[Coral-List] disease of Diadema mexicanum

[William Allison]

I noticed large scale mortality of Tripneustes in Maldives, associated with
the 1998 bleaching event. I postulate temperature induced stress as the
primary cause.
Bill

On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 12:47 PM, Eugene Shinn <eshinn at marine.usf.edu> wrote:

> Dear listers, 1983, the beginning of the Caribbean-wide Diadema sp.
> die-off was also the peak of the Acropora sp. Caribbean-wide die off
> as well as the beginning of the sea fan disease. And, well you know
> the rest of the story. Lets hope this new event can be watched even
> more closely. Gene
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