A Record of coral bleaching at Buck Island Reef National Monument between 1989 and 1991: Post-hurricane and seasonal correlates
Bythell M and Bythell JC. 1992. A Record of coral bleaching at Buck Island Reef National Monument between 1989 and 1991: Post-hurricane and seasonal correlates. Pages 62-72. In Bythell M and Bythell JC. Ecological studies of Buck Island Reef National Monument, St Croix, US Virgin Islands: a quantitative assessment of selected components of the coral reef ecosystem and establishment of long-term monitoring sites, Part II. Island Resources Foundation and West Indies Laboratory
This chapter examines bleaching frequency and severity in Porites astreoides, Montastrea annularis and Diploria strigosa at several sites at Buck Island in order to follow temporal patterns in bleaching over a 34 month period. Nine months into the study, Hurricane Hugo passed over St. Croix, severely impacting some of the study sites. Here we attempt to relate seasonal changes in bleaching with temperature data and both the immediate and longer-term impact of the hurricane.
- Type
- Book Chapter
- Authors
- Bythell, Mary; Bythell, John
- Units
- BUIS
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Boulder Star Coral (Montastrea annularis), Buck Island Reef National Monument, common brain coral (Diploria strigosa), Coral Bleaching, Disease, Hurricane Hugo, Hurricanes, Monitoring, mustard hill coral (Porites astreoides), St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, Water Temperature