Environmental Factors in Coral Bleaching: The 1997/8 El Nino in Kenya.
Elevated sea water temperature in March and April 1998 caused by the El Nino Southern oscillation caused mass coral bleaching along the Kenyan coast. Over 90% bleaching and mortality was recorded in the region. Chlorophyll-a concentration ranged between 0.002-0.284 mg/cm super(2) for bleached corals and 0.176-0.795mg/cm super(2) for normal corals. Zooxanthellae density ranged between 0.7x10 super(6)-5xl0 super(6) per cm super(2) for normal corals and 0.02x10 super(6)-0.2x10 super(6) per cm super(2) for bleached coral (total loss of zooxanthellae and pigment was recorded in a few coral fragments).
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| Format: | Report Section biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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African Studies Centre
2003
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| Subjects: | Temperature effects, Bleaching, Coral reefs, Environmental effects, El Nino phenomena, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/8994 |
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