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. 2010 Aug 2;5(8):e11914. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011914

Table 8. Comparative species numbers of selected groups in Indonesia, Australia and Hawaii.

Indonesiaa Australiab Hawaiic
Fish 3,000+ 1,500+ 1,214+
Corals 700+ (450) 400+ (359) 460 (99 scleractinian)
Algae n/a 3,000+ 500+

Notes:

a

Fenner D (2002) Reef corals of the Raja Ampat Islands, Papua Province, Indonesia. Part II. Comparison of individual survey sites. Appendix 2. Coral species recorded at individual sites in the Raja Ampat Islands. In: McKenna SA, Allen GA, Suryadi S, editors. A marine rapid assessment of the Raja Ampat Islands, Papua Province, Indonesia RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment 22. Washington, D.C.: Conservation International. pp. 29-36, 104-112.

b

CRC Reef Research Centre (2008) REEF FACTS: Plants and animals on the Great Barrier Reef. Huisman JM (2000) Marine plants of Australia. Nedlands, Australia: University of Western Australia Press. 300 p.

c

Abbott IA (1999) Marine red algae of the Hawaiian Islands. Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press. 477 p.

Abbott IA, Huisman JM (2004) Marine green and brown algae of the Hawaiian Islands. Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press. 259 p.

Huisman JM, Abbott IA, Smith CM (2006) Hawaiian reef plants. Honolulu, Hawaii: University of Hawaii Sea Grant. 264 p.