Plate 73
  • PEW0073. snorkeler stands on coral, damaging it, coral reefs are damaged by too many tourists, Christmas Reef, Palau
Plate 74
  • PEW0074. Christmas Reef, coral reef once damaged by too many tourists has recovered nicely, Palau
Plate 75
  • PEW0075. Christmas Reef, coral reef once damaged by too many tourists has recovered nicely, Palau
Plate 76
  • PEW0076. coral reef damaged by boat running into it, Big Blue Explorer boat damage, Palau
Plate 77
  • PEW0077. sewage outfall might cause problems in coral reefs downstream from excess nutrients, perhaps causes crown-of-thorns explosion, Palau
Plate 78
  • PEW0078. mangroves and seagrass act as sediment traps and nurseries, help create healthy coral reefs, spread by floating seeds in this image, Palau
Plate 79
  • PEW0079. mangroves act as sediment traps and nurseries, help create healthy coral reefs, Palau
Plate 80
  • PEW0080. knees of black mangroves, mangroves act as sediment traps and nurseries, Palau
Plate 81
  • PEW0081. mangrove roots and new growths, mangroves act as sediment traps and nurseries, Palau
Plate 82
  • PEW0082. mangroves and seagrass act as sediment traps and nurseries, spread by floating seeds in this image, Palau
Plate 83
  • PEW0083. seagrass beds serve as sediment traps and nurseries, Palau
Plate 84
  • PEW0084. ENVIRONMENT: filling in mangrove swamps to create land destroys marine ecosystems; mangroves serve as sediment traps and nurseries, Palau