Octocoral bleaching during unusual thermal stress |
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| Authors: | C. Prada E. Weil P. M. Yoshioka |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 70808, USA
2. Department of Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR, USA
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| Abstract: | We describe a bleaching event in octocoral communities at four reefs in southwest Puerto Rico during October 2005 following a period of elevated sea surface temperatures. Percentages of colonies bleached varied among taxa, ranging from 0% for Pseudopterogorgia, Eunicea and Gorgonia to over 90% for Muricea. Other taxa exhibiting bleaching included Pseudoplexaura (22.3%), Muriceopsis (36.6%), Briareum (46.1%), Plexaurella (69.6%) and Pterogorgia (84.5%). |
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