Poster Session

July 2 (Fri)

P-420 Andrew H BAIRD*, Aileen A MORSEInduction of Metamorphosis in Larvae of the Brooding Corals Acropora palifera and Stylophora pistillata

P-421 Francesca BENZONI*, Michel PICHON, Paolo COLANTONI, Giuseppe BALDELLI, Carla MORRI, Carlo Nike BIANCHI

Dynamics and Pattern of Coral Recolonization Following the 1998 Bleaching Event in the Reefs of the Maldives

P-422 Eric K BROWN*Settlement Patterns and Early Life History Strategies of the Dominant Reef Building Corals at Selected Sites onMaui, Hawaii

P-423 Alice C CAPARELLI, Debora O PIRES, Barbara SEGAL*Reproductive Effort of Mussismilia braziliensis (Verrill, 1868) (Cnidaria, Scleractinia, Mussidae) in the AbrolhosReef Complex, Brazil

P-424 Dhahabia CHANFI*Recruitment of Scleractinian Corals at Mayotte (Indian Ocean)

P-425 Evelyn F COX*Annual Variation in Reproduction of Colonies of the Hawaiian Scleractinian, Montipora capitata

P-426 Matthew J DUNLAP*, Jean KENYONCoral Recruits to Settlement Plates in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

P-427 Nicole D FOGARTY*, Gregory A PINIAK, Christine M ADDISON, Don FIELDSpatial Variation in Scleractinian Coral Settlement on Artificial Substrates in the Dry Tortugas, Florida

P-428 Stefano GOFFREDO*, Josipa RADETIC, Valentina AIRI, Francesco ZACCANTISexual Reproduction of the Solitary Coral Leptopsammia pruvoti (Scleractinia, Dendrophylliidae) in the Mediterranean

P-429 James R GUEST*Reproduction of Diploastrea heliopora (Scleractinia, Faviidae) in Singapore

P-430 Michio HIDAKA*, Noriko KOBAYASHI, Wakako OSHIROSolitary Corals of the Genus Fungia Can Fuse with Clonemates in the Early Phase of Regeneration

P-431 Makoto INABA*, Masato KOBAYASHI, Kazuo HORIKOSHISpawning Patters and Larval Dispersal in Ogasawara Archipelago, Japan

P-432 Ke-Han LIN*, Lee-Shing FANG, Keryea SOONG, Tung-Yung FANDiurnal Periodicity of Larval Release by Five Brooding Scleractinian Corals in Southern Taiwan

P-433 Monica M LINS DE BARROS, Debora O PIRES*Reproductive Strategy of the Brazilian Reef Coral Siderastrea stellata within Six Populations through a LatitudinalGradient

P-434 Pi-Jen LIU*, Lee-Shing FANG, Tung-Yung FANRecovery of Coral Community in a Nature Reserve of Southern Taiwan, Two Years after a Ship Grounding

P-435 Yoshikatsu NAKANO*, Masako HARA, Toshiki WATANABEUltrastructure of the Planula Cilia from Several Species of Corals

P-436 Akira NISHIKAWA*, Kazuhiko SAKAIPopulation Genetics and Larval Ecology of Scleractinian Corals in the Ryukyu Archipelago

P-437 Parnhathai NOBCHINWONG*, Thamasak YEEMINSexual Reproduction of a Soft Coral Cladiella tuberosa Tixier-Durivault (Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Alcyonacea) onCoral Communities in the Inner and the Eastern Gulf of Thailand

P-438 Lolita K PENLAND, David IDIP, Kloulechad JIM*Reproductive Period and Spawning Synchronicity of Scleractinian Corals in Palau

1-2. Reproduction and Recruitment of CoralsConvener : Robert H. RICHIMOND and Fenny COX

July 2 (Fri)

Poster Session

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10th Internat ional Coral Reef Symposium

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P-439 Eric BORNEMAN*Reproduction in Aquarium Corals

P-440 Miguel A RUIZ-ZARATE*, Jesus E ARIAS-GONZALEZIntra-annual Coral Recruitment Variation on Artificial Substrata in Caribbean Shallow Patch Coral Reefs

P-441 Carmen M SCHLOEDER, Hector M GUZMAN*Genetic Variation within and between Populations of the Caribbean Coral Porites furcata in Panama.A Preliminary Study

P-442 Alina M SZMANT*, Margaret W MILLERSettlement Preferences and Post-settlement Mortality of Laboratory Cultured and Settled Larvae of the CaribbeanHermatypic Coral Montastraea faveolata in the Florida Keys, USA

P-443 Mark J A VERMEIJ*Early Life History Processes in Caribbean Corals

P-444 Munasik*Reproductive Biology of Scleractinian Coral Acropora aspera at Panjang Island, Java Sea

P-445 Daniel J BARSHIS*, Robert J TOONENChemical Defense Mechanisms in Hawaiian Scleractinians

P-446 Jonathan BELMAKER*, Yaron ZIV, Nadav SHASHARIsolation Modifies the Impact of Piscivores on Fish Assemblages of Small Reefs

