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Lcation
LUZ0{
l. Albay
2. Bataan
I. Batangas
4. Cagayan
5. Camarines Norle
6. Csnarinee Sur
7. Cavite
8. Isabela
9. La Union
10. Marinduque
Il. Mindoro Occidental
12. Mindoro Oriental
lf. Palewan
14. Pangasinan
15. Gluezon
16. Zambales
Subtotd
VISAYAS
I. Antique
2. Bohol
f. Cebu
Hilutangan Island
Metan Island
Olango Island
Sumilon leland
4. Iloilo
5. Leyte
6. Negros Occidental
Refugio lsland
7. Negros Oriental
Apo lsland
8. Siquijor
Srbtotal
MINDANAO
l. Misamis Occidental
2. Misamis Oriental
J. Zamboanga del Norte
Aliquay leland
Selinog Island
Snbtotel
TOTAL
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Teble 2 : Statu8 of Philippine coral reefs - 1982
Living Cord Cover
No. of Excellent Gmd Fair Poor
Stations (75-100%) (fr-74.9%) Q5-49.9%) (0-24.9%)
No. % No. % No. % No. %
900
1000
2500
400
ll 00
200
900
to0
500
500
lr r t.2
rl I 9.1
49 6 L2.2
1700
400
L200
229 8
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2 L6.7
00
6 9.4
00
I 6.7
u0
00
T2
22
64
4
I5 7
4
54
T2
l8 4
98
5
lt
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9
I
l8 I7
4t
612
9 r4.r
00
r ,.6
00
5 5.1
00
00
24 6.6
I ll.t
00
6 24.O
2 50.4
L 7.7
00
00
2 66.7
t 20.0
00
I 25.8
2 LS.?
L7 t4.7
I ?L,6
2 50.O
2 L6.7
52 2L7
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8
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1 25.0
t ?o.o
I l4.l
t 75.0
18 28.r
00
2 tr.l
I 25.0
20 29.4
5 100.0
9 29.O
95 27.1
0000
0000
r 5.6 t L6.7
2 25.O t7.5
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, 7.0 6 14.0
t5 t., Lr, 24.0
5 55.6
00
tl 44.0
2 50.O
7 5t.8
2 100.0
6 66.7
L tt.,
2 40.0
4 80.0
L5 48.4
4 16.4
20 40.8
t4 t7.8
2 50.0
, 25.O
98 42.8
000
I 16.4 6
27 42.2 L7
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, 20.o I
4 57.r 2
001
27 42.2 l0
6 50.0 6
5 27.8 l0
I 25.0 2
4t 41.8 ,2
000
9 29.O tJ
Itr t .4 110
4 tA.4 5
001
6 tt.t I
2 25.O I
I t4.t 6
lt ,o.2 2I
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t tt.t
l0 100.0
I 12.0
00
5 t8.5
00
t tt.,
00
2 40.O
t 20.0
7 22.6
4 16.4
6 L2.2
15 40.5
00
7 58.5
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0
27,?
26.6
75.O
5t.t
28.6
25.O
r5.5
50.0
55.6
50.0
,2.6
0
41.9
](t8
55.6
r00.0
u.4
12.5
85.7
48.8
Corel reefs along the northwestern eoasl of Phuket lsland were $Irveyed by Chansang
et al. (198I). These were generally situated in arees eheltered from direct wave action. Coral
6[er in the different reef areas ranged from f% to 86%, depending m zonation end effect
of prevailing environnnntal regimes. In general, percentage cover of the substratum was less
thsn thet oi the other categories in all reefs except at Surin Beach which was relatively
rmre exposed. The best developed reef was found at Patong Bay.
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