Table 2. Areal estimates of habitat types present at Pelekane Bay, Hawai'i based on underwater surveys and aerial photographs.

Habitat type

Area (m2)

Percent of total

I. Mixed rubble and silt bottom

7,593

16%

II. Sand and silt bottom

21,651

45%

III. Basalt pavement with rubble

2,758

6%

IV. Coral in mixed rubble

4,375

9%

V. Patch reefs

12,111

25%

 


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