P-447 Maria BULINA, Juan A UGALDE, Ilya V KELMANSON, Steven F FIELD, Joseph P BIELAWSKI, Mikhail V MATZ*

Natural Selection in Fluorescent Proteins from Reef Anthozoa: Pigments and More

P-448 Anchalee CHANKONG*, Vipoosit MANTHACHITRASpatial Variation and Community Structure of the Scleractinian Corals: Genus Acropora in the Gulf of Thailand

P-449 Daisy DURANT*, Ivette LABORDE, Vance VICENTECoral Growth Rates and Zooxanthellae Density Changes of Siderastrea siderea (Ellis and Solander) Related to aLight Intensity Gradient due to a Pier Shadow at Guayanilla Bay, Puerto Rico

P-450 Ron JOHNSTONE*, Klaus KOOP, Anthony LARKUMInorganic Nitrogen Cycling in Coral Reef Sediments: Implications for Ecosystem Processes

P-451 Narinratana KONGJANDTRE*, Vipoosit MANTHACHITRASpatial Variation and Population Structure of Faviid Corals (Scleractinia: Faviidae) on Coral Assemblages along theGulf of Thailand: 4 Years after 1998 Coral Bleaching

P-452 Michel KULBICKI*, Serge ANDRÉFOUËT, Pascale CHABANET, Eric CLUA, Jocelyne FERRARIS, ReneGALZIN, Alison GREEN, Mecki KRONEN, Pierre LABROSSE, Gerard MOUTHAM, Sauni SAMASONI,Laurent VIGLIOLA, Laurent WANTIEZ

Relationships between Local Diversity, Biomass and Density According to Regional and Local Factors for PacificOcean Reef Fishes

P-453 Michel KULBICKI*, Serge ANDRÉFOUËT, Pascale CHABANET, Eric CLUA, Jocelyne FERRARIS, ReneGALZIN, Alison GREEN, Mecki KRONEN, Pierre LABROSSE, Gerard MOUTHAM, Samasoni SAUNI,Laurent VIGLIOLA, Laurent WANTIEZ

Interactions between Regional and Local Factors in Determining the Local Diversity of Reef Fishes in the Pacific

P-454 Michel KULBICKI*, Serge ANDRÉFOUËT, Eric CLUA, Rene GALZIN, Alison GREEN, Pierre LABROSSE,Gerard MOU THAM, Samasoni SAUNI, Laurent VIGLIOLA, Laurent WANTIEZ

New Insights on the Role of Regional Factors in the Geographical Distribution of Reef Fish Diversity across thePacific Ocean

1-3. Emergent Properties of Coral Reefs: Linking Local Mechanisms with Large-scale Spatial Patterns

Convener : Stuart SANDIN and Mark VERMEIJ

July 2 (Fri)

Poster Session

129

P-455 Michel KULBICKI*, Nicholas POLUNIN, Kovaldas BALCIAUSKAS, Nickie THOMASStable Isotopes Indicate Spatial Variations in Ultimate Food Sources of Reef Fish Communities in New Caledonia

P-456 Larry B LIDDLE*, Niphon PHONGSUWANAn Invasive Padina on a Bleached Coral Site in the Andaman Sea

P-457 Justin H PARKER*Probability Modelling Using Coral-Reef Sediments, an Example from Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia

P-458 Ashley REED, Vania R COELHO*Epifaunal Community Associated with Caulerpa and Laurencia at Owen Island, Little Cayman, Cayman Islands

P-459 Stuart A SANDIN*Maximizing Predictability by Minimizing Variance in Coral Reef Ecology: A Search across Scales

P-460 Nadiezhda SANTODOMINGO-AGUILAR*, Alberto RODRIGUEZ-RAMIREZ, Jaime GARZON-FERREIRAHabitats for the Damselfish Stegastes Planifrons in the Tayrona Natural Park (Colombian Caribbean): Selectivityand Incidences

P-461 Jai C SLEEMAN*, Ben T M RADFORD, David BLAKEWAYUsing Agent-based Models to Produce Optimal Strategies for Reef Restoration by Coral Transplantation; a Comparison of the Effects of Using Species with Different Life-History Strategies

P-462 Mark J A VERMEIJ*, Pedro FRADE, Rita JACINTO, Dolfi A DEBROT, Rolf P M BAKProcesses Structuring Caribbean Coral Communities in Marginal Environments

P-463 Brian K WALKER*A Novel Approach to Linking Reef Fish Assemblage Characteristics to Topographic Complexity

P-464 Fernando A ZAPATA*, D Ross ROBERTSONPatterns of Body Size Distribution in Tropical Eastern Pacific Reef Fishes

P-465 Ainhoa L ZUBILLAGA, Carolina BASTIDAS*, Aldo CROQUERThe Status of the Acropora palmata Populations in Los Roques National Park, Venezuela

P-466 Greta S AEBY*Coral Disease in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

P-467 Shelley L ANTHONY*Coral Disease in a Large-scale Reef Mesocosm

P-468 Eric BORNEMAN*Apoptosis in Diseased Reef Corals: A First Look

P-469 Eric BORNEMAN*Pathologies Affecting Reef Corals at the Flower Garden Banks, Northwest Gulf of Mexico

