[Coral-List] Siderastrea siderea bleaching reactions

[Anne Cohen]

Samantha 
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> On Jun 26, 2016, at 11:29 AM, Charles Delbeek <cdelbeek at calacademy.org> wrote:
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> Sorry don't have any references but could it be that the loss of
> zooxanthellae, which may have masked the presence of FL compounds, now
> allows these to be visible?
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> On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 3:57 PM, Banks, Samantha <
> samantha_banks at redlands.edu> wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>> My name is Samantha and I am a rising senior in college currently
>> participating at an REU at the central Caribbean marine institute on little
>> Cayman island. I have been searching for a few weeks now for an article
>> detailing the bleaching habits of Siderastrea siderea and why they exhibit
>> fluorescence when they do bleach and have had no luck so far. I hope that
>> by sending this email to the coral list I will be able to find what I am
>> looking for. Below is the email I wish to be sent out. Thank you!
>> -Samantha Banks
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----
>> Dear coral list,
>> I am writing to inquire about any known publications about the bleaching
>> process of Siderastrea siderea. I have not been able to find any
>> explanation as to why they express fluorescence when they bleach, although
>> I have found information about why other coral species exhibit similar
>> reactions to stress (Fine and Loya 2002). If you have any information, it
>> would be much appreciated if you could send it my way. Thank you for your
>> time.
>> 
>> -Samantha Banks
>> -University of Redlands 2017
>> -Central Caribbean Marine Institute REU summer 2016
>> Samantha_banks at redlands.edu
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