Bleaching -- Reunion & Mauritius
astrong at nesdis.noaa.gov
astrong at nesdis.noaa.gov
Wed Apr 15 09:44:46 EDT 1998
From: Michel PICHON <pichon at univ-perp.fr>
Subject: Bleaching
Just read your message re high temperature in the Maldive area.
I can report that , during the last 2 weeks of March, I observed
significant bleaching on the reef flats at La Reunion, Mascarene islands.
Genera most affected were Acropora, Galaxea and Pocillopora. According to
information obtained locally, bleaching is also evident on the reef slopes.
I do not have temperature reading, but obviously the SST were high. Also,
very heavy rainfall did occur in La Réunion for most of February.
Michel PICHON
Laboratoire de Biologie Marine et Malacologie
E.P.H.E., Université de Perpignan 66860 PERPIGNAN Cedex. FRANCE
Ph: 33 4 68 66 20 55 Fax: 33 4 68 50 36 86
Email : pichon at univ-perp.fr
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