P-470 Eric BORNEMAN*Pathologies Affecting Reef Corals in Captivity

P-471 John C BYTHELL*, Olga PANTOSMolecular Microbial Ecology of Coral Diseases

P-472 Chellaram C, Jamila PATTERSON*, Edward J K PATTERSONDistribution of Red-Blotch Disease and Effect of Boring Sponges on Solitary Corals in Tuticorin Coastal Waters ofGulf of Mannar, Southeast Coast of India

P-473 Ming-Hui CHEN*, Keryea SOONGHost Specificity between Coral-inhabiting Snail Coralliophila violacea and Massive Coral Porites : An Analysis ofHost-searching, Host-recognition and Larval Preference

1-4. Diseases of Coral Reef Organisms: Evolutionary Aspects, Current Status and PrognosisConvener : Ernesto WEIL, Garrieth SMITH, and Rich ARONSON

July 2 (Fri)

P-474 Roberto CIPRIANI*, Aldo CROQUERA Model of the Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of the Yellow Blotch Syndrome

P-475 Aldo CROQUER*, Roberto CIPRIANI, Ernesto WEIL, David BONESome Aspects on the Dynamics of the Yellow Blotch Syndrome: A Grid Model Perspective

P-476 Aldo CROQUER*, Ernesto WEIL, David BONETemporal and Spatial Variability of Stony Coral Diseases in Los Roques and Morrocoy National Parks, Venezuela

P-477 Aldo CROQUER*, Ernesto WEIL, Sofia VALERO, Nora MALAVERDecline of Madracis mirabilis Population at Morrocoy National Park, Venezuela: The Role of Coral Diseases

P-478 Joanne E DAVY*, Ross J JONES, Linda L BLACKALL, Maoz FINE, Ove HOEGH-GULDBERGFactors Affecting the Incidence and Infectivity of Coral Disease on the Great Barrier Reef

P-479 Rachel J FINLEY*, Graham E FORRESTERChanges in the Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Reef Fish Infected with Copepod Ectoparasites

P-480 Sylvia B GALLOWAY*, Andrew W BRUCKNER, Cheryl M WOODLEYCoral Disease and Health Consortium

P-481 Diego L GIL-AGUDELO*, Carey MYERS, Kiho KIM, Garriet W SMITHChanges in the Microbial Communities Associated with Gorgonia ventalina during Aspergillosis Infections

P-482 C Drew HARVELL*, F AZAM, E JORDAN, L RAYMUNDO, E ROSENBERG, G SMITH, E WEIL, B WILLISTargeted Research on Coral Disease and a Global Assessment

P-483 Miguel A LUGO*, Ernesto WEILPresent Status of Diadema antillarum Populations in the Southwest Coast of Puerto Rico

P-484 Shawn MCLAUGHLIN*, Kathy L PRICE, Cheryl M WOODLEYInternational Registry of Coral Pathology

P-485 Shawn W POLSON, Mats L LUNDQVIST, Sara C POLSON, Samantha L RYAN, Dana E WILLIAMS,Margaret W MILLER, Shawn M MCLAUGHLIN, Billy D CAUSEY, Richard W CURRY, Douglas MORRISON, Cheryl M WOODLEY*

The 2003 Acroporid Mortality in the Florida Keys (USA): A Systematic Approach to a Disease Investigation

P-486 Davecia RAGOONATH*, Monique SALAZAR, Laurie RICHARDSONEcological Physiology of the Black Band Disease Cyanobacterium Phormidium corallyticum: An Investigation intothe Dark Metabolic Capabilities

P-487 Elizabeth REMILY, Laurie L RICHARDSON*Physiology of the White Plague Type II Pathogen Aurantimonas coralicida

P-488 Shay VIEHMAN, Deetta K MILLS, Laurie L RICHARDSON*Culture and Identification of Desulfovibrio spp. Sulfate-reducing Bacteria from Black Band Disease on Reefs of theFlorida Keys and Dominica

P-489 Naoko YASUDA*, Yoshikatsu NAKANO, Hideyuki YAMASHIROPathological Studies on Coral Tumors of Porites spp., Okinawa, Japan

P-490 Hiroko YOKOUCHI*, Haruko TAKEYAMA, Tetsuro FURUKAWA, Hiroki TANIGUCHI, Makoto OMORI,Tadashi MATSUNAGA

The Microbial Diversity in Normal and Bleached Scleractinian Coral, Porites lutea

P-491 Leo X C DUTRA, Ruy K P KIKUCHI*, Zelinda M A N LEAOCritical Limits of Sediment Accumulation Rates for Reef Corals in Abrolhos, Bahia, Brazil

P-492 Michael FIELD*, Curt STORLAZZI, Kathy PRESTO, Andrea OGSTON, Michael BOTHNERTransport of Flood Sediment on the Molokai Fringing Coral Reef, Hawaii

2-2. The Influence of Storms and Floods on Coral Reef DevelopmentConvener : Michael E. FIELD

July 2 (Fri)

