[Coral-List] Only two coral reefs in the world that have formedon the western side of continents?

[Costen, Andrew]

Hi,

There is significant near shore reef development along the west
Australian coast. These fringe the islands of the Kimberly and the
Pilbara and in some places, the coast line. Some are not biogenic,
others are. These near shore reefs tend to be dominated by turbid water
tolerant species but can have good coral cover and diversity. 

There are significant clear water reefs around Barrow Island, the
Montebello Islands, the Abrolhos Islands, Scott Reef, Rowley Shoals and
of course Ningaloo. 

I am working on a number of major develop projects that may impact these
reefs and would be happy to point anyone in the direction of literature
etc.

Regards,


Andrew Costen
Principal Marine Conservation Officer (Assessments) Environmental
Management Branch Department of Environment and Conservation
17 Dick Perry Drive, Kensington, 6152
Ph:089423-2246
Mob 0429882404
Fax (08) 93340140


Andrew Costen
Senior Marine Conservation Officer (Assessments)
Environmental Management Branch
Department of Environment and Conservation 
17 Dick Perry Drive, Kensington, 6152
Ph:089423-2246
Mob 0429882404
Fax (08) 93340140


-----Original Message-----
From: coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
[mailto:coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov] On Behalf Of Joshua
Feingold
Sent: Tuesday, 27 February 2007 10:07 PM
To: John P Carlin; coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
Subject: Re: [Coral-List] Only two coral reefs in the world that have
formedon the western side of continents?

Hi John,

In general, the western side of continents (east ocean basins), have
poor 
coral development due to eastern boundary currents that pump cool water
to 
low latitudes. However, there are numerous poorly developed reefs along
the 
western side of Central America in Panama and Costa Rica. Central
America 
may not qualify as part of a continent, but there are also reefs on the 
west coast of South America in Ecuador. Peter Glynn has published 
extensively on coral communities and coral reefs in this region.

Cheers,

Joshua Feingold

At 05:28 PM 2/26/2007 +0000, John P Carlin wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Just a quick question. I have just read several books which refer to
the
>Ningaloo reef, Australia as one of the only two coral reefs which have
>formed on the western side of a continent. Could anyone tell me which
is the
>other, as none of the books say which the second is.
>
>Thank you,
>
>John Carlin
>
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