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(a) Locations of sampling sites (solid diamonds) around Ishigaki Island, southwest Japan. Stations 5–9 are located in the well-studied Shiraho Reef fringing the east coast of the island. (b) A detailed map of Shiraho Reef stations. The open-circle points in (b) indicate sampling points of the macroalga Padina spp. collected in 2002 and used for comparison.