10th Internat ional Coral Reef Symposium

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Poster Session

131

P-493 Pei-Jie MENG*, Hung-Jen LEE, Min-Li TSAI, Ching-Ya YEN, Chia-Ming CHANGThe Impact of Anthropogenic Activities to the Water Quality of Coral Reefs, South Taiwan

P-494 Norman QUINN*, Barbara L KOJISSalinity Variation on an Off Shore Coral Reef after a Period of Intense Rainfall

P-495 Alexandra AMAT*, Samantha DE PUTRON, Nellie BRYLEWSKAImpact of Carbon Dioxide on the Gorgonian Pseudoplexaura porosa: Coupling between Photosynthesis and Calcification

P-496 Janice M LOUGH*Coral Calcification and Water Temperature

P-497 Anne MULLER, Michael K GAGAN, Janice M LOUGH*Effect of Early Marine Diagenesis on Coral Reconstructions of Surface-Ocean 13C / 12C and Carbonate Saturation State

P-498 Stephanie REYNAUD, Nicolas LECLERCQ, Samantha ROMAINE-LIOUD, Christine FERRIER-PAGES, JeanJAUBERT, Jean-Pierre GATTUSO, Denis ALLEMAND*

Interacting Effects of Pco2and Temperature on Metabolism of a Scleractinian Coral

P-499 Ryoko TOKESHI*, Hiroyuki FUJIMURA, Yukio KITADA, Kouhei TANIGUCHI, Tamotsu OOMORI,Yoshikatsu NAKANO

Carbon Production in Coral Reef Ecosystem at Sesoko Island, in Okinawa

P-500 Severine CHOUKROUN, Craig R STEINBERG*Warming of the Great Barrier Reef Leading up to Coral Bleaching

P-501 Halmar HALIDE*Predicting Coral Bleaching Events Using a Blended Satellite Sea Surface Temperature Data

P-502 Areen BOULOS, Loic CHARPY*, Cheng-Cai ZHANG, Jean BLANCHOT, Marie-Jose LANGLADEDetection and Characterization of Cyanobacterial nif H Genes (Nitrogen Fixation) in Mayotte Island Lagoon(Indian Ocean; 12˚ S, 45˚ E)

P-503 Renaud GROVER, Jean-Francois MAGUER, Denis ALLEMAND*, Christine FERRIER-PAGESNitrate Uptake by a Scleractinian Coral

P-504 Yoshio ISHIKAWA*, Yoshimi SUZUKI, Beatriz CASARETO, Tamotsu OMORIOrganic Production and Calcification in Coral Reef Communities in Bora Bay, Miyako Island, Okinawa, Japan

3-6. Toward a Stable Coral Reef Ecosystem: The Dynamics of Nutrients and Organic Matter Convener : Yoshimi SUZUKI and Marlin ATKINSON

July 2 (Fri)

3-4. Primary Production in Coral Reef Environments with Special Reference to Picoplankton, its Role and Significance

Convener :Jean BLANCHOT and Beatriz E. CASARETO

July 2 (Fri)

2-11. Coral Reefs and Global Change VI : Prediction and Societal Implications of BleachingConvener : Al STRONG, William SKIRVING, and Ove HOEGH-GULDBERG

July 2 (Fri)

2-9. Coral Reefs and Global Change IV : Corals, Carbon and ClimateConvener : Joanie KLEYPAS, Yoshimi SUZUKI, Jean-Pierre GATTUSO, and Chris LANGDON

July 2 (Fri)

10th Internat ional Coral Reef Symposium

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P-505 Muriel SCHRIMM*, Mehdi ADJEROUD, Roselyne BUSCAILSpatial Heterogeneity of Biogeochemical Components at the Sediment Interface: Relations with Ecological Units inan Insular Coral Reef Ecosystem (Moorea, French Polynesia)

P-506 Yasuaki TANAKA*, Toshihiro MIYAJIMA, Yu UMEZAWA, Hideki FUKUDA, Isao KOIKE, Hiroshi OGAWA,Takeshi HAYASHIBARA

Effect of Nitrate Enrichment on Release of Organic Carbon and Nitrogen from Zooxanthellate Coral Acroporapulchla and Subsequent Microbial Decomposition under Laboratory Conditions

P-507 Yu UMEZAWA*, Toshihiro MIYAJIMA, Yasuaki TANAKA, Isao KOIKE, Hideo OHBA, Takeshi HAYASHIBARASeasonal and Spatial Variations of Nitrogen Sources for Macroalgae and its Controlling Factors Assessed by δ ; 15Nand Other Chemical Components in Algal Thalli at Fringing Coral Reefs

P-508 Rick ANEX*, Stephanie FRIEDReefs at Risk: Mining, Aquaculture, Shoreline Development and Public Finance in Kanaky/New Caledonis

P-509 Satyanarayana CHOWDULA*A Review of Scleractinian Species Diversity in India, its Importance in the Reef Ecosystem Remediation and SystemRemediation- An Appraisal

P-510 Nancy DASCHBACH*Co-management of Coral Reef Protected Areas: A Chimera or a Winner??

