From hendee@wave Thu Jan 8 10:25:56 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.6.10/8.6.4) with ESMTP id KAA16171; Mon, 8 Jan 1996 10:24:48 -0500 Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA00820; Mon, 8 Jan 1996 15:12:15 GMT Received: from coral by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id KAA00815; Mon, 8 Jan 1996 10:12:12 -0500 Received: by coral (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) id KAA15883; Mon, 8 Jan 1996 10:12:12 -0500 Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 10:12:11 +30000 From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: Re: Injection Wells in West Maui (fwd) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: The following is a message from Ed Parnell of University of Hawaii, and is herewith forwarded to the list. Sorry for the delay in posting, brought about by the U.S. Government budget impasse. In the future, any messages sent to coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov will be automatically forwarded to the list without need for human intervention (we hope!). JCH ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 28 Dec 1995 10:22:44 -1000 (HST) From: Ed Parnell To: Coral Health and Monitoring Program Subject: Re: Injection Wells in West Maui Deb Schulman and Ed Laws in the oceanography dept. at UH found that ammonia, nitrate, silicate (indicator of freshwater), and del N-15 ratios were higher at Barbers Point and Ewa Beach than most other areas of Mamala Bay. They implicated cesspools to account for the high ammonia and/or groundwater intrusion from the Ewa plain (cultivated for sugar cane for the last 100 years) to account for the other high variables. The pattern of higher nutrients and del N-15 was robust over the ranges of seasonal variation they observed. This work was part of the Mamala Bay study. Brad Gould, in a separate study within the MBS, found that nitrate concentrations were significantly correlated with wave energy. The relationship was non-linear; nitrate concentrations increased with increasing wave energy, and the slope at which nitrate concentrations increased became steeper with increasing wave energy. Pore waters (including groundwater) are pumped by increasing wave energy. This all means that groundwater is a likely significant source of nitrate. Algal diversity and biomass was quantified as part of MBS by Alison Kay et al. They studied three areas; 1) the natatorium (Waikiki) 2) Sand Isalnd and 3) Honouliuli. Algae were studied at three depths 7, 17, and 27 m during winter 94, summer 94, and winter 95. Temporal and spatial variability of dry weight data was so great, just by looking at their graphs (no stats done unfortunately), that no clear pattern emerged. Algal diversity (as # of genera; no diversity indeces were calculated) was highest at Barbers Point. Lynbia and Pterocladia were dominants at all three sites. From hendee@wave Thu Jan 8 10:26:01 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.6.10/8.6.4) with ESMTP id KAA16170; Mon, 8 Jan 1996 10:24:48 -0500 Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA00827; Mon, 8 Jan 1996 15:13:27 GMT Received: from coral by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id KAA00822; Mon, 8 Jan 1996 10:13:25 -0500 Received: by coral (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) id KAA15888; Mon, 8 Jan 1996 10:13:25 -0500 Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 10:13:25 +30000 From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: RE: Injection Wells in West Maui (fwd) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Another forwarded message... ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: 2 Jan 1996 12:43:17 -0500 From: Haskell, B. To: Coral Health and Monitoring Program Subject: RE: Injection Wells in West Maui FYI, the Florida environmental regulatory commission recently decided not to permit anymore injection wells in the Florida Keys due to nearshore water quality degradation. bhaskell@ocean.nos.noaa.gov From hendee@wave Thu Jan 8 10:27:08 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.6.10/8.6.4) with ESMTP id KAA16173; Mon, 8 Jan 1996 10:24:49 -0500 Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA00834; Mon, 8 Jan 1996 15:14:39 GMT Received: from coral by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id KAA00829; Mon, 8 Jan 1996 10:14:37 -0500 Received: by coral (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) id KAA15893; Mon, 8 Jan 1996 10:14:37 -0500 Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 10:14:37 +30000 From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: Re: Injection Wells in West Maui (fwd) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: This forwarded message is apparently in response to the message posted by Ursula Keuper-Bennett (howzit@io.org). ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 4 Jan 1996 17:13:31 -0700 From: Jack Hardy To: Coral Health and Monitoring Program Subject: Re: Injection Wells in West Maui Send me your mailing address and I'll send copies of a couple of papers we did years ago on eutrophication along the coast of Lebanon, including algal; blooms. Jack Hardy, Director Center for Environmental Sciences Western Washington University Bellingham, WA 98225-9181 voice 360-650-6108 fax 360-650-7284 From hendee@manoa Mon Jan 12 10:45:25 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.6.10/8.6.4) with ESMTP id KAA29691; Fri, 12 Jan 1996 10:43:38 -0500 Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA06662; Fri, 12 Jan 1996 15:30:28 GMT Received: from harpo.grdl.noaa.gov by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id KAA06657; Fri, 12 Jan 1996 10:30:25 -0500 Received: from ocean.nos.noaa.gov by harpo.grdl.noaa.gov with SMTP (16.6/15.6) id AA12541; Fri, 12 Jan 96 10:26:38 -0500 Message-Id: Date: 12 Jan 1996 10:27:47 -0500 From: "Haskell, B." Subject: Fl Keys Nat'l Marine Sanctuary Mgmt. Plan To: "Coral list" X-Mailer: Mail*Link SMTP-MS 3.0.0 Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Notice to the general science/management community: If there are any folks out there who are teaching courses in coastal zone management or marine protected areas, the Draft Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary can be made available to you as a teaching tool. The plan is the first integrated, ecosystem-based management plan developed for a marine protected area in the U.S.A. It represents the culmination of 5 years of planning with a citizen advisory council, managers, scientists, and the public. The plan consists of 3 volumes for a total of 781 pages. Vol. I is composed of 10 action plans: water quality, zoning, research and monitoring, education, enforcement, mooring buoys, channel marking, volunteer, submerged cultural resources, and regulatory. Vol II is the environmental impact statement including a detailed description of the Keys' marine ecosystem and Vol. III are appendices. If you want multiple copies we must ask that you pay for postage by COD or give us your delivery account number (Fedex). We have plenty of copies left to give away. If interested, please contact: Benjamin Haskell Science Coordinator Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary P.O. Box 500368 Marathon, FL 33050 Ph.(305) 743-2437 Fax (305) 743-2357 Email: bhaskell@ocean.nos.noaa.gov From hendee@wave Mon Jan 12 14:20:03 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.6.10/8.6.4) with ESMTP id OAA02567; Fri, 12 Jan 1996 14:17:21 -0500 Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA06831; Fri, 12 Jan 1996 19:14:23 GMT Received: from aqua.whoi.