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<p><font size=1 face="sans-serif">08/21/2008 01:39 PM</font>
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<td><font size=1 face="sans-serif">Chip_Demarest@ios.doi.gov, Daniel Hahn
<Daniel.Hahn@noaa.gov>, Doug Helton <Doug.Helton@noaa.gov>,
John Cubit <John.Cubit@noaa.gov>, Katherine Pease <Katherine.Pease@noaa.gov>,
Kevin Foster <kevin_foster@fws.gov>, Rob Ricker <Rob.Ricker@noaa.gov>,
Laurie Sullivan <Laurie.Sullivan@noaa.gov>, charles mckinley <mckinleydoi@yahoo.com>,
Kris McElwee <Kris.McElwee@noaa.gov>, David Gulko <david.a.gulko@hawaii.gov>,
Steve Kolinski <Steve.Kolinski@noaa.gov>, Gerry Davis <Gerry.Davis@noaa.gov>,
Kathy Ho <kathleen.s.ho@hawaii.gov>, Steven Thur <Steven.Thur@noaa.gov>,
Jean Kenyon <Jean.Kenyon@noaa.gov>, Michael Molina <Michael_Molina@fws.gov>,
Matthew Parry <Matthew.Parry@noaa.gov>, Ruth Yender <Ruth.Yender@noaa.gov>,
Ryan <ryano@hawaii.edu>, Jeff Newman <Jeff_Newman@fws.gov>,
Gordon Smith <Gordon_Smith@fws.gov>, Patrick Rutten <Patrick.Rutten@noaa.gov>,
Curtis Martin <Clarence.Martin@doh.hawaii.gov>, Lindsay Yates <Lindsay.Yates@noaa.gov>,
Dan Polhemus <Dan.A.Polhemus@hawaii.gov>, Clarence Callahan <Clarence.Callahan@doh.hawaii.gov>,
Evelyn Cox <fcox@hawaii.edu>, Tony Montgomery <tony.montgomery@hawaii.gov>,
Sara T Pelleteri <sarap@hawaii.edu>, Paul Murakawa <Paul.Y.Murakawa@hawaii.gov>,
Jeff Phillips <Jeff_Phillips@fws.gov>, Karen Marlowe <Karen_Marlowe@fws.gov>,
Zac Forsman <zac@hawaii.edu>, Ian Zelo <ian.j.zelo@noaa.gov></font>
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jeff_phillips@fws.gov, don_palawski@fws.gov, andrew_gude@fws.gov, julie_concannon@fws.gov,
don_steffeck@fws.gov, chuck.mckinley@sol.doi.gov, mckinleydoi@yahoo.com,
deborah.bardwick@sol.doi.gov, Katherine Pease <Katherine.Pease@noaa.gov>,
Christopher Plaisted <Christopher.Plaisted@noaa.gov>, Jeff Burgett
<Jeff_Burgett@fws.gov>, Laurie Sullivan <Laurie.Sullivan@noaa.gov>,
Tom Moore <Tom.Moore@noaa.gov>, Sean Meehan <Sean.Meehan@noaa.gov>,
Kevin Kirsch <Kevin.Kirsch@noaa.gov></font>
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<td><font size=1 face="sans-serif">Metals impacts on corals: F/V Hui Feng
No. 1 and moorings at Palmyra Atoll</font></table>
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<br><tt><font size=2>In case you haven't seen it, the Palmyra report by
Thierry Work, Greta <br>
Aeby, and Jim Maragos has been published in PlosOne, accompanied by <br>
popular coverage in ScienceNow. <br>
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Their study used a gradient survey design to demonstrate the effects of
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some factor, probably metals, that is promoting overgrowth and killing
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of corals on Palmyra by an anemone-like corallimorpharian. Jeff Burgett
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and others found a similar effect produced by the steel wreckage of the
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Jin Shiang Fa on Rose Atoll, except that the invasive organisms were <br>
cyanobacteria (and other algae?). You can download a pdf version
of the <br>
Work work from PlosOne that has large versions of the figures. There
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are also options to get PowerPoint versions of the figures. The links <br>
are below:<br>
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</font></tt><a href=http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0002989><tt><font size=2>http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0002989<br>
</font></tt><a href=http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2008/820/2><tt><font size=2>http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2008/820/2<br>
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For those new to this phenomenon, it appears to be occurring on atolls
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that are distant from mainlands and high islands--so far, anyway. This
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is definitely a factor that could delay natural recovery in the <br>
aftermath of injury caused by groundings and oil spills on coral reefs.<br>
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-- <br>
John Cubit, Ph.D.<br>
Regional Resource Coordinator, Southwest Region<br>
NOAA Assessment and Restoration Division, Suite 4470 <br>
501 W. Ocean Blvd. <br>
Long Beach, CA 90802 <br>
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John.Cubit@noaa.gov <br>
tel 562 980-4081 <br>
fax 562 980-4084 <br>
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Cell phone (for urgent matters and travel contact) 562 810-4949<br>
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