P-511 Arturo O FABURADA*, Marlowe G SABATER, Maria Zoe C LATUMBO, Marivel P DYGICOCommunity-based Coastal Resource Management Applied in the Municipality of Cagayancillo

P-512 Simon J FOALE, Bruno K MANELE*Privatising Fish? Barriers to the Use of Marine Protected Areas for Conservation and Fishery Management inMelanesia

P-513 Stephanie FRIED*Predator Dominated Ecosystems: The Political Ecology of Marine Protection in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

P-514 Kenji KAJIWARA*, Hisashi MATSUMOTOThe Landing Tour and Conservation Issue at Yabiji Reef (Miyako Islands, Okinawa, Japan). II. Construction ofCommunity Based Framework towards Reef Conservation

P-515 Hisashi MATSUMOTO*, Kenji KAJIWARAThe Landing Tour and Conservation Issue at Yabiji Reef (Miyako Islands, Okinawa, Japan). I. Investigation ofCoral Status for the Base of Stakeholders Discussion

P-516 Severino G SALMO III*, Porfirio M ALINO, Ma Antonette R JUINIO-MENEZ, Liana TALAUE-MCMANUSImproving Management of Small Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) through Networking and Integration ofParticipatory and Co-management Frameworks

P-517 Mark SOLON*, Chris TUMIClan versus Community-based Marine Management Practices in Melanesia

P-518 Jon MAIDENS*, Lauretta BURKEReefs at Risk in the Caribbean - Information to Support Priority Setting and Management

P-519 Fabian A RODRIGUEZ-ZARAGOZA, Enrique NUNEZ-LARA, Roberto C HERNANDEZ-LANDA, Hector RODRIGUEZ-SANCHEZ, Jesus E ARIAS-GONZALEZ*

Biodiversity and Trophic Functioning of a Mexican Caribbean Fringing Reef System: Stability and Degration

4-14. Modeling and Decision SupportConvener : John W. MCMANUS

July 2 (Fri)

4-8. Critical Appraisal of Local, Customary, Participatory and Co-managementConvener : Nicholas V. C. POLUNIN

July 2 (Fri)

Poster Session

133

P-520 Andre Jon UYCHIAOCO, Rollan C GERONIMO*, May T LIM, Johnrob Y BANTANG, Edgardo D GOMEZReefmodel: an Agent-based Model for Exploring the Effects of Coral Reef Biodiversity Changes on Fisheries Yield

P-521 Steven H WONG, Peter THOMPSON, Sandra L AGUILAR*, Hongli LUO, Doug HARPER, Mei-Ling SHYUEffective Search and Mapping of Coral Reef Information

P-522 H Allen CURRAN*, Susan ETHEREDGE, Elizabeth CALLAGHAN, Paulette PECKOLCoral Reef Ed-Ventures: An Environmental Education Program for School Children in Belize

P-523 Miguel A LUGO*, Carol FRETWELLBasic Educational Tools: Tabulation of Resources at the 10th ICRS

P-524 Samliok NDOBE*, Abigail M MOORE, Sofyan A YOTOLEMBAH, Harto DARWINTOCoral Reef Survey and Monitoring for Management in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia: Educational Aspects

P-525 Takahiro OKANO*, Yoshiyuki SUZUKIJunior Park Ranger Program - Foster the Heart to Feel the Importance of the Familiar Sea of Coral Reef -

P-526 Frank G STANTON*MOP: Extending Coral Reef Education Beyond Science Majors in Hawaii

P-527 Daniel C AFZAL*, Alec T HUGHES, Gregory P BENNETT, Peter RAMOHIAThe Status of Coral Reefs of Solomon Islands

P-528 Ashraf AL CIBAHY, Nasser AL SHAIBA*Status and Management of Coral Reefs in the United Arab Emirates

P-529 Joselito Francis A ALCARIA*, Solon D BAGALIHOGStatus and Trend of Coral Reef Resources in the Marine Protected Areas in Central Visayas, Philippines

P-530 Jayakumar Balagurunathan ALFRED*, Krishnamoorthy VENKATARAMANStatus of Coral Reefs of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

P-531 Khalid AL-SHAIKH*, Abdul Mohsen AL-SUFYANI, Friedhelm KRUPPStatus of Coral Reefs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

P-532 Put ANG JR.*Status of Research on Coral Communities in Hong Kong SAR, China

P-533 Subhashni D APPANA*, Veikila C VUKIAssessing Bioerosion Activities of Echinometra Sea Urchin on Nukubuco Reef, Fiji

P-534 Daud AWANG*, Mohd Zakaria MOSHIDI, Abd Aziz MUDALiving Coral Reef Resources of Sarawak, with Special Reference Kuching Area

P-535 Anandkumar AYYASWAMY*, Satyanarayana CH Alfred J R BPresent Status of Unique Turbid Reefs in Gulf of Kutch, the First Marine National Park in India and Poshetra, itsSanctum Sanctorum and Strategies for their Sustainable Development

