The eight species of coral in the study are the most common coral species found in Hawai'i, and they make up 95% of the coral cover on Hawaiian reefs. Clockwise, from upper left to lower right: Pocillopora meandrina, Pocillopora acuta, Porites lobata, Porites evermanni, Porites compressa, Montipora flabellata, Montipora patula, and Montipora capitata