408
WORLD ATLAS OF CORAL REEFS
Bahamas 100, 105
Conservation International 329
Constellation Area PA,
Bermuda 100, 102
consumers 73-5
Convention on International
Trade in Endangered Species
(CITES) 50-1. 278
Conway Reef [Ceva-i-Ral, Fiji
3^3. 3U
Cook, Captain James 79, 30^
Cook Islands 381-4
Cook Reef. New Caledonia 335
Cook Reef. Vanuatu 338. 3i0
Cooktown, Queensland 311
Cooper Island, British Virgin
Islands 15i
Cooper Island BS. British Virgin
Islands 154, 157
coral anemones 33
Coral Atoll Program 80
coral bleaching 56, 103-4. 179.
225
causes 59-62
global map 58
coral grouper 199
Coral Isle Club RpZ. Cayman
Islands U2, U3
coral mining 189. 220. 222
coral reefs, see reefs
Coral Reefs of the World 89-90
CoralSea302, 310, 311-12
Coral Sea Plateau 319
coral shrimps 36
Corales del Rosario NatNP.
Colombia 131. 133
Corallimorpharia 33
coralline algae 226
corals 15-16. 33-5
adaptation 61-2
disease 62-3, 93, UO
evolution 21-2
reef communities 24-6
reproduction and dispersion
23
trade in 50-1. 278
coral reefs
compound threats to 63-5
genetic resources in 53-4
global management 72-3
growth 15-16
knowledge of 66-7
and ocean currents 20-1
overfishing of 57-9
ownership of 67
physical damage of 16,
62-3. 64
pollution of 22. 24. 57
productivity of 47-53
restoration of 75
and salinity 22
and sea temperatures 20,
59-62
and sedimentation 22. 24, 57
types of 16-17
value of 47, 66. 76
zonation of 24-6
see also reef; reef mapping;
reef monitoring; reef
protection; Reefs at Risk
Cordillera del Baudo 132
Coringa Islands. Australia 318
Coringa-Herald NNR, Australia
318,321
Corn Cays, Nicaragua 122. 123
cornetfish 367
Cosmoledo Atoll. Seychelles
202
Costa Occidental de Isla
CozumelAPFFS. Mexico 112.
115. 116
Costa Occidental de Isla
Mujeres APFFS, Mexico 112,
115. 116
Costa Rica 125-8, 129
Costa Rica Coastal Current 1 1
Courtown Cays. Colombia 130,
131
Cousin Island SpNR, Seychelles
201.204
Cousine. Seychelles 201
Cousine Island 73
Cow Island SNR, British Indian
Ocean Territory 227, 229
cowrie 37
Cozumel Island. Mexico 1 14,
115,116
crab, coconut/robber 228
crabs36-7. 307, 373
Crawl Cay. Belize 118
Crawl Cay, Nicaragua 122, 123
Crinoidea 39
Cristobal, Panama 126. 127
Cristobal Colon PA. Bermuda
100. 102
crocodile, estuarine 354
Crocodylus porosus 354
Crooked Bank. Bahamas 103
Crown Island WMA, Papua New
Guinea 326. 329
crown-of-thorns starfish 60,
192. 197.207.295.314,316,
341.353.357
Crustacea 35-7
Ctenella cfiagius 226
Cuare Ramsar Site, Venezuela
169,171
Cuba 81, 110, 134-7
Cubozoa 32
Cuchillas del Toa UNESCO
Biosphere Reserve, Cuba 134.
137
Culebra Island. Puerto Rico
153. 154
Cumberland Islands.
Queensland 312, 315
Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
161, 169. 170-1
Curacao UP. Netherlands
Antilles 169, 171
Cuneuse MNP, Seychelles
201,204
curio industry 53
currents see ocean currents
and individual currents
Curtis Island. Queensland 315
customary tenure 67
cuttlefish 38
Cuzco Beach, Guantanamo,
Cuba 137
cyanide fishing 48. 50. 59, 278,
283-4
Cyanophyta 29
Cyclone Ofa 373
Cyclone Uma 338
Cyclone Val 373
cyclones301.338, 373. 379
Cypraea 37
D
Dacyitus trimaculatus 180
Daedalus (Abu El Kizanl. Red
Sea 239. 242
Dahab, Egypt 236
Dahab PCo. Egypt 236. 239
Dahlak Archipelago, Red Sea
244. 245. 246
Daito Islands. Japan 292, 294
Dampier Archipelago. Western
Australia 305, 306, 307
damselfish 22. 28, 29,41.42
humbug 344
white-belly 374
Danger Island SNR. British
Indian Ocean Territory 227.
