[Coral-List] Coral Bleaching in St Croix, USVI, Caribbean
MelissaE Keyes
melissae.keyes at yahoo.com
Fri Jul 17 14:34:06 EDT 2009
Hello, Listers,
Yesterday I noticed one Siderastrea siderea that has turned about half-way to blue from brown.
I also saw one small Diploria strigosa that was an odd grayish white. Not like the clear snow white of 2005 bleaching colors. I believe it's still alive.
I've started a bleaching file of photos of each of them. The sea is quite warm, although I haven't a thermometer right now.
I could build a blog of these photos if anyone is interested in following this series that's just beginning.
Cheers,
Melissa E. Keyes
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Melissa E. Keyes
St. Croix,
U.S.Virgin Islands
http://coralreefpainter.blogspot.com/
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