[Coral-List] Diadema and DBML
Les Kaufman
lesk at bu.edu
Fri Apr 25 12:40:36 EDT 2008
There are data on Diadema densities for Dancing Lady Reef from before
and after Hurricane Allen, urchin die-offs, benthic algal blooms,
acroporid disease, slight acroporid recovery, subsequent acroporid
destruction by massed predators, and recent recovery of Diadema.
I'm not sure what among these data are available at the lab. Ask
Peter Gayle, who will also be deciding the level of diving
proficiency of the team and how well it matches various available
study sites. Work on the reef crest and inside Discovery Bay would
be particularly interesting, and there are some back data for Damsel
Gardens on the east inside of the Bay. That is probably the best and
safest place for this kind of enterprise.
Les
Les Kaufman
Professor of Biology
Boston University Marine Program
and
Senior PI
Marine Management Area Science
Conservation International
“I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully.”
George W. Bush
Saginaw, Michigan; September 29, 2000
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