Presentation
The Physiological Implications of Bleaching of Corals Off Southeast Florida
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, Lectures
Event Name/Location
Program and Proceedings: Association of Island Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean 21st Annual Meeting May 24-27, 1988
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
1-1-1988
Keywords
- Coral Reefs
Disciplines
Abstract
As part of an ongoing study of coral bleaching, observations were made of corals on reefs (ca. 8m) off John U. Lloyd Beach, Dania, FL, in December, 1987. Bleaching was evident in approximately 50% of Montastrea annularis, the dominant scleractinian coral species. Quantitative pigment measurements by HPLC show that bleached corals contained
Citation Information
C. J. Reese, G. S. Kleppel and Richard E. Dodge. "The Physiological Implications of Bleaching of Corals Off Southeast Florida" (1988) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/richard-dodge/151/