Satellite detection of 2002 coral bleaching in the Hawaiian archipelago
During the 2002 summer, a major coral bleaching event occurred throughout the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. The NOAA Coral Reef Watch's satellite near-real-time coral bleaching HotSpot/Degree Heating Week (DHW) monitoring system successfully detected the...
Survivorship of restored Acropora palmata fragments over six years at the M/V Fortuna Reefer ship grounding site, Mona Island, Puerto Rico
Patterns of survivorship of restored Acropora palmata fragments generated by the Fortuna Reefer ship grounding off Mona Island were examined over six years. Fragments (n=1857) were secured to the reef or dead standing colonies (skeletons) using wire withi...