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id OAA06826; Fri, 12 Jan 1996 14:14:21 -0500 Received: from cliff.whoi.edu (cliff [128.128.16.150]) by aqua.whoi.edu (8.6.11/8.6.11) with SMTP id OAA11084 for ; Fri, 12 Jan 1996 14:10:39 -0500 From: acohen@cliff.whoi.edu Received: from cc:Mail by cliff.whoi.edu id AA821484708; Fri, 12 Jan 96 14:09:07 est Date: Fri, 12 Jan 96 14:09:07 est Encoding: 12 Text Message-Id: <9600128214.AA821484708@cliff.whoi.edu> To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: coral proxies Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Stan Hart and I are currently working on calibrating various coral-based proxies against instrumental records. Most of these are proxies for water temperature and we're focusing on Porites sp. for now. We're interested to locate other reef sites at which physical parameters such as water temperature have been continuously monitored over the past few years (2-3), especially those which show large amplitude fluctuations of weekly or sub-weekly duration. If you can help, we'd like to hear from you thanks, Anne Cohen (acohen@whoi.edu) From hendee@wave Sun Jan 18 09:23:53 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.6.10/8.6.4) with ESMTP id JAA26778; Thu, 18 Jan 1996 09:20:05 -0500 Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA13715; Thu, 18 Jan 1996 14:00:22 GMT Received: from isurus.marinelab.sarasota.fl.us by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id JAA13710; Thu, 18 Jan 1996 09:00:18 -0500 Received: from marshall.marinelab.sarasota.fl.us by isurus.marinelab.sarasota.fl.us with smtp (Linux Smail3.1.29.1 #3) id m0tcupX-002NZIC; Thu, 18 Jan 96 08:56 EST Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1996 09:53:15 -0800 (PST) From: Mike Marshall To: coral list Subject: Snorkelling sites in the Keys (fwd) X-Sender: marshall@isurus.marinelab.sarasota.fl.us Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Coral List, Any good advice on this request would be appreciated. Please send answers directly to Dr. Spears. Thanks, Mike Marshall MJM/MARBIO lstowner. """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Michael J. Marshall, Ph.D. Mote Marine Laboratory marshall@marinelab.sarasota.fl.us Tropical Marine Ecology Program 941-388-4441/941-388-4312(fax) 1600 Thompson Parkway http://www.marinelab.sarasota.fl.us Sarasota, Florida 34236 USA """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Mote Marine Lab is an independent, not-for-profit research organization ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 17 Jan 1996 22:01:41 -0500 From: Gene Spears To: Multiple recipients of list ECOLOG-L Subject: Snorkelling sites in the Keys A colleague & I just finished a field course in Florida & as aprt of the course, took our students to the Pennycamp State Park on Key Largo. Fish diversity was high, though the reef seemed to be in rough shape, and the experience was worthwhile, but rather expensive for a class of eight. Can anyone suggest snorkelling spots off the Keys that don't require a boat trip, i.e. park and snorkel spots? Thanks, gene spears@bobcat.lmc.edu From hendee@wave Sun Jan 18 11:28:46 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.6.10/8.6.4) with ESMTP id LAA28712; Thu, 18 Jan 1996 11:22:59 -0500 Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA13883; Thu, 18 Jan 1996 16:18:19 GMT Received: from gn.apc.org by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id LAA13878; Thu, 18 Jan 1996 11:18:14 -0500 Received: by gn.apc.org (4.1/Revision: 1.31 ) id AA27595; Thu, 18 Jan 96 16:13:11 GMT Date: Thu, 18 Jan 96 16:13:11 GMT From: Lloyd Timberlake Message-Id: <9601181613.AA27595@gn.apc.org> To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: job Cc: coastnet@uriacc.uri.edu, marbio@marinelab.sarasota.fl.us Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: AVINA, a young Swiss-based foundation, finds and encourages leadership for sustainable development in the areas of business, institutional change, grassroots development, and conservation in Latin America. We are opening a new office in Miami and are seeking a Project Manager for Marine Conservation. The project manager will help to develop our new marine conservation programme, focusing at present on the reefs and coasts of Central and South America. The job will require vision, strategic planning, administration, partnership development, and a great deal of travel to keep up with developments in marine conservation in Latin America. Requirements: * A PhD in Marine Science or equivalent discipline. * A minimum of five years experience working in Tropical Marine Conservation. * Fluency in English and Spanish - including an ability to write well in both. * Self-motivation, organisation, communications skills, tact and an ability to work largely unsupervised. Conditions: * Position will be based at the foundation's new office in Miami * Initial one-year contract * Competitive salary reflecting the importance we place on the recruitment of high quality staff Prospective candidates should send a full CV with a recent photo and telephone number to Erica Knie, Aptdo 96 07150 Andraitx Mallorca SPAIN From hendee@wave Sun Jan 18 12:56:14 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.6.10/8.6.4) with ESMTP id MAA29928; Thu, 18 Jan 1996 12:49:20 -0500 Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA13971; Thu, 18 Jan 1996 17:40:59 GMT Received: from COASTS.NOS.NOAA.GOV by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id MAA13966; Thu, 18 Jan 1996 12:40:56 -0500 Received: by COASTS.NOS.NOAA.GOV with VINES-ISMTP; Thu, 18 Jan 96 12:37:42 EST Date: Thu, 18 Jan 96 12:37:39 EST Message-ID: X-Priority: 3 (Normal) To: From: (Michael Crosby) Subject: coral "health" criteria Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: As part of my interest to formulate draft criteria for success in improving the overall "health" or condition of the Florida Keys coral reef ecosystem (including all associated habitats such as coral reefs, mangroves, seagrasses, associated bays and inlets, etc.), I would greatly appreciate input and ideas from those of you with expertise in this broad ecosystem. I am not looking for verbose treatise on the subject of what is "healthy" versus "non-healthy". What I am looking for is what specific variables (i.e., biomass, diversity, presence/absence, physico-chemical, indicator species) you would feel should increase or decrease, and in what magnitude, in order to say the system is improving in overall condition. Note that I am looking for criteria to measure significant improvement, not total restoration (that is another kettle of fish altogether!) Some variable that have been suggested to date (although in many cases still requiring some degree of being quantitative) are: - Nutrients and suspended sediments reduced (by how much? or to what level?) - Macro algae bloom and coverage decrease (by how much? or to what level?) - Increase sea urchin population (by how much? or to what level?) - Tortugus shrimp harvests restored to recent historic levels to support a MSY of 10 million pounds annually - Increase in population of common snook (by how much? or to what level?) - Increase in recruitment of Gray Snapper (by how much? or to what level?) - Restoration of larval and juvenile spiny lobster habitat (loggerhead sponges) to their historic range (what is that range?) - Increase in sighting of jewfish (by how much? or to what level?) - Increase in sighting of sea turtles (which species? by how much? or to what level?) - An increase in coral cover by 15-20% (is this realistic? to low? to high? key species?) - Restore coverage and species composition of seagrasses to mid-1980s level - Increase in wading bird, osprey and brown pelican populations (by how much? or to what level?) Any input or comments that address the above "by how much? or to what level?" questions, and/or additional variable to employ as criteria for success would be most appreciated. I am not sure if it is best to send your input directly to me at my Internet address, or to respond via this coral list server. The former may help to limit loading the server with what some may consider not to be of interest, however the latter approach may serve to stimulate some useful discussions. I would appreciate input ASAP. Many Thanks and Cheers, Michael --------------------------------------------------- Dr. Michael P. Crosby National Research Coordinator Ocean and Coastal Resource Management NOAA, SSMC-4, Rm 11437 1305 East West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910 phone: 301-713-3155, ext. 114 fax: 301-713-4012 Internet: mcrosby@coasts.nos.noaa.gov From hendee@wave Sun Jan 18 15:54:59 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.6.10/8.6.4) with ESMTP id PAA02678; Thu, 18 Jan 1996 15:41:31 -0500 Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA14146; Thu, 18 Jan 1996 20:33:28 GMT Received: from NIC.NOAA.GOV by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id PAA14141; Thu, 18 Jan 1996 15:33:26 -0500 Received: from ogp.noaa.gov (QUICKMAIL.OGP.NOAA.GOV) by NIC.NOAA.GOV; Thu, 18 Jan 1996 15:29:15 - 0500 Received: from ogp.noaa.gov (QUICKMAIL.OGP.NOAA.GOV) by NIC.NOAA.GOV with SMTP id AA07893 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for ); Thu, 18 Jan 1996 15:29:15 -0500 Message-Id: Date: 18 Jan 1996 16:29:50 U From: "Mark Eakin" Subject: International Conference on To: "Recipients of coral-list" , "Recipients of MarBio List" X-Mailer: Mail*Link SMTP/QM 3.0.0 Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A Subject: Time: 3:30 PM OFFICE MEMO International Conference on Biology... Date: 1/18/96 Announcement: Within the first two weeks of April 1997 an International Conference on the Biology of Coastal Environments wil be held in Bahrain. The meeting will provide a borad forum for marine biologists and related scientists from all over the world to communicate and discuss