wildlife inventory and issues affecting kawaihae coral reef
The Kawaihae Reef has spurs, reef features that reach like fingers out over the sand, forming small, narrow canyons. This highlighted area has Porites rus or plate and pillar coral that colonized it. P. rus colonies here mainly formed plates on the walls of the canyons.… Read more “explore porites rus canyons”
Kawaihae reef has spurs that point outward to the west. These are finger-like reef features that grip the sand in between. Sometimes there are narrow canyons that wind through the spurs and onto the deeper water. At this location, the Porites monticulosa, (plate and knob) corals take up residence.… Read more “porites monticulosa ,plate and knob coral, uncommon”