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<DIV><FONT size=2>I am interested in the current status of Diadema populations
around the Caribbean. It is my impression that densities generally are
still quite low, with the exception of some localized aggregations, e.g., as
reported in northern Jamaica. The 1983 die-off was not as severe in
Barbados as most other areas; are densities in Barbados still relatively
high? A second outbreak of disease occurred in the Florida Keys in 1991;
have there been any other observations of recurrence of the
disease?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Please send me your observations and I will post a
summary.<BR>+++++++++++++++++++<BR>Brian D. Keller, Marine Ecologist<BR>The
Nature Conservancy<BR>Marathon, FL</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2><A
href="mailto:bkeller@tnc.org">bkeller@tnc.org</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>305-289-2330<BR>305-289-2334 fax</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>