many aspects of coastal environments from diatoms to fishes, including mangroves, coral reefs, and fisheries, as well as related applied and basic research. TITLE: International Conference on Biology of Coastal Environments Organizer: Dr. Jameel Abbas Chairman, Organising Committee Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Bahrain. P.O.Box 32038 - State of Bahrain Date: April 1997 Contact: Telephone: 681234/688316 Fax: 682582 Plenary Speakers include: Pirazzoli, France Round, UK Krahn, USA Morioka, Japan Crawford, UK Popp, Austria Session topics: Aquaculture/Fisheries, coral reefs, intertidal, mangroves, pollution, supralittoral Additional information available including a call for abstracts to be available in February 1996. From hendee@wave Sun Jan 18 15:59:03 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.6.10/8.6.4) with ESMTP id PAA02868; Thu, 18 Jan 1996 15:53:59 -0500 Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA14164; Thu, 18 Jan 1996 20:50:51 GMT Received: from usgcrp.gov by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id PAA14159; Thu, 18 Jan 1996 15:50:47 -0500 Received: from [131.182.242.99] by usgcrp.gov (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA14140; Thu, 18 Jan 96 15:17:29 EST Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1996 15:17:52 -0500 To: usgcrp.list@usgcrp.gov, coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov From: mmaccrac@usgcrp.gov (Mike MacCracken) Subject: WAN event 1/23 Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: > >The Women's Aquatic Network brings together women and men with >interests in marine and aquatic policy, research, legislation, >and other areas; and promotes the roles of women in these fields. > >___________________________________________ > > >The Women's Aquatic Network invites you to an evening presentation, > >SPEAKER: Dr. D. James Baker, Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and >Atmospheres and Administrator of NOAA > >TOPIC: Outlook for Environmental Prediction and Stewardship: 1996 and Beyond > >Date: Tuesday, 23 January 1996, 6:30 PM, reception; 7:00 PM, speaker > >Place: International City/County Management Association (ICMA), > 777 North Capitol Street, NE, 1st floor training room; > nearest metro: Union Station exit on red line > >Positive RSVP's & info: Donna Wieting, 202-482-5916, email >dwieting@rdc.noaa.gov > >DONATION: $5 WAN members, students, seniors; $7 non-members; > event free to members joining or renewing at the door. > >______________________________________________________________________ >The Women's Aquatic Network invites you to an evening presentation, > >Dr. Stephen Jameson, President, Coral Seas Inc., and >Mr. Ben Mieremet, NOAA, >Office of Ocean and Coastal Management > >TOPIC: "The Development of the Red Sea Marine Peace Park & the Coral Reef >Initiative" > > Cold Winter Getting You Down? Join WAN as we hear about a Hot Spot! > Sometimes referred to as the "Red Sea Riviera", Israel & Jordan are >establishing a marine peace park with the assistance of U.S. AID and NOAA. > > Ben and Steve will narrate a vivid slide presentation on coral reef >management, including work currently underway by AID and NOAA in the middle >east, as well as the projects of the International Coral Reef Initiative. > > The evening will preview the award winning video, "Fragile Ring Of >Life," >which focuses on 5 areas of coral reef management and concern. Already >translated into 5 languages (and more on the way), it is just being released >in the USA. > >DATE: February 15, 1996; Reception 6:30 PM; Speakers 7:00 PM >PLACE: World Wildlife Fund, 1250 24th Street, NW, 5th floor conference room; > closest metro stops: Dupont Circle (red line) or Foggy >Bottom (blue/ orange >line); > >Positive RSVP's: Kelly Greene301/713-1373 x110; email: >kgreene@smtpgate.ssmc.noaa.gov > >DONATION: $5 WAN members, students, seniors; $7 non-members; event free to >members joining or renewing at the door; also receive a special Red Sea Marine >Peace Park poster by joining/renewing that night. > Michael C. MacCracken Director, Office of the USGCRP 300 D Street, SW, Suite 840 Washington DC 20024 Tel. (202) 651-8240 or 8250 (office secretary) Tel. (202) 651-8252 (office and voicemail) Fax. (202) 554-6715 or (202) 554-6858 E-mail: mmaccracken@usgcrp.gov USGCRP Home Page: http://www.usgcrp.gov/ Message for the month: "The pursuit of truth keeps us from the pursuit of each other." James Billington, Librarian of Congress (at least where I saw it quoted) From hendee@wave Wed Jan 21 14:28:31 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.6.10/8.6.4) with ESMTP id OAA21366; Sun, 21 Jan 1996 14:24:30 -0500 Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA17840; Sun, 21 Jan 1996 19:15:38 GMT Received: from aqua.whoi.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id OAA17835; Sun, 21 Jan 1996 14:15:31 -0500 Received: from cliff.whoi.edu (cliff [128.128.16.150]) by aqua.whoi.edu (8.6.11/8.6.11) with SMTP id OAA06685 for ; Sun, 21 Jan 1996 14:12:21 -0500 From: acohen@cliff.whoi.edu Received: from cc:Mail by cliff.whoi.edu id AA822262483; Sun, 21 Jan 96 14:10:50 est Date: Sun, 21 Jan 96 14:10:50 est Encoding: 6 Text Message-Id: <9600218222.AA822262483@cliff.whoi.edu> To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: coral proxies Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: We got a great response to our request re: coral proxies and instrumented reef sites. Thank you. We'll be in touch shortly with those who responded. Anne Cohen and Stan Hart (acohen@whoi.edu) From hendee@wave Wed Jan 21 18:14:59 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.6.10/8.6.4) with ESMTP id SAA21994; Sun, 21 Jan 1996 18:13:17 -0500 Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA17972; Sun, 21 Jan 1996 23:12:17 GMT Received: from holmes.umd.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id SAA17967; Sun, 21 Jan 1996 18:11:51 -0500 Received: from wolfe.umd.edu (wolfe.umd.edu [128.8.10.52]) by holmes.umd.edu(8.6.12/95Sep13) with ESMTP id SAA03327; Sun, 21 Jan 1996 18:08:38 -0500 Received: by wolfe.umd.edu id SAA12595; Sun, 21 Jan 1996 18:08:37 -0500 Date: Sun, 21 Jan 1996 18:08:36 -0500 (EST) From: Mellie Lewis X-Sender: mlewis@wolfe.umd.edu To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: Students work to save the Aquarius Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Dear Coral Reef Members, My students are embarking on a campaign to save funding for the Aquarius. As part of this year's JASON VII Project, millions of students across the county have the opportunity to accompany Dr. Jerry Wellington, via telepresence, as he studies the natural cycle of climate change over several hundred years. If funding to the Aquarius project is cut, this part of the JASON project, and countless other projects dependent upon the Aquarius, may be eliminated. Our plan is to encourage JASON Students, and their parents, to write to their congressional delegation in Washington requesting Congress not to cut funding for the Aquarius Project. We are planning on posting information about the Aquarius on both the JASON Student and JASON Teacher Bulletin Boards. We need your help! We need the facts. We would like to generate a list of how the research projects using the Aquarius will benefit mankind. Any information you could e-mail us would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Mellie Lewis G.T. Resource Teacher Atholton Elementary School From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jan 24 10:07:42 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.6.10/8.6.4) with ESMTP id KAA22273; Wed, 24 Jan 1996 10:01:11 -0500 Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA21250; Wed, 24 Jan 1996 14:46:41 GMT Received: from aoml.noaa.gov by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id JAA21245; Wed, 24 Jan 1996 09:46:38 -0500 Received: from localhost (hendee@localhost) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.6.10/8.6.4) id JAA22076; Wed, 24 Jan 1996 09:42:59 -0500 Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 09:42:59 -0500 (EST) From: "James C. Hendee" X-Sender: hendee@wave To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: Pigeon Key Courses Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: The following comes originally from the marine biology list-server, but may be of use to some of you on the coral-list, since a course is offered in coral reef ecology. ------------------------------ From: Mike Marshall Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 17:29:36 -0800 (PST) Subject: marbio: Summer marine biology courses Mote Marine Laboratory is pleased to announce that we will offer two courses in marine biology and ecology at our field station in the