silt-loving coral

[EricHugo at aol.com]

Also, while doing surveys off Makkasar, Sulawesi, we ran into nearshore
areas with considerable riverine discharge and heavy silt with nearly 100%
coral coverage, mostly by Galaxea, with quite a few Trachyphyllia.

Best,

Eric Borneman

Department of Biology and Biochemistry
Program in Ecology and Evolution
University of Houston
Science and Research Building II
Houston, TX 77252

email: eborneman at uh.edu