414
WORLD ATLAS OF CORAL REEFS
Laccadives see Lakshadweep
Islands, India
lace corals 32
Lacepede Islands, Northern
Australia 308, 309
Lachnolaimus maximus 101
Lady Elliot Island, Great Barrier
Reef 315
Lady Musgrave Island, Great
Barrier Reef 315
Lae, Papua New Guinea 326,
327
Lagonoy Gulf, Pfiilippines 282
lagoons 25, 26
Laguna de Chankanaab PNat,
Mexico 112, 116
Laguna de Cfiiriqui, Pananna
126, 127
Laguna de Guaymoreto WRef,
Honduras 123, 124
Lakemba Passage, Fiji 343
Laksfiadweep Islands
ILaccadivesI, India 212,214,
216,217
Lameshur Bay, US Virgin
Islands 154. 155
laminar corals 34
Lamotrek, Federated States of
Micronesia 355
LampiMNP265
Lamu Archipelago, Kenya 182,
183
Lan-Yu Islands, Taiwan 293
Lanai, Hawai'i 393
Land of Punt, expedition 78, 79
land reclamation 53, 63, 222
Landsat Thematic Mapper 83-4
Lansdowne Bank, New
Caledonia 335, 336
Laos 262, 288
Lartington PA, Bermuda 100.
102
Larus novaehoUaniae 358
larvae 23
Las Aves. Venezuela 168, 169,
170
Las Iguanas WRef, Honduras
123, 124
Las Perlas Archipelago,
Panama 126. 129
Lassuan MR/TZ, Philippines
285, 286
Latham Island, Tanzania 187,
188
Laticaudinae 43
Lau Group, Fiji 343, 344
Lau Lagoon, Solomon Islands
331,332
Lau Ridge, Fiji 342, 344
Laughing Bird Caye, Belize
118
Lavan, Iran 252
Lavongai (New Hanoverl, Papua
New Guinea 326, 327
Layang Layang, Malaysia 269
Laysan Island, Hawaiian Islands
393, 395, 397
Leeuwin Current 20, 302, 305,
307
Leeward Islands 159, 161-2
Lembata Island, Nusa Tenggara
277
leopard grouper 304
Leptosens payracea 128
LesArcadms, Haiti 149, 151
Les Bancs de Seche-Croissant
SpFR, New Caledonia 335,
337
Leslies Cayemites, Haiti 149,
151
Les Irois, Haiti 149, 151
Les Mamelles NR, Seychelles
201
Lesser Antilles 147, 158-66
Lesser Sunda Islands 268, 273
L'Etang FiR. Reunion 206, 209
Lethrinus miniatus 319
Leuwang Sancang NR,
Indonesia 268, 280
Leyte, Philippines 281, 285
Leyte Gulf, Philippines 285
LHerminie PA, Bermuda 100.
102
LIDAR see light detection and
ranging
Lifou. New Caledonia 334, 335
light detection and ranging
ILIDARI 86
Lighthouse Reef, Belize 1 18, 1 19
Lihir Group, Papua New Guinea
326. 327
Lihou Reef and Cays. Australia
318.319
Lihou Reef NNR, Australia 319.
321
lime production 333
Limon. Costa Rica 125. 126
Limpopo River, Mozambique
190
Lindeman Islands, Queensland
312,313,315
Line Islands, Kiribati 363. 364,
366, 397
lined butterflyfish 379
Lingayen Gulf, Philippines 281,
282, 283
Linkia laevigata 302
lionfish 289
Lions Head DS, Maldives 223,
225
Lisianski Island, Hawaiian
Islands 393. 395
Lithothamnion 119
Litoral Sur NP. Dominican
Republic 151. 152
Little Bahama Bank 103
Little Barrier Reef, Saudi
Arabia 240
Little Basses Reef, Sri Lanka
218.219
LittleBay FNR. Anguilla 166
Little Cayman, Cayman Islands
134, 141, 142
Little Inagua, Bahamas 104
Little San Salvador WBR,
Bahamas 104, 105
Little Sound EnvZ, Cayman
Islands 143
Little Tobago GS, Trinidad and
Tobago 160, 167
live fish trade 49, 284, 290, 317,
345
Lizard Island, Great Barrier
Reef 311, 313
Lobophora variegata 135
Lobophyton 33
lobster 36, 58, 108, 119, 133,
136
spiny 35, 105, 155,396
loggerhead turtle 54, 316
Lomaiviti Islands, Fiji 342, 343,
344
Lombok, Indonesia 268, 278
Long Cay, Belize 118
Long Island, Bahamas 103, 104
Long Island WMA. Papua New
Guinea 326. 329
Looe Key NaMS, Florida 96, 97,
99
Lopevi lUlveahl Island. Vanuatu
338. 339
Lord Howe Island Group,
Australia 318, 320-1
Lord Howe Island Group,
MPA/Vorld Heritage Site,
Australia 318, 321
Los Arcos ETC, Mexico 112,
116
Los Rogues Archipelago,
Venezuela 168, 169, 170
Los Rogues NP/Ramsar Site
see Archipielago Los Rogues
NP/Ramsar Site, Venezuela
Losap, Federated States of
Micronesia 356
Louisa Reef, Brunei
Darussalam 268, 270