Florida Keys. If you are interested in these courses, after reading the following announcement, please request an information package and application form by sending an e-mail note to . Thank you. Mike Marshall 1996 Florida Keys Marine Ecology Courses at Mote Marine Laboratory's Pigeon Key Marine Research Center ----Pigeon Key, Florida---- Florida Bay and Florida Keys Ecosystems May 10 - June 1, 1996 3 credits (optional) Course Description: An introduction to the Florida Keys and Florida Bay. Community descriptions and functional inter-relationships of the mangrove communities, seagrass beds, coral reefs and their inhabitants will be emphasized. Field trips to Everglades National Park, Biscayne National Monument, and numerous other sites will be included in this course. Lectures, field trips, and boat cruises will focus on interactions between the Everglades, Florida Bay, and the Florida Keys. Habitat mapping, seagrass growth and physiology, plankton ecology, coral reef studies, fish ecology, and a variety of other subjects will be covered during the cours Coral Reef Ecology August 9 - August 23, 1996 2 credits (optional) Course Description: The biological and physical processes responsible for coral reefs will be introduced and discussed in detail. Particular emphasis will be placed on integration of concepts ranging from chemical to community levels. Current topics in reef science will be discussed based on readings from recent scientific literature. A series of evening presentations, discussions and debates will address reef management issues and students will conduct projects to explore areas of interest in more detail. Prerequisites (both courses): Students should have had basic courses in chemistry and biology. Courses in botany, zoology, ecology, or geology would be helpful Application Procedures & General Information: An application and summer session brochure should be requested by either sending in one of the by writing to the address below, or by sending an e-mail request to FKMRC@marinelab.sarasota.fl.us. All application materials (the filled-in application, transcripts, and a letter of recommendation from a recent instructor) must be submitted by March 30, 1996 Housing and Meals: Student housing and weekday meals will be provided at Pigeon Key. SCUBA: All SCUBA divers will be requried to furnish evidence of certification, furnish and maintain logbooks, and provide medical clearance for diving. Medical clearance forms will be mailed with the application package. Final approval for diving will be dependent on a satisfactory checkout dive. Mote Marine Laboratory's Pigeon Key Marine Research Center: Mote Marine Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit marine research institution. We are members of both the National Association of Marine Laboratories annd the Southern Association of Marine Laboratories. We are not affiliated with any college or university, although credit arrangements through Florida State University may be available for those desiring academic credit. The PKMRC is located on Pigeon Key which is located 2.5 miles west of Marathon, Fl . It is accessible by the last remaining usable section of the old seven mile bridge. Pigeon Key is a National Historic District and is the home of the Pigeon Key Foundation. MML and the PKF are partners in the Pigeon Key restoration and preservation project. More details on MML can be obtained through our web page at http://www.marinelab.sarasota.fl.us. For more information about these course and MML, please write, fax, or e-mail: Pigeon Key Marine Science Center Courses Mote Marine Laboratory 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway Sarasota, Florida 34236 e-mail: FKMRC@marinelab.sarasota.fl.us FAX: 941-388-4312 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jan 26 08:08:40 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.6.10/8.6.4) with ESMTP id IAA22896; Fri, 26 Jan 1996 08:05:15 -0500 Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA02502; Fri, 26 Jan 1996 13:00:18 GMT Received: from coral by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id IAA02497; Fri, 26 Jan 1996 08:00:16 -0500 Received: by coral (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) id IAA15765; Fri, 26 Jan 1996 08:00:15 -0500 Date: Fri, 26 Jan 1996 08:00:15 +30000 From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: International Congress on the Biology of Fishes Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Message herewith forwarded to the coral-list: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 22:13:58 GMT From: mackinlayd@mailhost.pac.dfo.ca (Don MacKinlay) This note is to announce that a web page has been established for the International Congress on the Biology of Fishes, July 14-18,1996 in San Francisco, California. This meeting should be of interest to your subscribers. Could you please provide a hyperlink from your calendar of events page to the Congress' page at: http://www.helix.net/~macwat/congress.html The Congress includes a symposium on the Physiology of Tropical Fish, including coral reef fish. Thank you, Don MacKinlay From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jan 26 08:08:53 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.6.10/8.6.4) with ESMTP id IAA22890; Fri, 26 Jan 1996 08:05:11 -0500 Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA02645; Fri, 26 Jan 1996 13:03:59 GMT Received: from coral by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id IAA02640; Fri, 26 Jan 1996 08:03:57 -0500 Received: by coral (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) id IAA15771; Fri, 26 Jan 1996 08:03:56 -0500 Date: Fri, 26 Jan 1996 08:03:56 +30000 From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: Acropora cytherea info request Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Message from Dennis Ahern (DAHERN@ccgate.ueci.com): ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 25 Jan 96 11:21:34 EST From: Dennis Ahern To: hendee@coral.AOML.ERL.GOV Subject: Greetings We are researching the ecology of Johnston Atoll in the pacific and are seeking information on Acropora cytherea. Any suggestions on where we can find a general good reference for life history,biology, ecology, range, etc. Thanks. Dennis Ahern Raytheon Environmental Sciences Philadelphia dennis_ahern@ccgate.ueci.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Jan 26 14:45:15 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.6.10/8.6.4) with ESMTP id OAA28472; Fri, 26 Jan 1996 14:38:43 -0500 Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA03257; Fri, 26 Jan 1996 19:12:58 GMT Received: from biology.ucsc.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id OAA03252; Fri, 26 Jan 1996 14:12:54 -0500 Received: from [128.114.25.8] (bio-potts.UCSC.EDU [128.114.25.8]) by biology.ucsc.edu (8.6.11/8.6.11) with SMTP id LAA13830; Fri, 26 Jan 1996 11:08:49 -0800 Date: Fri, 26 Jan 1996 11:05:55 PST From: Donald Potts Reply-To: Donald Potts Subject: Re: Acropora cytherea info request To: Coral Health and Monitoring Program cc: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov X-Warning: UNAuthenticated Sender In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: I suggest you contact the person who probably knows more about Acropora than anyone else today: Dr. Carden Wallace Director Museum of Tropical Queensland 70-84 Flinders St Townsville, Qld 4810 Australia FAX: 61-77-21-2093 ****************************************************************************** * * * Donald C. Potts * * Professor of Biology * * Director, UCSC Education Abroad Program * * * * A316 Earth and Marine Sciences Building Phone: (408) 459-4417 * * University of California Fax: (408) 459-4882 * * Santa Cruz Email: potts@biology.ucsc.edu * * California 95064 U.S.A. * * * ****************************************************************************** On Fri, 26 Jan 1996, Coral Health and Monitoring Program wrote: > > Message from Dennis Ahern (DAHERN@ccgate.ueci.com): > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Thu, 25 Jan 96 11:21:34 EST > From: Dennis Ahern > To: hendee@coral.AOML.ERL.GOV > Subject: Greetings > > We are researching the ecology of Johnston Atoll in the pacific > and are seeking information on Acropora cytherea. > > Any suggestions on where we can find a general good reference for > life history,biology, ecology, range, etc. > > Thanks. > > Dennis Ahern > Raytheon Environmental Sciences > Philadelphia > > dennis_ahern@ccgate.ueci.com > > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jan 29 14:31:31 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.6.10/8.6.4) with ESMTP id OAA06639; Mon, 29 Jan 1996 14:26:36 -0500 Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA00670; Mon, 29 Jan 1996 19:12:59 GMT Received: from aqua.whoi.