Pristine or polluted? Comparison of tropical nearshore macroalgal communities and environmental parameters at Majuro and Arno Atolls

Steven L Colbert1, Karla McDermid1, David Aiseia2, Sabrina Bejang1, Ambros Loeak2, Diana Melville2, Martin Romain3, Alexandra Runyan1 and Max Sudnovsky2,4, (1)University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, Marine Science Department, Hilo, HI, United States, (2)College of the Marshall Islands, Majuro, Marshall Islands, (3)Marshall Islands Conservation Society, Majuro, Marshall Islands, (4)University of Hawaii, Sea Grant College Program, Majuro, Marshall Islands