Past Bleaching
CBAggie at aol.com
CBAggie at aol.com
Fri Oct 20 09:42:20 EDT 1995
Cindy et al.;
I"d like to response to your comment about bleaching observations
during October. During the month of October 1992 I watched a bleaching event
occur on the reefs off the Mexican Yucatan at Placer just north of Belize.
These reefs were observed to be free from bleaching during May and June of
that same year. Locals suggested the event may have started in late August
in the region. My field notes indicate that Montastrea annularis and
Siderastrea sp. were the most often bleached species with the Siderastrea sp.
commonly displaying a blotchy patterns. I have a rather extensive
collection of photographs of the area and plan to review them to identify
other species that were bleaching at that time.
Carl Beaver
Center for Coastal Studies
Texas A&M University
College Station Texas
CBaggie at aol.com
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