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id OAA00665; Mon, 29 Jan 1996 14:12:47 -0500 Received: from cliff.whoi.edu (cliff [128.128.16.150]) by aqua.whoi.edu (8.6.11/8.6.11) with SMTP id NAA05654 for ; Mon, 29 Jan 1996 13:46:12 -0500 From: acohen@cliff.whoi.edu Received: from cc:Mail by cliff.whoi.edu id AA822952091; Mon, 29 Jan 96 12:00:06 est Date: Mon, 29 Jan 96 12:00:06 est Encoding: 9 Text Message-Id: <9600298229.AA822952091@cliff.whoi.edu> To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: coral proxies Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Jim Hendee suggests I post a summary of the information received in response to our request re: instrumented coral reef. If anyone does not wish their info to be made public, please let me know by the end of this week. thanks Anne Cohen acohen@whoi.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Jan 29 17:49:14 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.6.10/8.6.4) with ESMTP id RAA08707; Mon, 29 Jan 1996 17:44:31 -0500 Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA00988; Mon, 29 Jan 1996 22:40:03 GMT Received: from umigw.miami.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id RAA00983; Mon, 29 Jan 1996 17:40:01 -0500 Received: from aszmant.rsmas.miami.edu (aszmant.rsmas.miami.edu [129.171.104.19]) by umigw.miami.edu (8.6.10/8.6.9) with SMTP id RAA20080 for ; Mon, 29 Jan 1996 17:36:49 -0500 Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 17:36:49 -0500 Message-Id: <199601292236.RAA20080@umigw.miami.edu> X-Sender: szmant@oj.rsmas.miami.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.1.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov From: Alina Szmant Subject: nutrient/productivity studies of pristine reefs Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: I am preparing various review papers and am trying to search out any nutrient/productivity (sediment and water column nutrients) work that I might have missed from remote pristine coral reef areas. I am especially interested in any nutrient work that may have been done in Palau lagoon and forereef areas, and remote areas of the Bahamas. Incidental nutrient measurements are also of interest if they are accompanied by some description of collection and analysis conditions. I would appreciate any citations anyone could pass along (reprints would be even better) and/or contact information for any work by others that you might know of. Thank any and all for your help!! Alina Szmant ********************************************** Dr. Alina M. Szmant Coral Reef Research Group RSMAS-MBF University of Miami 4600 Rickenbacker Cswy. Miami FL 33149 TEL: (305)361-4609 FAX: (305)361-4600 or 361-4005 E-mail: ASZMANT@RSMAS.MIAMI.EDU ********************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jan 31 07:15:12 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.6.10/8.6.4) with ESMTP id HAA04913; Wed, 31 Jan 1996 07:12:48 -0500 Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA02719; Wed, 31 Jan 1996 12:03:02 GMT Received: from coral by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id HAA02714; Wed, 31 Jan 1996 07:02:59 -0500 Received: by coral (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) id HAA02283; Wed, 31 Jan 1996 07:02:59 -0500 Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 07:02:58 +30000 From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: Call for Proposals--Earthwatch Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Date: Tue, 30 Jan 1996 15:50:00 EST From: drobbins Subject: Call for Proposals from Center for Field Research/Earthwatch Call for Proposals: The Center for Field Research invites proposals for 1997 field grants awarded by its affiliate Earthwatch. Earthwatch is an international non-profit organization dedicated to sponsoring research and promoting public education in the sciences and humanities. All funds awarded by Earthwatch are derived from the contributions of Earthwatch members who pay for the opportunity to join scientists in the field and assist with data collection and other research tasks. On average, each volunteer contributes $600 - $900 towards the field grant and spends 12 to 16 days in the field. Grants range from $8,000 - $100,000 depending on the project length and number of volunteers involved. Preliminary proposals for Earthwatch field grants should be submitted at least 13 months in advance of anticipated field dates. Full proposals are invited upon review of preliminary proposals. Information about Earthwatch field grants is available on The Center's World Wide Web site (http://gaia.earthwatch.org/www/cfr.html) or you can contact: Dee Robbins, Life Sciences Program Director, The Center for Field Research, 680 Mt. Auburn Street, Watertown, MA 02172. Telephone: (617) 926-8200 o FAX: (617) 926-8532 o e-mail: drobbins@earthwatch.org or Sean Doolan, Science Officer, Earthwatch Europe, Belsyre Court, 57 Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HU, United Kingdom Telephone (865) 311 600 o FAX (865) 311 383 o email: ewoxford@vax.oxford.ac.uk From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jan 31 09:35:09 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.6.10/8.6.4) with ESMTP id JAA06627; Wed, 31 Jan 1996 09:33:12 -0500 Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA03077; Wed, 31 Jan 1996 14:31:49 GMT Received: from mar.icmyl.unam.mx by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id JAA03072; Wed, 31 Jan 1996 09:31:45 -0500 Received: by mar.icmyl.unam.mx (5.0/SMI-SVR4) id AA12959; Wed, 31 Jan 1996 08:27:20 +0600 Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 08:27:19 -0600 (CST) From: Jordan Dahlgren Eric X-Sender: jordan@mar To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Cc: John Ogden , Nancy Knowlton , Hector Guzman , Jorge Cortes Subject: LAST CALL FOR WORKSHOP Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII content-length: 1383 Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: TALLER SOBRE MANEJO DE ARRECIFES CORALINOS EN AMERICA LATINA !! ULTIMA OPORTUNIDAD !! (Spanish version) Ya deberia de estar armado el programa del Taller y esto no ha sido posible, porque el numero de proposiciones que nos han hecho llegar es aun escaso, para garantizar que sea representativo de la opinion de cientificos que trabajan en los arrecifes coralinos de latinoamerica. En contraste con lo anterior, existe un gran interes en los resultados y discusiones de este taller, al grado que los organizadores del Simposio, han conseguido la oferta de fondos adicionales para asegurar la participacion en este taller. Sin embargo, para poder gestionar esos fondos es necesario contar con un programa definido a la brevedad posible. Independiente de la conveniencia economica que esto puede significar, es imperativo que aprovechemos este foro para ganar la mayor experiencia posible. LO UNICO QUE NECESITAMOS ES UNA LISTA (en orden de importancia decreciente) DE LOS PROBLEMAS RELEVANTES, QUE DESDE UN PUNTO DE VISTA FORMAL, TIENE QUE RESOVERSE PARA ASEGURAR UN MANEJO RACIONAL DE LOS ARRECIFOS CORALINOS EN TU PAIS. Adicionar un parraf explicando el porque de la relevancia local de los problemas indicados y que tema particular le gustaria a Ud tratar (o que se tratara) en el Taller. LA FECHA LIMITE DE RECEPCION ES EL 28 de FEBRERO, 1966. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jan 31 09:53:50 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.6.10/8.6.4) with ESMTP id JAA06865; Wed, 31 Jan 1996 09:49:16 -0500 Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA03113; Wed, 31 Jan 1996 14:51:44 GMT Received: from mar.icmyl.unam.mx by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id JAA03108; Wed, 31 Jan 1996 09:51:42 -0500 Received: by mar.icmyl.unam.mx (5.0/SMI-SVR4) id AA13036; Wed, 31 Jan 1996 08:47:18 +0600 Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 08:47:15 -0600 (CST) From: Jordan Dahlgren Eric X-Sender: jordan@mar To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Cc: John Ogden , Nancy Knowlton , Hector Guzman , Jorge Cortes Subject: LAST CALL FOR WORKSHOP Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII content-length: 1107 Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: WORKSHOP ON CORAL REEF MANAGEMENT ON LATINAMERICA !! LAST OPPORTUNITY !! Dear Colleagues> By now the final programme of the workshop should have been completed, however, this has not been possible due to a reduced number of propositions regarding the topics to be discussed at the workshop. This information does not guarantee, as of yet, a representative view of the problematic in all of Latinamerica. The interest in this particular workshop is such, that the organizing committee of the Symposium has been able to obtain an offer of additional funds to support participants of this particular workshop. However, without a final program on time, these funds may not be available at all. WE ONLY NEED A LIST OF THE RELEVANT PROBLEMS, WHICH FROM A FORMAL POINT OF VIEW, ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT IN A GIVEN LATINAMERICAN COUNTRY IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE PROPER MANAGEMENT OF LOCAL CORAL REEFS. The addition of a small paragraph explaining why each topic is relevant, and which one would you like to address at the Workshop, will be of great help. FINAL DATE FOR RECEPTION: February 28th, 1966. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jan 31 10:12:54 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.6.10/8.6.4) with ESMTP id KAA07065; Wed, 31 Jan 1996 10:08:10 -0500 Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA03141; Wed, 31 Jan 1996 15:06:49 GMT Received: from mar.icmyl.unam.mx by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id KAA03136; Wed, 31 Jan 1996 10:06:46 -0500 Received: by mar.icmyl.unam.mx (5.0/SMI-SVR4) id AA13069; Wed, 31 Jan 1996 09:02:19 +0600 Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 09:02:16 -0600 (CST) From: Jordan Dahlgren Eric X-Sender: jordan@mar To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Cc: John Ogden , Nancy Knowlton Subject: LAST CALL FOR CORAL REEF MANAGEMENT IN LATINAMERICA Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII content-length: 242 Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: ESTIMADOS COLEGAS> Tambien puede enviar sus propuestas por FAX a: MEXICO (987) 10138 / 10139 DEAR COLLEAGUES: You can also send your proposals by FAX to us, at: MEXICO (987) 10138 / 10139 Saludos, Eric Jordan y Jorge Cortez From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Jan 31 20:05:01 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.6.10/8.6.4) with ESMTP id UAA14184; Wed, 31 Jan 1996 20:00:20 -0500 Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA04138; Thu, 1 Feb 1996 00:53:34 GMT Received: from bishop.bishop.Hawaii.Org by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id TAA04133; Wed, 31 Jan 1996 19:53:16 -0500 Received: by bishop.bishop.Hawaii.Org (AIX 3.2/UCB 5.64/4.03) id AA33873; Wed, 31 Jan 1996 14:51:28 -1000 Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 14:51:28 -1000 (HST) From: Pacific Science Assn To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: Coral Reef Economics Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: CORAL REEF BIODIVERSITY AND ECONOMICS The IUCN Biodiversity Program and IUCN Marine and Coastal Program are seeking to develop an informal consultative group (or "network") on the economics of coral reef biodiversity, especially the economic factors of biodiversity loss. This is part of a wider programme effort undertaken by the Economist of the IUCN Biodiversiy Program on understanding and elaborating the Economics of Biodiversity Loss. The marine component of this effort is focusing on coral reefs for the present, however there is only limited information and few people involved in this field. We would be pleased to receive expressions of interest from, or reference to, individuals who might be able to contribute their expertise to this informal group. Reference to any relevant literature (published, grey, or other) related to the economics of marine biodiversity and specific to the economics of coral reef diversity would also be very much appreciated. Please contact: Frank Vorhies e-mail: fwv@hq.iucn.ch fax: 41 22 999-0025 Thank you From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Feb 4 23:37:00 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov. (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id XAA02356 for ; Sun, 4 Feb 1996 23:37:27 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA09471; Mon, 5 Feb 1996 04:12:00 GMT Received: from polaris.ncs.nova.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id XAA09466; Sun, 4 Feb 1996 23:11:58 -0500 Received: by polaris.ncs.nova.edu (5.0/SMI-SVR4) id AA25287; Sun, 4 Feb 1996 23:07:15 -0500 Date: Sun, 4 Feb 1996 23:07:14 -0500 (EST) From: Jose PICHARDO X-Sender: pichardo@polaris To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: X-ray densitometry Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Content-Length: 395 Status: RO X-Status: Since Chalker et al. (1985) I have been unable to find any more work related to x-ray densitometry of corals. I would appreciate if anybody could send me references to any articles dealing with this topic post 1985. Also, does anybody know why this method for measuring coral skeletal density has not been used in research? Or has it? Jose Carlos Pichardo pichardo@polaris.ncs.nova.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Feb 5 09:18:00 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov. (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id JAA05264 for ; Mon, 5 Feb 1996 09:18:03 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA09870; Mon, 5 Feb 1996 13:56:13 GMT Received: from post.tau.ac.il by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id IAA09865; Mon, 5 Feb 1996 08:56:03 -0500 Received: from zoot.tau.ac.il (roz@zoot.tau.ac.il [132.66.16.10]) by post.tau.ac.il (8.6.12/8.6.9) with ESMTP id PAA21831 for ; Mon, 5 Feb 1996 15:56:24 +0200 Received: (roz@localhost) by zoot.tau.ac.il (8.6.12/8.6.12) id NAA25119; Mon, 5 Feb 1996 13:52:09 GMT Date: Mon, 5 Feb 1996 15:52:09 +0200 (IST) From: Michael Rozenfeld To: coral list Subject: effect of sediment on hard-substrate organisms.Help? Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Content-Length: 1013 Status: RO X-Status: A To All Coral List Subscribers, I am a MSc. student at the institute for Nature Conservation Reserch,Tel-Aviv University,Israel. I'm writing my thesis on the effect of marine sediments on hard-substrate dwellers. I already have lots of material on corals, but am severly lacking in material on other types of hard-substrate organisms.I would greatly appreciate receiving any and all information including reference lists, actual publications and names of professionals in the field who could help me out. I can be reached at E-mail: roz@zoot.tau.ac.il Snail mail: Institute for Nature Conservation Research Faculty of Life Sciences Tel-Aviv Univesity Tel-Aviv ISRAEL Thank you very much! Micael Rosenfeld \|/ ( 0 0 ) j ___ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Feb 5 10:13:00 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov. (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id KAA06208 for ; Mon, 5 Feb 1996 10:13:56 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA10112; Mon, 5 Feb 1996 14:50:58 GMT Received: from scccvc.corning-cc.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id JAA10107; Mon, 5 Feb 1996 09:50:53 -0500 Message-Id: <199602051450.JAA10107@reef.aoml.erl.gov> Date: Mon, 5 Feb 1996 09:45 EST From: MCGRATTA@scccvc.corning-cc.edu To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: Unique fish assemblage. Seeking information. X-VMS-To: SMTP%"coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov" Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Content-Type: text Content-Length: 693 Status: RO X-Status: I July, 1995 we were surveying a reef on the Northern end of San Salvador Island in the Bahamas when we encountered a close swimming school of about 30 bue tang surrounding a 1.5 meter reef shark. This assemblage processed along the reef for several hundred meters and was seen 10-15 minutes later by another team on another part of the reef. We have never seen this behavior before or since and are curious about it. One suggestion in discussions has been that it may be similar to the mobbing behavior of birds in the presence of a predator. We would really appreciate any insights that you can provide about this. Tom McGrath Bahamian Reef Survey P.I. mcgratta@scccvc.corning-cc.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Feb 5 11:36:00 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov. (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id LAA07081 for ; Mon, 5 Feb 1996 11:36:32 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA10173; Mon, 5 Feb 1996 16:06:47 GMT Received: from wgs1smtp.btl.net by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id LAA10168; Mon, 5 Feb 1996 11:06:37 -0500 Received: from [206.27.238.61] by btl.net id 50590.wrk; Mon, 5 Feb 1996 10:02:52 EDT Date: Mon, 5 Feb 1996 11:06:37 -0500 Message-Id: <199602051606.LAA10168@reef.aoml.erl.gov> X-Sender: jpowell@btlmail.btl.net X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 To: consbio@u.washington.edu, BIODICEN-L@ucjeps.herb.berkeley.edu, coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov From: James Powell Subject: Belize, Glover's Reef Atoll Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Length: 4943 Status: RO X-Status: PLEASE FEEL FREE TO FORWARD OR CROSS POST THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE. Glover's Reef Marine Research Station Belize, Central America Wildlife Conservation Society P.O. Box 2310 Belize City, Belize Tel: 501-2-33855 FAX: 501-2--31963 E-mail: jpowell@btl.net or jcarter@mailbox.une.edu Glover's Reef atoll and marine reserve is located approximately 50 km off the coast of central Belize. It is considered to be one of the most pristine and important coral reef sites in the Caribbean. Due to the isolation of Glover's Reef atoll, there is little influence from coastal sedimentation or pollution. It is considered to be one of the most ideal sites in the world to conduct coral reef research (Dahl, MacIntyre & Antonius. 