229
Dangriga. Belize 1 18
Danjugan Island (PrivRl,
Philippines 284, 285
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 46,
186, 187, 188
Parley Reef, Australia 312
Darlington PA, Bermuda 100,
102
Darnley Island, Queensland
311,313
Dart Reef, Australia 312, 318
Daru, Papua New Guinea 308,
313,326
Darwin, Northern Australia
308, 309
Darwin, Charles 18. 307
reef mapping 79. 80
theory of atoll development 17
Darsa. Yemen 247, 248
Dascyllus aruanus 344
Dascyllus carneus 42
Davao Gulf, Philippines 285
David. Panama 126
Dawat Ad-Dafl/Dawat AlMusallamiyah/Coral Islands
PA. Saudi Arabia 241. 252. 255
Daymaniyat Islands, Oman 248
Daymaniyat Islands NR, Oman
248, 250. 252
Dead Chest Island BS, British
Virgin Islands 154, 157
Dead Sea rift 235
Decapoda 36-7
decorator crab 373
deforestation 269, 333
Del Este NP. Dominican
Republic 151. 152
Dendroneptittiya 33
Dendroptiyllia dilatata 175
Dendropoma spp- 174
D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papua
New Guinea 326, 327
D'Entrecasteaux Reefs, New
Caledonia 334, 335
Derby. Northern Australia 308
Des Noeufs. Seychelles 200,
202
Desecheo Island. Puerto Rico
154
Desembarco del Granma
NPA/Vorld Heritage Site, Cuba
134, 137
Devana Kandu DS, Maldives
224, 225
devil scorpionfish 220
Dhigali Haa DS, Maldives 223.
225
Dhofar. Oman 250
dhow 66, 186
Diadema antiUarum 61 , 93
D/adema die-off 61. 64, 98, 101,
132. 135. 140. 143, 147. 152-3.
163. 166
Diadematidae 39. 61
Diamond Islets. Australia 318
Diamond Reef MNP, Antigua
and Barbuda 166
DianiMNaR. Kenya 182, 184.
185
diatoms 30
Dick Sessingers Bay-Beach
Point MP. Cayman Islands
142. 143
Dtctyota 135. 150. 163
Diego Garcia. British Indian
Ocean Territory 73. 226-8. 229
Diego Suarez. Madagascar 195
Dill, East Timor 273, 308
Dmgalan Bay, Philippines 282
Dinoflagellata 31
Diplona spp, 62, 121
Diploma cUvosa 1 50
Diplona stngosa 1 30
disc anemones 33
Discovery Bay. Jamaica UO.
138
Discovery Bay Marine
Laboratory 140
disease see coral disease
diving 54-5, 69
Djibouti 245. 248. 249-50
Doberai Peninsula see Bird's
WORLD ATLAS OF CORAL REEFS
Bahamas 100, 105
Conservation International 329
Constellation Area PA,
Bermuda 100, 102
consumers 73-5
Convention on International
Trade in Endangered Species
(CITES) 50-1. 278
Conway Reef [Ceva-i-Ral, Fiji
3^3. 3U
Cook, Captain James 79, 30^
Cook Islands 381-4
Cook Reef. New Caledonia 335
Cook Reef. Vanuatu 338. 3i0
Cooktown, Queensland 311
Cooper Island, British Virgin
Islands 15i
Cooper Island BS. British Virgin
Islands 154, 157
coral anemones 33
Coral Atoll Program 80
coral bleaching 56, 103-4. 179.
225
causes 59-62
global map 58
coral grouper 199
Coral Isle Club RpZ. Cayman
Islands U2, U3
coral mining 189. 220. 222
coral reefs, see reefs
Coral Reefs of the World 89-90
CoralSea302, 310, 311-12
Coral Sea Plateau 319
coral shrimps 36
Corales del Rosario NatNP.
Colombia 131. 133
Corallimorpharia 33
coralline algae 226
corals 15-16. 33-5
adaptation 61-2
disease 62-3, 93, UO
evolution 21-2
reef communities 24-6
reproduction and dispersion
23
trade in 50-1. 278
coral reefs
compound threats to 63-5
genetic resources in 53-4
global management 72-3
growth 15-16
knowledge of 66-7
and ocean currents 20-1
overfishing of 57-9
ownership of 67
physical damage of 16,
62-3. 64
pollution of 22. 24. 57
productivity of 47-53
restoration of 75
and salinity 22
and sea temperatures 20,
59-62
and sedimentation 22. 24, 57
types of 16-17
value of 47, 66. 76
zonation of 24-6
see also reef; reef mapping;
reef monitoring; reef
protection; Reefs at Risk
Cordillera del Baudo 132
Coringa Islands. Australia 318
Coringa-Herald NNR, Australia
318,321
Corn Cays, Nicaragua 122. 123
cornetfish 367
Cosmoledo Atoll. Seychelles
202
Costa Occidental de Isla
CozumelAPFFS. Mexico 112.
