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Nearshore coral communities within Paluma Shoals Reef Complex (PSRC): (a) shallow water branching Acropora spp. and platy Montipora spp.; (b) tabular Acropora spp. (>1 m diameter) common in shallow water areas; (c) extensive stands of foliose Turbinaria spp. ‘coral carpets’ colonising sandy seafloor areas; (d) large Porites spp. colony on the sandy seafloor amongst Turbinaria spp.