1974. A comparative survey of coral reef research sites. In: Marie-Helene Sachet and Arthur Dahl. Atoll Research Bulletin. 172: 37-75.). Consequently the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in cooperation with the Government of Belize has established a permanent research station at Middle Cay located on Glover's Reef. WCS along with the Government of Belize would like to invite scientists and graduate level students who are interested in working at Glover's Reef to contact James Powell at jpowell@btl.net or Jacque Carter at jcarter@mailbox.une.edu for more information. The marine reserve at Glover's Reef atoll is a major component of a general comprehensive program for coastal zone management for Belize, Central America. In a broad sense the reserve was established to maintain ecological processes, preserve genetic diversity, achieve sustainable yields of its resources through wise management of species and their habitats, maintain natural areas for education and research and provide social, and economic benefits through ecologically sensitive recreation and tourism. Keenly aware of the need to protect this world class resource, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) purchased the island of Middle Cay, situated at the southern end of the atoll, for the purposes of providing a marine park headquarters for the Government of Belize and to establish a marine research field station. WCS has completed construction of this facility and now provides a base of operations for park rangers and scientists alike. WCS's over-arching mission is to provide for the long-term conservation and protection of Glover's Reef atoll. To accomplish this goal, WCS is working in close collaboration with the government of Belize to develop a coordinated research and management program for the atoll. WCS's primary responsibility in this partnership is scientific research. In the coming years, we hope that the research on Glover's Reef atoll will lead to a better understanding and management of this coral reef. The Comparative Investigations of Tropical Reef Ecosystems (CITRE) program identified Glover's Reef as the most preferred site in the Caribbean for "long-term, multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional investigation of coral reef ecosystems" (Dahl, MacIntyre & Antonius. 1974. A comparative survey of coral reef research sites. In: Marie-Helene Sachet and Arthur Dahl. Atoll Research Bulletin. 172: 37-75.). The authors reported, "In contrast to the other reefs surveyed in the Caribbean area, Glover's Reef atoll appears to offer the greatest variety of reef types, and the optimum reef development in terms of population density and species diversity of reef corals and associated organisms". In addition to Glover's Reef, Belize's extensive barrier reef is 30 km away. The WCS research station on Glover's Reef atoll is located on Middle Cay. The present facility includes a ranger station and visitor's centre, a dry laboratory and work area, dining and cooking facilities (meals are provided and we have an excellent cook) and current housing for eight scientists and/or students. There are boats, air compressor and SCUBA tanks for researcher support. Aquarium facilities will soon be installed. The station is completely self-sufficient with full-time electricity (110 vac) provided by a complementary system of wind and solar power. Fresh water is available through a (soon to be installed) de-salination plant and rain-water catchment. Refrigeration is available. Toilet facilities are state-of-the-art pollution-free, containment composition type. One aim of the station is to utilize, whenever possible, non-polluting and energy efficient technology. WCS invites any scientists or students interested in using the Glover's Reef Research Station to please contact: Glover's Reef Marine Research Station, P.O. Box 2310, Belize City, Belize or Tel. 501-2-33855 or fax 501-2-31963. E-mail messages can be sent to: jpowell@btl.net or jcarter@mailbox.une.edu . ************************************* James A. Powell Glover's Reef Marine Research Station P.O. Box 2310 Belize City, Belize e-mail: jpowell@btl.net ph: (501)2-33855 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Feb 5 16:03:00 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov. (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id QAA09150 for ; Mon, 5 Feb 1996 16:03:42 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA10446; Mon, 5 Feb 1996 20:36:59 GMT Received: from cantva.canterbury.ac.nz by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id PAA10441; Mon, 5 Feb 1996 15:36:52 -0500 Received: from zool.canterbury.ac.nz ("port 1965"@zool2.canterbury.ac.nz) by csc.canterbury.ac.nz (PMDF V5.0-5 #7295) id <01I0VZLXMLBMPVHY7M@csc.canterbury.ac.nz> for coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov; Tue, 06 Feb 1996 09:32:41 +1300 Received: from DARWIN/MAILQUEUE by zool.canterbury.ac.nz (Mercury 1.13); Tue, 06 Feb 1996 09:37:32 +1300 Received: from MAILQUEUE by DARWIN (Mercury 1.13); Tue, 06 Feb 1996 09:37:20 +1300 Date: Tue, 06 Feb 1996 09:37:13 +1300 From: "Dr.C.L.McLay" Subject: Crabs on Corals To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Reply-to: c.mclay@zool.canterbury.ac.nz Message-id: <253378734D34@zool.canterbury.ac.nz> Organization: Zoology, University of Canterbury X-Mailer: Pegasus Mail v3.1 (R1) Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Priority: normal Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Content-Type: text Content-Length: 1450 Status: RO X-Status: I work on a group of crabs some of which inhabit hard corals. These belong to the primitive family Dynomenidae. They are not unlike the xanthid or "black-fingered" crabs but have the last pair of legs very reduced and obsolete. Dynomenids tend to be covered in a fairly dense layer of setae. There are only about 13 species known and they are mostly small: around 10 - 30mm carapace width in size. I am writing a monograph of the whole family. These crabs mostly belong to the genus "Dynomene" and have been collected from "Pocillopora", "Goniastrea", and "Porites" corals. They seem to live only in the dead part of the coral head or perhaps in the coral rubble at the base. Since I have never seen live ones I have a number of questions: 1) Have you ever seen any crabs like these? - if you have any samples I would be happy to identify them for you. 2) Are there any data from whole-coral head samples of co- inhabitants which include these dynomenids? 3) Has anyone made any observations of live dynomenid crabs? How do they feed? Do they sometimes live in the live part of the coral head? Any help that you can give will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Dr Colin McLay Zoology Department Canterbury University PB 4800, Christchurch New Zealand. Tel: +64 3 364 2887 FAX: +64 3 364 2024 email: c.mclay@zool.canterbury.ac.nz WWW Home Page: http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/zool/cm.htm From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 6 04:15:00 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov. (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id EAA04355 for ; Tue, 6 Feb 1996 04:15:57 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA10908; Tue, 6 Feb 1996 08:40:58 GMT Received: from sme.univ-mrs.fr by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id DAA10903; Tue, 6 Feb 1996 03:40:08 -0500 Received: from [139.124.16.29] (smepc19.univ-mrs.fr) by sme.univ-mrs.fr with SMTP (1.37.109.16/16.2) id AA111145772; Tue, 6 Feb 1996 09:36:12 +0100 Message-Id: <199602060840.DAA10903@reef.aoml.erl.gov> X-Sender: priess@sme.univ-mrs.fr Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Eudora F1.4.2 Date: Tue, 6 Feb 1996 09:39:56 +0300 To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov From: priess@com.univ-mrs.fr (Kathrin PRIESS) Subject: RE: X-ray densitometry Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Length: 1941 Status: RO X-Status: On Sun 4 Feb Jose Carlos Pichardo wrote : Since Chalker et al. (1985) I have been unable to find any more work related to x-ray densitometry of corals. I would appreciate if anybody could send me references to any articles dealing with this topic post 1985. Also, does anybody know why this method for measuring coral skeletal density has not been used in research? Or has it? Jose Carlos Pichardo pichardo@polaris.ncs.nova.edu Try the following articles. David Barnes of the AIMS in Townsville was working rather a lot with x-ray densitometry. Barnes,-D.J.; Lough,-J.M., 1990b. Computer simulations showing the likely effects of calix architecture and other factors on retrieval of density information from coral skeletons. J.