P-536 Carolina BASTIDAS*, Aldo CROQUER, David BONEChanges in the Coral Reef Community Seven Years after a Mass Mortality Event in Morrocoy, Venezuela

4-1. Status of Coral Reefs of the World 1994, 2004 and 2014: Recommendations from 80 Nations for Remediation

Convener : Clive WILKINSON, Lauretta BURKE, Gregor HODGSON, and Jamie OLIVER

July 2 (Fri)

4-24. Fostering Positive Change for Coral Reefs - Education ResourcesConvener : Mark HECKMAN

July 2 (Fri)

10th Internat ional Coral Reef Symposium

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P-537 Sonia BEJARANO*, Nelson A MANRIQUE, Jaime GARZON-FERREIRARecent Mortality and Other Health Conditions of the Sea Fan Gorgonia ventalina in Santa Marta, ColombianCaribbean, 15 Years after a Mass Mortality Event

P-538 Claude BOUCHON*, Yolande BOUCHON-NAVARO, Max LOUIS, Pedro PORTILLOCoral Reefs Monitoring in the French Caribbean Islands (Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint-Barthelemy)

P-539 Annadel S CABANBAN*, Affendi YANG AMRI, Ridzwan ABDUL RAHMAN, Yusri YUSUF, Badrul HUZAIMI TAJUDDIN

Status of Coral Reefs of Peninsular and Eastern Malaysia

P-540 Alan L K CHAN*, K CHANCoral Conservation in Hong Kong

P-541 Chien-Hsun CHEN*, Chang-Feng DAI, Keryea SOONG, Chaolun A CHEN, Tung-Yung FAN, Hernyi HSIEHThe Status of Coral Reefs in Taiwan from 1997 to 2003

P-542 Loke-Ming CHOU*Status of Singapore Coral Reefs

P-543 Greg COLEMAN, Ian MILLER, Kate OSBORNE, Hugh SWEATMAN*Software to Aid Reporting Monitoring Data

P-544 Andrew S CORNISH*, Denise MCCORRYStatus of Coral Communities in Hong Kong, 2004

P-545 Aldo CROQUER*, Carolina BASTIDAS, Eduardo KLEIN, Martina KURTENThe Venezuelan Coral Reef Monitoring Network (VCRMN): Summary of Activities during the 2003

P-546 Margo DEIYE*, Reuben SULUClimate Change?, Mass Fish Deaths, Livelihoods and the Status of Coral Reefs in Nauru in 2004

P-547 Peyman EGHTESADI-ARAGHI, A MAGHSOUDLOO*Induction of Heat Shock Protein 70 in the Coral Reefs of the Persian Gulf Exposed to Natural Environmental Stressors

P-548 Muna N FARAJ*, Eiman K MOHAMMED, Hani A AL-TAMIMICoral Reefs in the State of Kuwait

P-549 Beatrice P FERREIRA*, Mauro MAIDA, Tamara M D'AMICO, Ana P PRATES, Clovis B CASTRO, DeboraO PIRES, Fabiana C CAVA, Sergio M REZENDE, Danilo MARX, Caroline FEITOZA, Fabiana B CESAR

The Status of Coral Reefs in Brazil

P-550 Marcos GEKTIDIS*Management and Media

P-551 Yimnang GOLBUU*, Lolita PENLAND, David IDIP JR., Steven VICTOR, Carol EMAUROIS, Jim KOULECHAD, Masao UDUI, Ken OKAJI

Status and Recovery of Palau's Reefs after the 1998 Bleaching Event

P-552 Mohamad Asarahul HAQUE*, Krishnamoorthy VENKATARAMAN, Jayakumar Balagurunathan ALFREDStatus of Coral Reefs of India

P-553 Simon P HARDING*, James COMLEY, Jean-Luc SOLANDT, Alastair R HARBORNE, Peter S RAINESCoral Reef Status in the Mamanucas Islands, Fiji: An Assessment of Three Years of Reef Check Data

P-554 Georg A HEISS*, Moshira HASSAN, Luca SCHUELIStatus of Coral Reefs in the Mergui-Archipelago, Myanmar (Burma)

P-555 Akiyuki IRIKAWA*, Yoshimi HIGAA History of Acanthaster planci in Onna-Vill

P-556 Jong-Geel JE*, Bon Joo KOOStatus of Corals in Korea

Poster Session

135

P-557 Tadashi KIMURA*, Hitoshi HASEGAWA, Takeshi IGARASHI, Makoto INABA, Kenji IWAO, Fumihito IWASE, Kenji KAJIWARA, Takashi MATSUMOTO, Tatsuo NAKAI, Satoshi NOJIMA, Keiichi NOMURA, Masanori NONAKA, Katsuki OKI, Kazuhiko SAKAI, Kazuyuki SHIMOIKE, Kaoru SUGIHARA, Mitsuhiro UENO, Shinpei UENO, Hiroya YAMANO, Hiroyuki YOKOCHI,Minoru YOSHIDA

Status of Coral Reefs in Japan

P-558 Taratau KIRATA*, Reuben SULUThe Status of Coral Reefs and the 2003 Mass Fish Deaths in Kiribati : Climate Change? Are Livelihoods at Stake

