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Perspective view of reef showing habitats

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Computer illustration in relief, of a coral reef underwater, colored areas show various biological cover.
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Three-dimensional perspective view, looking northwest, of the Pala'au region of the south Molokaʻi reef (derived from satellite imagery, underwater video, and other data sources) showing major biological cover. Information such as this is used by partnering organizations to manage coral reef resources. From Cochran, 2008

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Chapter 9, Benthic Habitat Maps of the South Molokai Coral Reef
Cochran, Susan A., 2008, Benthic habitat maps of the south Molokaʻi coral reef, Chapter 9 of Field, M.E., Cochran, S.A., Logan, J.B., and Storlazzi C.D., eds., The coral reef of south Molokaʻi, Hawaiʻi; portrait of a sediment-threatened fringing reef: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5101, p. 77-97, https://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5101/sir2007-5101_chapter09.pdf

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