115. 116
Costa Occidental de Isla
Mujeres APFFS, Mexico 112,
115. 116
Costa Rica 125-8, 129
Costa Rica Coastal Current 1 1
Courtown Cays. Colombia 130,
131
Cousin Island SpNR, Seychelles
201.204
Cousine. Seychelles 201
Cousine Island 73
Cow Island SNR, British Indian
Ocean Territory 227, 229
cowrie 37
Cozumel Island. Mexico 1 14,
115,116
crab, coconut/robber 228
crabs36-7. 307, 373
Crawl Cay. Belize 118
Crawl Cay, Nicaragua 122, 123
Crinoidea 39
Cristobal, Panama 126. 127
Cristobal Colon PA. Bermuda
100. 102
crocodile, estuarine 354
Crocodylus porosus 354
Crooked Bank. Bahamas 103
Crown Island WMA, Papua New
Guinea 326. 329
crown-of-thorns starfish 60,
192. 197.207.295.314,316,
341.353.357
Crustacea 35-7
Ctenella cfiagius 226
Cuare Ramsar Site, Venezuela
169,171
Cuba 81, 110, 134-7
Cubozoa 32
Cuchillas del Toa UNESCO
Biosphere Reserve, Cuba 134.
137
Culebra Island. Puerto Rico
153. 154
Cumberland Islands.
Queensland 312, 315
Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
161, 169. 170-1
Curacao UP. Netherlands
Antilles 169, 171
Cuneuse MNP, Seychelles
201,204
curio industry 53
currents see ocean currents
and individual currents
Curtis Island. Queensland 315
customary tenure 67
cuttlefish 38
Cuzco Beach, Guantanamo,
Cuba 137
cyanide fishing 48. 50. 59, 278,
283-4
Cyanophyta 29
Cyclone Ofa 373
Cyclone Uma 338
Cyclone Val 373
cyclones301.338, 373. 379
Cypraea 37
D
Dacyitus trimaculatus 180
Daedalus (Abu El Kizanl. Red
Sea 239. 242
Dahab, Egypt 236
Dahab PCo. Egypt 236. 239
Dahlak Archipelago, Red Sea
244. 245. 246
Daito Islands. Japan 292, 294
Dampier Archipelago. Western
Australia 305, 306, 307
damselfish 22. 28, 29,41.42
humbug 344
white-belly 374
Danger Island SNR. British
Indian Ocean Territory 227.
229
Dangriga. Belize 1 18
Danjugan Island (PrivRl,
Philippines 284, 285
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 46,
186, 187, 188
Parley Reef, Australia 312
Darlington PA, Bermuda 100,
102
Darnley Island, Queensland
311,313
Dart Reef, Australia 312, 318
Daru, Papua New Guinea 308,
313,326
Darwin, Northern Australia
308, 309
Darwin, Charles 18. 307
reef mapping 79. 80
theory of atoll development 17
Darsa. Yemen 247, 248
Dascyllus aruanus 344
Dascyllus carneus 42
Davao Gulf, Philippines 285
David. Panama 126
Dawat Ad-Dafl/Dawat AlMusallamiyah/Coral Islands
PA. Saudi Arabia 241. 252. 255
Daymaniyat Islands, Oman 248
Daymaniyat Islands NR, Oman
248, 250. 252
Dead Chest Island BS, British
Virgin Islands 154, 157
Dead Sea rift 235
Decapoda 36-7
decorator crab 373
deforestation 269, 333
Del Este NP. Dominican
Republic 151. 152
Dendroneptittiya 33
Dendroptiyllia dilatata 175
Dendropoma spp- 174
D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papua
New Guinea 326, 327
D'Entrecasteaux Reefs, New
Caledonia 334, 335
Derby. Northern Australia 308
Des Noeufs. Seychelles 200,
202
Desecheo Island. Puerto Rico
154
Desembarco del Granma
NPA/Vorld Heritage Site, Cuba
134, 137
Devana Kandu DS, Maldives
224, 225
devil scorpionfish 220
Dhigali Haa DS, Maldives 223.
225
Dhofar. Oman 250
dhow 66, 186
Diadema antiUarum 61 , 93
D/adema die-off 61. 64, 98, 101,
132. 135. 140. 143, 147. 152-3.
163. 166
Diadematidae 39. 61
Diamond Islets. Australia 318
Diamond Reef MNP, Antigua
and Barbuda 166
DianiMNaR. Kenya 182, 184.
185
diatoms 30
Dick Sessingers Bay-Beach
Point MP. Cayman Islands
142. 143
Dtctyota 135. 150. 163
Diego Garcia. British Indian
Ocean Territory 73. 226-8. 229
Diego Suarez. Madagascar 195
Dill, East Timor 273, 308
Dmgalan Bay, Philippines 282
Dinoflagellata 31
Diplona spp, 62, 121
Diploma cUvosa 1 50
Diplona stngosa 1 30
disc anemones 33
Discovery Bay. Jamaica UO.
138
Discovery Bay Marine
Laboratory 140
disease see coral disease
diving 54-5, 69
Djibouti 245. 248. 249-50
Doberai Peninsula see Bird's