, Niue 378
Alofi Island. Wallis and Futuna
371.372
Alpheidae 36
Alphonse Atoll. Seychelles 200,
202
Amanu. French Polynesia 387
Ambergris Cay, Belize 117, 118
Amblygtyphidodon teucogasier
374
Ambohibe, Madagascar 195
Ambryn Island. Vanuatu 338.
339
America, East Pacific coast 110
American Samoa 374-6
American Samoa NP 375. 376
Amirante Trench. Seychelles
200, 202
Amirante Islands, Seychelles
200. 202
Amphipnon bicinctus 238
Amphiprion fuscocaudatus 180
Amphipnon penderaion 287
Anambas Islands. Kalimantan
268. 276
Anao CRes Guam 350, 353
Anatahan Island, Mariana
Islands 350, 352
Anatom Island, Vanuatu 338,
340
anchor damage 156
Andaman Islands, India 179,
212,214,217.262
Andaman Sea 261-3, 267
Andros Barrier Reef, Bahamas
103, 104
Andros Island, Bahamas 104
Andulay MuMR, Philippines 284,
285
Anegada, Virgin Islands 154
Anegada Passage 153, 158
Anemone City DS, Maldives 223,
225
anemonefish 33, 180
pink 287
two banded 238
angelflsh 41
grey 155
queen 124
SIX banded 348
Angoche, Mozambique 190
Anguilla 158, 159
Aniwa Island. Vanuatu 340
Anjouan see Nzwani, Comoros
Annotto Bay. Jamaica 138
Anomura 36
Anse Chastanet Reefs MR. St,
Lucia 160, 167
Anse Cochon Artificial Reefs
MR, St. Lucia 160, 167
Anse Galet-Anse Cochon Reefs
MR. St. Lucia 160, 167
Anse L'lvrogne Reef MR, St.
Lucia 160. 167
Anse Mamin Reef MR. St, Lucia
160. 167
Anse Pointe Sable-Man Kote
Mangroves MR. St. Lucia 160.
167
Anse Royale, Seychelles 200.
201
Anse Volbert. Seychelles 201
Antarctic species 321
Anthozoans 32-4
Antigua 158, 159, 161
Antilles see Lesser Antilles;
Netherlands Antilles
Antipatharia 34
Anton Lizardo, Mexico 114, 115
Anuta Island, Solomon Islands
330,331
Ao Phang Nga NP, Thailand
262, 265
Aoba Island, Vanuatu 339
Aore RecR, Vanuatu 339, 341
Apataki, French Polynesia 387
Apia, Samoa 375
Apo Island, Philippines 70, 283,
284
Apo Reef PLS/NatP, Philippines
282, 284, 285
Apra Harbor, Guam 350
Aqaba. Gulf of, see Gulf of
Aqaba
Aqaba, Jordan 236
Aqaba MP, Jordan 236, 239
aquaculture see mariculture
aquarium trade 50-1, 74. 278,
374
Arabian Gulf 57. 178. 179.234.
251-5
Bahrain 254
Iran 254-5
Kuwait 254
Qualar 254
Saudi Arabia 241
United Arab Emirates 253-4
ArabianSea2U. 247. 248
Arabian tectonic plate 251
Aralura Sea. Indonesia 277. 302.
308. 309
aragonite 62
Arakan Wowontulap NR,
Indonesia 273, 279
Archaeogastropoda 37
Archipielago Los Roques
NP/Ramsar Site, Venezuela
169, 170. 171
Archipel de la Guadeloupe
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve,
Guadeloupe 159, 166
Archipielago de Colon
IGalapagosI UNESCO
Biosphere Reserve, Ecuador
131, 133
Archipielago de Revillagigedo
BRINI, Mexico 112, 113-4. 116
Archipielago de Camaguey.
Cuba 134, 135
Archipielago de los Canarreos,
Cuba 134
Archipielago de los Colorados,
Cuba 134
WORLD ATLAS OF CORAL REEFS
Index
A
Abaco Island, Bahamas 104
Abaiang, Gilbert Islands,
Kiribati 364, 365
Abd al Kin. Yemen 247, 248
Abemama, Gilbert Islands,
Kiribati 365
Aborigines302, 304, 316, 317
Abrolhos Archipelago. Brazil
172, 174
Abrolhos MNP, Brazil 172. 175
Abu Dhabi, United Arab
Emirates252, 254, 255
Abu El Kizan see Daedalus, Red
Sea
Abu Galium MRPA, Egypt 236,
239
Abul Thama, Bahrain 254
Acanthaster plana 60,
see also crown-of-thorns
Acanthundae 40, 42-3
Acapulco, Mexico 1 12
Aceh, Sumatra 275
/\cropora 14, 23, 29, 143,216,
217.338,386,389
losses 98, 108, 135, 158
Acropora abrothosensis 293
Acropara abrotanoides 307
Acropora cervicornis 93. 95,
125, 128, 140. 165
Acropora seriata 307
Acropora palmata3i. 93. 108.
119, 121, 122. 128. 140. 149.
150, 155
Actinana 33
active remote sensing 86
Ad Dammam, Saudi Arabia 252
Ad Dawhah IDohal, Qatar 252,
254
Adams Bridge, India/Sri Lanka
214,215.218
Adang Rawi Reefs. Thailand
261.262
Addu Atoll, Maldives 224
Aden, Gulf of see Gulf of Aden
Admiralty Islands, Papua New
Guinea 326, 327
Aeoliscus stngatus 203
aerial photography 85
Africa see East Africa; South
Africa; West Africa
Agan-an MuMR. Philippines
284. 285
Agana Bay, Guam 350
Agaricia 62
Aganciaspp. 121, 122. 128
Agaricia agaricites 125. 140.