P-559 Zelinda M LEAO*, Ruy K P KIKUCHI, Leo X C DUTRA, Saulo SPANO, Marilia D M OLIVEIRA, Igor C CRUZThe Status of Brazilian Coral Reefs since 5000 Years Ago

P-560 Dulcie M LINTON*, Peter E EDWARDS, George F WARNERThe Jamaica Coral Reef Monitoring Network (JCRMN): Facilitating Increased Monitoring of Jamaican North andSouth-coast Reefs

P-561 Yasuaki MIYAMOTO*Reef Check in Japan

P-562 Mohammed S MOHAMMED*, Christopher A MUHANDO, Haji M ALI, Carol DANIELSStatus of Coral Reefs in Tanzania

P-563 Abigail M MOORE*, Sofyan A YOTOLEMBAH, Samliok NDOBE, Harto DARWINTOCoral Reef Monitoring for Management in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia

P-564 Cleto L NANOLA*, Angel C ALCALA, Porfirio M ALINO, Hazel O ARCEO, Wilfredo L CAMPOS, Edgardo D GOMEZ, Wilfredo Y LICUANAN, Miledel C QUIBILAN, Andre J UYCHIAOCO, Allan T WHITE

Status Report on Coral Reefs in the Philippines

P-565 David OBURA, Redfred NGOWO*, Julie CHURCH, Mohammed NUR, Nsajigwe MBIJEThe Current Ecological Status of Coral Reef Ecosystems in Mnazi Bay - Ruvuma Estuary Marine Park

P-566 James K OLIVER*, Marco NOORDELOOSData and Information Standards for Coral Reef Monitoring and Status Reports

P-567 Rolph A PAYET, Jude BIJOUX*Taking Two Steps Back with Each Step forward: Seychelles Coral Reefs Remain at the Mercy of Bleaching Events

P-568 Michel PICHON*, Francesca BENZONI, Shakier ALHAZEEMEffects of Environmental and Biological Factors on Juvenile and Adult Coral Communities in Kuwait Off-shore Reefs

P-569 Michel PICHON*, Claude PAYRI, Francesca BENZONI, Paino VANAIStatus of the Coral Reefs in Wallis Island (French Overseas Territory of Wallis & Futuna)

P-570 Michel PICHON*, Fany SEGUIN, Stephanie HERNANDEZ, Bernard THOMASSIN, Dhahabia CHANFI,Spem DAF

Status of the Coral Reefs of Mayotte Island (SW Indian Ocean) Five Years after the 1998 Bleaching Event

P-571 Joanna M PITT*, Samantha J DE PUTRON, Alexandra AMAT, Thaddeus MURDOCH, Brian LUCKHURSTA National Status Report for Coral Reefs in Bermuda

P-572 Ana Paula L PRATES*, Beatrice Padovani FERREIRAPrograms and Legal Instruments for the Conservation of Coral Reefs in Brazil

P-573 Norman J QUINN*, Rebecca SAMMUEL, Barbara L KOJISPapua New Guinea's Participation in a Global Assessment of Human Effects on Coral Reefs, 1998 to 2000

P-574 Kosalai Pargunam RAGHURAM*, Krishnamoorthy VENKATARAMANStatus, Diversity and Threats to Branching Corals (Scleractinia) of Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park

P-575 Arjan RAJASURIYA*Status of Coral Reefs in Sri Lanka

P-576 Arjan RAJASURIYA*, Nishan PERERA, Chaminda KARUNARATHNEChanges in Coral and Reef Fish Communities in Sri Lanka; five Years after the Major Bleaching Event in 1998

10th Internat ional Coral Reef Symposium

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P-577 Maria C REYES-NIVIA*, Alberto RODRIGUEZ-RAMIREZ, Jaime GARZON-FERREIRAReef Fish Assemblages of Three Colombian Caribbean Sites: Status and Spatial and Temporal Trends

P-578 Alberto RODRIGUEZ-RAMIREZ*, Carlos CARO-ZAMBRANO, Jaime GARZON-FERREIRAStatus and Recent Dynamics (1998-2003) of the Coral Reefs of Colombia

P-579 Salim A SAAD*Status and Threats of Coral Reef in Menai Bay Conservation Area

P-580 Joyce SAMUELU*, Anama SOLOFA, Antonio MULIPOLA, Nofoaiga TAUSAThe Status of Coral Reefs of Samoa: 2004

P-581 Robert E SCHROEDER*, Michael S TRIANNI, Kate A MOOTS, Brian J ZGLICZYNSKI, Joseph L LAUGHLIN, Brent R TIBBETTS, Mark K CAPONE

Status of Fishery Target Species on Coral Reefs of the Marianas Archipelago

P-582 Omid SEDIGHI, Hamzeh VALAVI, M MORADI, M R VARASTEH, A SAFFARIAN*Northern Persian Gulf Coral Reefs Status and their Changes from 1990 to 2001 Using Remotely Sensed SatelliteImages (TM and ETM) and Under Water Survey

