Study Site

This study will be conducted in goby bay on Coconut Island. This bay is located on the west side of the island and thus protected from the trade winds. Sediment in the bay is fine sand covering a layering of coral rubble. It seems that the consistency of the bay changes slightly from one side of the bay to the other. It is slightly rockier to the north and slightly finer sands to the south. To decrease any variability sand may have on the study, sampling will take place only on the north side of the bay.

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