Coral Reef Monitoring: From Cytological Parameters to Community Indices

Figure 1

The study sites along the coasts of the northern tip of the Gulf of Aqaba (Red Sea). The young coral community sites are marked with an empty circle: Peace lagan: P, three stations; (Y) Yacht Marina, two stations; (N) Naval base, one station; (D) Dekel beach, three stations; (E) Eilat port, one station at the Dolphin Reef 100 m south of the port main quay; (T) (Tur-Yam) old marina, one station; (L) lighthouse beach, three stations. The natural reefs are marked with a filled circle: (MSS) Aqaba’s Marine Science Station; (NB) the north beach of Aqaba; (NR) northern part of Eilat’s marine nature reserve; (JG) the Japanese Gardens at the southern part of Eilat’s nature reserve (north of the underwater observatory); (UO) knolls south of the underwater observatory; (IUI) The Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat.