The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the Republic of the Marshall Islands

  • Author
    Beger, M; Jacobson, D; Pinca, S; Richards, Z; Hess, D; Harriss, F; Page, C; Peterson, E; Baker, N
  • Year
    2008
  • Publisher
    NOAA

Contents

Abstract

Introduction and Setting

Located in the central Pacific Ocean and spanning more than 5,025,000 km2 (1,940,000 mi2), the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) is comprised of 1,225 islands and islets including 29 atolls and five solitary, low coral islands. Only 0.01%, or 181.3 km2, of the country is dry land. The atolls and islands are arranged in two roughly parallel groupings - the eastern Ratak (or Sunrise) Chain containing 15 atolls and two islands, and the Ralik (Sunset) Chain to the west containing 14 atolls and three islands.

See link to full book chapter below.


 
Whole book chaper about the Marshall Islands, direct link

Bibliographic Data

Title
The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Author
Beger, M; Jacobson, D; Pinca, S; Richards, Z; Hess, D; Harriss, F; Page, C; Peterson, E; Baker, N
Editor
Waddell, J.E. and A.M. Clarke
Year
2008
Publication Type
Book Chapter
Publisher
NOAA
Book Title
The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the US and Pacific Freely Ass.States
Number of pages
387-417
Publisher
NOAA
Language
en
Abstract URL
NOAA -links to full PDFs of all book chapters
Full Text
Whole book chaper about the Marshall Islands, direct link