Louisiade Archipelago, Papua
New Guinea 325, 326
Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
334, 335, 337
Lu-Tao Islands. Taiwan 293
Lubang Islands. Philippines 282
Lutjanidae41. 120
Lutjanus apodus 127. 137
Lutjanus ehrenbergii Al
Lutjanus kasmira 27. 212
Lutjanus synagns 1 36
Luzon, Philippines 281, 282, 283
Luzon Strait, Philippines 281,
282
Lynher Reef, Northern Australia
308, 309
Lyra Reef, Papua New Guinea
326, 328
M
Maaya Thila DS. Maldives 223,
225
MAB Programme see UNESCO
Man and the Biosphere
Programme
MAC see Marine Aquarium
Council
Macahutom MP, Philippines
285, 286
Macclesfield Bank, Paracel
Islands 288
McCluer Gulf, Indonesia 274
Machalilla Ramsar Site,
Ecuador 131, 133
Mackay, Queensland 312, 315
McKean, Phoenix Islands,
Kiribati 365
macroalgae 197, 247
Madagascar 180, 194-6, 208-9
Madang, Papua New Guinea
326, 327
Madiana PA, Bermuda 100, 102
Madivaru DS, Maldives 223, 225
Madracts spp, 175
Madracis decactis 173, 174
Maewo Island, Vanuatu 339
Mafia Channel, Tanzania 187
Mafia Island, Tanzania 186, 187,
188
Mafia Island MP, Tanzania 187,
189
Magnetic Island, Queensland
312
Mahakam River, Kalimantan
275-6
Mahe, Seychelles 200, 201
Maiana, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati
365
Maiao Iti, Society Islands 388
Maibishi MP, Japan 296
Majahual, Mexico 1 15
Majuro, Marshall Islands 360,
361,362
Makassar, Indonesia 279
Makassar Strait, Indonesia 268.
277
Makatea, French Polynesia 385,
387-8
Makemo, French Polynesia 387
Makin, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati
365
Makira ISan Christoball,
Solomon Islands 331
Makundhoo Kandu DS,
Maldives 223, 225
Makunudu Atoll, Maldives 223
Malacca, Straits 57, 266, 267.
272
Malaga MuMR, Philippines 285,
286
Malaita, Solomon Islands 331,
332
WORLD ATLAS OF CORAL REEFS
Laccadives see Lakshadweep
Islands, India
lace corals 32
Lacepede Islands, Northern
Australia 308, 309
Lachnolaimus maximus 101
Lady Elliot Island, Great Barrier
Reef 315
Lady Musgrave Island, Great
Barrier Reef 315
Lae, Papua New Guinea 326,
327
Lagonoy Gulf, Pfiilippines 282
lagoons 25, 26
Laguna de Chankanaab PNat,
Mexico 112, 116
Laguna de Cfiiriqui, Pananna
126, 127
Laguna de Guaymoreto WRef,
Honduras 123, 124
Lakemba Passage, Fiji 343
Laksfiadweep Islands
ILaccadivesI, India 212,214,
216,217
Lameshur Bay, US Virgin
Islands 154. 155
laminar corals 34
Lamotrek, Federated States of
Micronesia 355
LampiMNP265
Lamu Archipelago, Kenya 182,
183
Lan-Yu Islands, Taiwan 293
Lanai, Hawai'i 393
Land of Punt, expedition 78, 79
land reclamation 53, 63, 222
Landsat Thematic Mapper 83-4
Lansdowne Bank, New
Caledonia 335, 336
Laos 262, 288
Lartington PA, Bermuda 100.
102
Larus novaehoUaniae 358
larvae 23
Las Aves. Venezuela 168, 169,
170
Las Iguanas WRef, Honduras
123, 124
Las Perlas Archipelago,
Panama 126. 129
Lassuan MR/TZ, Philippines
285, 286
Latham Island, Tanzania 187,
188
Laticaudinae 43
Lau Group, Fiji 343, 344
Lau Lagoon, Solomon Islands
331,332
Lau Ridge, Fiji 342, 344
Laughing Bird Caye, Belize
118
Lavan, Iran 252
Lavongai (New Hanoverl, Papua
New Guinea 326, 327
Layang Layang, Malaysia 269
Laysan Island, Hawaiian Islands
393, 395, 397
Leeuwin Current 20, 302, 305,
307
Leeward Islands 159, 161-2
Lembata Island, Nusa Tenggara
277
leopard grouper 304
Leptosens payracea 128
LesArcadms, Haiti 149, 151
Les Bancs de Seche-Croissant
SpFR, New Caledonia 335,
337
Leslies Cayemites, Haiti 149,
151
Les Irois, Haiti 149, 151
Les Mamelles NR, Seychelles
201
Lesser Antilles 147, 158-66
Lesser Sunda Islands 268, 273
L'Etang FiR. Reunion 206, 209
Lethrinus miniatus 319
Leuwang Sancang NR,
Indonesia 268, 280
Leyte, Philippines 281, 285
Leyte Gulf, Philippines 285
LHerminie PA, Bermuda 100.
