Water Flow Rates and Coral Morphology at Palmyra Atoll

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Abstract: In four days during May 2003, water flow rates and coral morphologies were surveyed at the back reefs of Palmyra Atoll. Water flow rates were qualified and coral assemblages were assigned to categories based on growth form. Plaster of paris blocks, direct in-situ observations, and temperature data were used to qualify the flow at the four sites. Each site was discovered to have a relatively distinct flow. The growth forms were surveyed at each of the four sites. The correlation between water flow and coral morphologies was then investigated. Despite encountering different flow regimes at Palmyra Atoll, the data collected for this study did not support any correlation between water flow rates and coral morphologies. Therefore, it is suggested that there be further investigation into the factors contributing to coral growth form assemblages at Palmyra Atoll.

Type of resource	text
Date created	June 11, 2003

Author	Caruthers, Lacy
Author	Wood, Shannon

Subject	Stanford@SEA
Subject	S-187
Subject	Hopkins Marine Station
Subject	Department of Biology
Subject	Department of Earth System Science
Subject	BIOHOPK 182H
Subject	BIOHOPK 323H
Subject	EARTHSYS 323
Subject	ESS 323
Subject	coral morphology
Subject	Palmyra Atoll
Subject	flow rates
Genre	Student project report

Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/qk712xd8602

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Preferred Citation: Lacy Caruthers and Shannon Wood, 2003. Water Flow Rates and Coral Morphology at Palmyra Atoll. Unpublished student research paper, S-187, Stanford@SEA, Stanford Digital Repository. https://purl.stanford.edu/qk712xd8602.

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