155
Agartcia tenuifotta 121. 130
Agassiz. A 78-9, 80
Agat Bay, Guam 350
Agelaga Islands, Mauritius 206,
207
Agincourt Reefs, Great Barrier
Reef 312
Agrihan Island, Mariana Islands
350
Aguijan, Mariana Islands 350,
351
Aguille de Prony SpR, New
Caledonia 335, 337
Agulhas Current 191
Ahnd Atoll, Federated States of
Micronesia 356, 359
Ailinginae Atoll. Marshall
Islands 361. 362
Ailinglapalap. Marshall Islands
361
Airplane PA, Bermuda 100, 102
Aitu Island, Cook Islands 381.
383
Aitutaki HR. Cook Islands 383.
384
Aitutaki Island, Cook Islands
381,383,384
Akumal, Mexico 1 16
Al Halaniyat Island, Oman 248.
250
Al Hanish, Red Sea 245
Al Kabir, Red Sea 245
Al Llth, Saudi Arabia 242
Al Mukalla, Yemen 248, 249
Al Wadj Bank, Saudi Arabia 236,
240, 242
Alamagan Island, Mariana
Islands 350
Albatross Island 206, 207
Albert Meyer, Tonga 377
Alcyonaria seeOctocorallia
Aldabra Atoll SpR/World
Heritage Site. Seychelles 200,
202, 204
Aldabra Group, Seychelles 200,
202, 204
algae 29-30
Alofi, Niue 378
Alofi Island. Wallis and Futuna
371.372
Alpheidae 36
Alphonse Atoll. Seychelles 200,
202
Amanu. French Polynesia 387
Ambergris Cay, Belize 117, 118
Amblygtyphidodon teucogasier
374
Ambohibe, Madagascar 195
Ambryn Island. Vanuatu 338.
339
America, East Pacific coast 110
American Samoa 374-6
American Samoa NP 375. 376
Amirante Trench. Seychelles
200, 202
Amirante Islands, Seychelles
200. 202
Amphipnon bicinctus 238
Amphiprion fuscocaudatus 180
Amphipnon penderaion 287
Anambas Islands. Kalimantan
268. 276
Anao CRes Guam 350, 353
Anatahan Island, Mariana
Islands 350, 352
Anatom Island, Vanuatu 338,
340
anchor damage 156
Andaman Islands, India 179,
212,214,217.262
Andaman Sea 261-3, 267
Andros Barrier Reef, Bahamas
103, 104
Andros Island, Bahamas 104
Andulay MuMR, Philippines 284,
285
Anegada, Virgin Islands 154
Anegada Passage 153, 158
Anemone City DS, Maldives 223,
225
anemonefish 33, 180
pink 287
two banded 238
angelflsh 41
grey 155
queen 124
SIX banded 348
Angoche, Mozambique 190
Anguilla 158, 159
Aniwa Island. Vanuatu 340
Anjouan see Nzwani, Comoros
Annotto Bay. Jamaica 138
Anomura 36
Anse Chastanet Reefs MR. St,
Lucia 160, 167
Anse Cochon Artificial Reefs
MR, St. Lucia 160, 167
Anse Galet-Anse Cochon Reefs
MR. St. Lucia 160, 167
Anse L'lvrogne Reef MR, St.
Lucia 160. 167
Anse Mamin Reef MR. St, Lucia
160. 167
Anse Pointe Sable-Man Kote
Mangroves MR. St. Lucia 160.
167
Anse Royale, Seychelles 200.
201
Anse Volbert. Seychelles 201
Antarctic species 321
Anthozoans 32-4
Antigua 158, 159, 161
Antilles see Lesser Antilles;
Netherlands Antilles
Antipatharia 34
Anton Lizardo, Mexico 114, 115
Anuta Island, Solomon Islands
330,331
Ao Phang Nga NP, Thailand
262, 265
Aoba Island, Vanuatu 339
Aore RecR, Vanuatu 339, 341
Apataki, French Polynesia 387
Apia, Samoa 375
Apo Island, Philippines 70, 283,
284
Apo Reef PLS/NatP, Philippines
282, 284, 285
Apra Harbor, Guam 350
Aqaba. Gulf of, see Gulf of
Aqaba
Aqaba, Jordan 236
Aqaba MP, Jordan 236, 239
aquaculture see mariculture
aquarium trade 50-1, 74. 278,
374
Arabian Gulf 57. 178. 179.234.
251-5
Bahrain 254
Iran 254-5
Kuwait 254
Qualar 254
Saudi Arabia 241
United Arab Emirates 253-4
ArabianSea2U. 247. 248
Arabian tectonic plate 251
Aralura Sea. Indonesia 277. 302.
308. 309
aragonite 62
Arakan Wowontulap NR,
Indonesia 273, 279
Archaeogastropoda 37
Archipielago Los Roques
NP/Ramsar Site, Venezuela
169, 170. 171
Archipel de la Guadeloupe
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve,
Guadeloupe 159, 166
Archipielago de Colon
IGalapagosI UNESCO
Biosphere Reserve, Ecuador
131, 133
Archipielago de Revillagigedo
BRINI, Mexico 112, 113-4. 116
Archipielago de Camaguey.
Cuba 134, 135
Archipielago de los Canarreos,
Cuba 134
Archipielago de los Colorados,
Cuba 134