102
LIDAR see light detection and
ranging
Lifou. New Caledonia 334, 335
light detection and ranging
ILIDARI 86
Lighthouse Reef, Belize 1 18, 1 19
Lihir Group, Papua New Guinea
326. 327
Lihou Reef and Cays. Australia
318.319
Lihou Reef NNR, Australia 319.
321
lime production 333
Limon. Costa Rica 125. 126
Limpopo River, Mozambique
190
Lindeman Islands, Queensland
312,313,315
Line Islands, Kiribati 363. 364,
366, 397
lined butterflyfish 379
Lingayen Gulf, Philippines 281,
282, 283
Linkia laevigata 302
lionfish 289
Lions Head DS, Maldives 223,
225
Lisianski Island, Hawaiian
Islands 393. 395
Lithothamnion 119
Litoral Sur NP. Dominican
Republic 151. 152
Little Bahama Bank 103
Little Barrier Reef, Saudi
Arabia 240
Little Basses Reef, Sri Lanka
218.219
LittleBay FNR. Anguilla 166
Little Cayman, Cayman Islands
134, 141, 142
Little Inagua, Bahamas 104
Little San Salvador WBR,
Bahamas 104, 105
Little Sound EnvZ, Cayman
Islands 143
Little Tobago GS, Trinidad and
Tobago 160, 167
live fish trade 49, 284, 290, 317,
345
Lizard Island, Great Barrier
Reef 311, 313
Lobophora variegata 135
Lobophyton 33
lobster 36, 58, 108, 119, 133,
136
spiny 35, 105, 155,396
loggerhead turtle 54, 316
Lomaiviti Islands, Fiji 342, 343,
344
Lombok, Indonesia 268, 278
Long Cay, Belize 118
Long Island, Bahamas 103, 104
Long Island WMA. Papua New
Guinea 326. 329
Looe Key NaMS, Florida 96, 97,
99
Lopevi lUlveahl Island. Vanuatu
338. 339
Lord Howe Island Group,
Australia 318, 320-1
Lord Howe Island Group,
MPA/Vorld Heritage Site,
Australia 318, 321
Los Arcos ETC, Mexico 112,
116
Los Rogues Archipelago,
Venezuela 168, 169, 170
Los Rogues NP/Ramsar Site
see Archipielago Los Rogues
NP/Ramsar Site, Venezuela
Losap, Federated States of
Micronesia 356
Louisa Reef, Brunei
Darussalam 268, 270
Louisiade Archipelago, Papua
New Guinea 325, 326
Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
334, 335, 337
Lu-Tao Islands. Taiwan 293
Lubang Islands. Philippines 282
Lutjanidae41. 120
Lutjanus apodus 127. 137
Lutjanus ehrenbergii Al
Lutjanus kasmira 27. 212
Lutjanus synagns 1 36
Luzon, Philippines 281, 282, 283
Luzon Strait, Philippines 281,
282
Lynher Reef, Northern Australia
308, 309
Lyra Reef, Papua New Guinea
326, 328
M
Maaya Thila DS. Maldives 223,
225
MAB Programme see UNESCO
Man and the Biosphere
Programme
MAC see Marine Aquarium
Council
Macahutom MP, Philippines
285, 286
Macclesfield Bank, Paracel
Islands 288
McCluer Gulf, Indonesia 274
Machalilla Ramsar Site,
Ecuador 131, 133
Mackay, Queensland 312, 315
McKean, Phoenix Islands,
Kiribati 365
macroalgae 197, 247
Madagascar 180, 194-6, 208-9
Madang, Papua New Guinea
326, 327
Madiana PA, Bermuda 100, 102
Madivaru DS, Maldives 223, 225
Madracts spp, 175
Madracis decactis 173, 174
Maewo Island, Vanuatu 339
Mafia Channel, Tanzania 187
Mafia Island, Tanzania 186, 187,
188
Mafia Island MP, Tanzania 187,
189
Magnetic Island, Queensland
312
Mahakam River, Kalimantan
275-6
Mahe, Seychelles 200, 201
Maiana, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati
365
Maiao Iti, Society Islands 388
Maibishi MP, Japan 296
Majahual, Mexico 1 15
Majuro, Marshall Islands 360,
361,362
Makassar, Indonesia 279
Makassar Strait, Indonesia 268.
277
Makatea, French Polynesia 385,
387-8
Makemo, French Polynesia 387
Makin, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati
365
Makira ISan Christoball,
Solomon Islands 331
Makundhoo Kandu DS,
Maldives 223, 225
Makunudu Atoll, Maldives 223
Malacca, Straits 57, 266, 267.
272
Malaga MuMR, Philippines 285,
286
Malaita, Solomon Islands 331,
332