Blancaflor, FelicitaBodoso, Daniel P.2026-07-022002-02Bodoso, D. P. (2002). <i>Distribution of scleractinian corals in Taklong Island, Guimaras for the period December 2001 to January 2002</i> [Undergraduate special problem, University of the Philippines Visayas]. UPV Institutional Repository. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14583/705https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14583/705The study of the distribution of scleractinian or hard corals genera was done in Taklong Island, Nueva Valencia, Guimaras from December 2001 to January 2002, employing the line-intercept method. Twenty-one (21) genera were identified within three survey sites with an average coral cover of 33.4% for all the study sites. Forties was the dominant genera and was followed by other massive colonial corals such as <i>Goniastrea, Favites, Pavona</i>, and <i>Platygyra</i> and by the branching genus <i>Acropora</i>.iv, 43 p.Scleractinian coralsHard coralsMarine biodiversityTaklong Island National Marine ReserveCoral reef ecologyLG 993.5 2002 B5 B63Thesiscoralscoral reef conservationmarine ecologybiodiversitycoastal ecosystemsSDG 13 - Climate actionSDG 14 - Life below waterSDG 15 - Life on land