P-583 Saif SHANDHOUR*The Qatar Coral Reef

P-584 Kim SOUR*, L M CHOU, K P P TUNThe Coral Reefs of Cambodia: Present State of Information and Management Capacity

P-585 David SOUTER*, Olof LINDEN, David OBURA, Rolph PAYET, Matthew RICHMOND, Charles SHEPPARD,Dan WILHELMSSON

The Impacts of Climate Change on Cosmoledo Atoll, Southern Seychelles

P-586 Suharsono SUHARSONO*Status and Management of Coral Reefs in Indonesia

P-587 Chellasamy SURESHKUMAR*, Krishnamoorthy VENKATARAMANDiversity and Status of Alcyonacean Fauna in Nallathanni Island, Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park, India

P-588 Vo S TUAN, Hoang X BEN, Nguyen V LONG*, Phan K HOANGCoral Reefs of Vietnam: Recent Status and Conservative Perspectives

P-589 Krishnamoorthy VENKATARAMAN*How Much Reef Check Survey Method Is Important for India?

P-590 Krishnamoorthy VENKATARAMAN*, Jayakumar Balagurunathan ALFREDStatus of Coral Reefs of Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve, India

P-591 Laurent WANTIEZ*, Francois DEVINCK, Claire GARRIGUE, Sabrina VIRLYStatus of Coral Reefs in New Caledonia in 2004

P-592 Elizabeth M WOOD*, Andrew N DAVIES, Frances DIPPERStatus of the Coral Reefs of the Semporna Islands (Sabah, Malaysia) and Development of an Interactive Map-basedInformation System for Management Purposes

P-593 Thamasak YEEMIN*Status of Coral Reefs in Thailand

P-594 Sofyan A YOTOLEMBAH*, Abigail M MOORE, Samliok NDOBE, Harto DARWINTOCoral Reef Monitoring for Management in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Summary of Results 2000-2003

P-595 Reuben SULU*Status of Coral Reefs of Southwest Pacific: Fiji, Nauru, New Caledonia, Samoa, Solomon Islands Tuvalu & Vanuatuin June 2004

P-596 Jason KUARTEI*Status of Coral Reefs in Micronesia

P-597 Caroline VIEUX, Dave FISK, Peter PETELO, Taratau KIRATA, Brendon PASISI, Antoine NIA, Annie AUBANEL*, Mary POWER, Bernard SALVAT

Regional Coral Reef Monitoring Program and Status Report in the South East Pacific Countries, GCRMN PolynesiaMana Node

Poster Session

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P-598 Jaime GARZON-FERREIRA*, Jorge CORTES, Aldo CROQUER, Hector GUZMAN, Zelinda LEAO, Alberto RODRIGUEZ-RAMIREZ

Consolidation of the STA-GCRMN Regional Node and Status of Coral Reefs in Southern Tropical America

P-599 Dulcie M LINTON, Loureene A JONES*, Peter E EDWARDSReport on the Activities of the GCRMN Northern Caribbean and Atlantic (NCA) Node in 2003

P-600 Moshira HASSAN*, Georg A HEISS, Mohammed M A KOTBStatus of Coral Reefs in the Red Sea

P-601 A MAGHSOUDLOU, P EGHTESADI*Status of Coral Reefs in Iranian Coastal Area

P-602 Tadashi KIMURA*, Put O ANG, Chang-Feng DAI, Huang HUI, Jong-Geel JEStatus of Coral Reefs in East and North Asia (China, Taiwan, Korea and Japan)

P-603 Karenne P P TUN*, A CABANBAN, L M CHOU, Sour K PHILREEFS, Vo S T SUHARSONO, T YEEMINCoral Reefs of Southeast Asia: 2004 Status Report

P-604 Lionel BIGOT, Said AHAMADA, Jude BIJOUX, Meera KOONJUL, Tara LYNCH, Jean MAHARAVO*,Sabrina MEUNIER, Marylene MOYNE-PICARD, Jean Pascal QUOD

Coral Reef Monitoring in the South Western Indian Ocean Islands "COI/GCRMN" Node - Year 2003 Results andFirst Trends

P-605 Arjan RAJASURIYA*, K VENKATARAMAN, Hussein ZAHIR, J R B ALFRED, M A HAQUEStatus and Management of South Asian Coral Reefs

P-606 David O OBURA*Status of Coral Reefs in East Africa, 2004

P-607 Olof LINDEN*, David OBURA, David SOUTER, Rolph PAYET, Dan WILHELMSSONCORDIO a Regional Initiative for Monitoring and Research in Central and Western Indian Ocean

P-608 Jos HILL*Coral Reef Monitoring- Which Methods?

P-609 Marco NOORDELOOS*, James K OLIVER, Nasir Bin NAYAN, Yusri Bin YUSUF, Moi Khim TAN, Calvin FOO, Dilla Binti Mohd Shukri SHAHRIYAH

Reefbase: A Global Information System on Coral Reefs

P-610 Gregor HODGSON*Monitoring for Management Using Reef Check

P-611 Clive R WILKINSON*Status of Coral Reefs of the World: 2004, the Road to Recovery?