Maldives bleaching

[William Allison]

To put Maldives bleaching in perspective:

Thomas Flueck's recent posting on Maldives implies bleaching damage is
worse than it is. The surveys were mostly or all post-main event (April
May) so there is no way of discriminating between pre-bleaching and
bleaching period mortality. Mortality of Acroporas was very high, but it
was not as bad as implied.

Sincerely,
Bill


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William (Bill) R. Allison (MSc, MBA)
Coral Reef Research and Management
Ma. Maadheli
Majeedhee Magu
Male 20-03
MALDIVES

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