NOAA Shallow Water Benthic Habitats:
Biological Cover Types

Legend
Unknown Symbol Unknown Coral 10%-<50% Symbol Coral 10%-<50% Coral 50%-<90% Symbol Coral 50%-<90% Coral 90%-100% Symbol Coral 90%-100%
Sea Grass 10%-<50% Symbol Sea Grass 10%-50% Macroalgae 10%-<50% Symbol Macroalgae 10%-<50% Macroalgae 50%-<90% Symbol Macroalgae 50%-<90% Macroalgae 90%-100% Symbol Macroalgae 90%-100%
Coraline Algae 10%-<50% Coraline Algae 10%-<50% Coraline Algae 50%-<90% Symbol Coraline Algae 50%-<90% Turf 10%-<50% Symbol Turf 10%-<50% Turf 50%-<90% Turf 50%-<90%
Turf 90%-100% Symbol Turf 90%-100% Emergent Vegetation 10%-<50% Symbol Emergent Vegetation 10%-<50% Emergent Vegetation 50%-<90% Symbol Emergent Vegetation 50%-<90% Emergent Vegetation 90%-100% Symbol Emergent Vegetation 90%-100%
Uncolonized 90%-100% Symbol Uncolonized 90%-100%            
               
Citation: NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS). 2007. Atlas of the Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats of the Main Hawaiian Islands. NOAA Technical Memoradum NOS NCCOS 61, Biogeography Team. Silver Springs, MD. 331 pp.
 
Google Earth KML: http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/hioos/habitats/BioCoverTypes/BioCoverTypes.kmz