Plate 8





1.	Elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata, habitat in high energy shallow water on exposed coasts. [Photograph: J. Ridley, Coral Cay Conservation]
2.	Gorgonian plain habitat dominated by soft corals. [Photograph: A. Edwards]
3.	An unusual shallow water macroalgal habitat of the central Caicos Bank dominated by the green alga Acetabularia. [Photograph: A. Edwards]
4.	Montastraea coral dominated habitat. [Photograph: A. Edwards]
5.	Soft bottom community dominated by the green calcareous alga Halimeda. [Photograph: A. Edwards]
6.	An unusual habitat dominated by the coralline red alga Amphiroa and a brown sponge. [Photograph: E. Green]
7.	Macroalgal habitat dominated by the brown alga Lobophora and red alga Laurencia. [Photograph: E. Green]
8.	Macroalgal habitat dominated by the green alga Microdictyon. [Photograph: M. Weedon]