-EXP.-MAR.-BIOL.-ECOL. 1990. vol. 137, no. 2, pp. 141-164. Chalker,B.E.; Barnes,D.J., 1990. Gamma densitometry for the measurement of skeletal density. CORAL-REEFS. 1990. vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 11-23. Lough,-J.M.; Barnes,-D.J., 1990a. Possible relationships between environmental variables and skeletal density in a coral colony from the central Great Barrier Reef. J.-EXP.-MAR.-BIOL.-ECOL. 1990. vol. 134, no. 3, pp. 221-241. Lough,-J.M.; Barnes,-D.J., 1990b. Intra-annual timing of density band formation of Porites coral from the central Great Barrier Reef. J.-EXP.-MAR.-BIOL.-ECOL. 1990. vol. 135, no. 1, pp. 35-57. Lough,-J.M.; Barnes,-D.J., 1990c. Measurement of density in slices of coral skeleton: Effect of densitometer beam diameter. J.-EXP.-MAR.-BIOL.-ECOL. 1990. vol. 143, no. 1-2, pp. 91-99. Lough,-J.M.; Barnes,-D.J., 1992. Comparisons of skeletal density variations in Porites from the central Great Barrier Reef. J.-EXP.-MAR.-BIOL.-ECOL. 1992. vol. 155, no. 1, pp. 1-25. Hope it helps Kathrin Priess Universite de la Mediterranee Centre d'Oceanologie de Marseille Station Marine d'Endoume Rue de la Batterie-des-Lions F-13007 Marseille phone : (33) 91 04 16 00 fax : (33) 91 04 16 35 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 6 07:18:00 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov. (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id HAA05981 for ; Tue, 6 Feb 1996 07:18:57 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA11058; Tue, 6 Feb 1996 12:05:42 GMT Received: from goby.ssp.nmfs.gov by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id HAA11053; Tue, 6 Feb 1996 07:05:39 -0500 Received: from ccgate.ssp.nmfs.gov by goby.ssp.nmfs.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/940406.SGI) id HAA24014; Tue, 6 Feb 1996 07:05:40 -0500 Received: from cc:Mail by ccgate.ssp.nmfs.gov id AA823567210; Mon, 05 Feb 96 16:37:55 EST Date: Mon, 05 Feb 96 16:37:55 EST From: "Nancy Daves" Message-Id: <9601058235.AA823567210@ccgate.ssp.nmfs.gov> To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov, MCGRATTA@scccvc.corning-cc.edu Subject: Re: Unique fish assemblage. Seeking information. Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Content-Type: text Content-Length: 1440 Status: RO X-Status: Large schools of blue tangs grazing slowly along the reefs are such a common sight that even shark biologists have witnessed it many times, and we all know that shark biologists seldom get wet. It is believed to be a way of avoiding being chased by territorial fishes or perhaps an anti predator school. I am sure that, if you look in books on coral reef fishes, you will find many references to that behavior. All the best. Jose Castro. ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Unique fish assemblage. Seeking information. Author: MCGRATTA@scccvc.corning-cc.edu at ~INTERNET Date: 2/5/96 10:29 AM I July, 1995 we were surveying a reef on the Northern end of San Salvador Island in the Bahamas when we encountered a close swimming school of about 30 bue tang surrounding a 1.5 meter reef shark. This assemblage processed along the reef for several hundred meters and was seen 10-15 minutes later by another team on another part of the reef. We have never seen this behavior before or since and are curious about it. One suggestion in discussions has been that it may be similar to the mobbing behavior of birds in the presence of a predator. We would really appreciate any insights that you can provide about this. Tom McGrath Bahamian Reef Survey P.I. mcgratta@scccvc.corning-cc.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 6 10:31:00 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov. (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id KAA07025 for ; Tue, 6 Feb 1996 10:31:23 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA11527; Tue, 6 Feb 1996 14:46:07 GMT Received: from amalia.rz.uni-frankfurt.de by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id JAA11520; Tue, 6 Feb 1996 09:45:39 -0500 Received: from rz.uni-frankfurt.de by amalia.rz.uni-frankfurt.de id <55935-0@amalia.rz.uni-frankfurt.de>; Tue, 6 Feb 1996 15:41:08 +0000 From: Gektidis@em.uni-frankfurt.de Date: Tue, 6 Feb 1996 15:41:07 +0100 (TZ=CET) To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: field work requested! Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Host: buff.rz.uni-frankfurt.de Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Content-Length: 962 Status: RO X-Status: To whom it may concern. My name is Jenny Krutschinna, I am a 26 years old student of Biology at the University of Frankfurt, Germany. Over the last three years I took part in several courses on marine biology. In october 94 I joined a field trip of Peter Vogel and Bill Kiene to Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas. The trip was part of a bioerosion project in reef environments. Since I would like to continue working in marine (reef-) biology, I am now eager to gain more field experience. Apart from fossil reefs there is not much of that in Frankfurt so that is why I am using the net to ask for volunteer projects. If you have vacancies for a volunteer student for some time between 1.4.-15.7.96 or for a masters project (diplom) later on, please contact me: e-mail: Gektidis@em.uni-frankfurt.de snail mail: Jenny Krutschinna Wurmbachstr.9 60487 Frankfurt am Main Germany I hope to hear from you soon. Thanks, Jenny From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 6 14:08:00 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov. (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id OAA08024 for ; Tue, 6 Feb 1996 14:08:47 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA01062; Tue, 6 Feb 1996 18:53:02 GMT Received: from cheviot.ncl.ac.uk by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id NAA01057; Tue, 6 Feb 1996 13:52:59 -0500 Received: from TOWN3.ncl.ac.uk by cheviot.ncl.ac.uk id (8.6.12/ for ncl.ac.uk) with SMTP; Tue, 6 Feb 1996 18:51:46 GMT Received: from TOWN3/MAILQUEUE by TOWN3.ncl.ac.uk (Mercury 1.13); Tue, 6 Feb 96 18:49:14 GMT0BST Received: from MAILQUEUE by TOWN3 (Mercury 1.13); Tue, 6 Feb 96 18:48:58 GMT0BST From: "J.M.H.NEIGHBOUR" To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Date: Tue, 6 Feb 1996 18:48:56 GMT0BST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: Coral reefs/dissertation X-Confirm-Reading-To: "J.M.H.NEIGHBOUR" X-pmrqc: 1 Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (v2.23) Message-ID: <16EF6AB1655@TOWN3.ncl.ac.uk> Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Length: 509 Status: RO X-Status: I am currently undertaking a 3rd year dissertation on the effects of heavy metals on corals, in particular in the vicinity of a tin smelter effluent in Ko Phuket, Thailand. The species I am concerned with is Goniastrea aspera, and I would be extremely grateful if you could forward any information on either the region(in particular historical data of sediment heavy metal analysis), or on the species itself, (reproduction/ heavy metal uptake/growth etc.). Any help would be very well appreciated. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 6 14:10:00 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov. (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id OAA08030 for ; Tue, 6 Feb 1996 14:10:21 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA01010; Tue, 6 Feb 1996 18:42:20 GMT Received: from isurus.marinelab.sarasota.fl.us by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id NAA01005; Tue, 6 Feb 1996 13:42:17 -0500 Received: from marshall.marinelab.sarasota.fl.us by isurus.marinelab.sarasota.fl.us with smtp (Linux Smail3.1.29.1 #3) id m0tjsHw-002MYOC; Tue, 6 Feb 96 13:38 EST Date: Tue, 6 Feb 1996 14:35:13 -0800 (PST) From: Mike Marshall To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov, ecolog-l@umdd.umd.edu, crust-l@vims.edu, fish-ecology@searn.sunet.se cc: marbio@marinelab.sarasota.fl.us Subject: Florida Keys Summer Courses X-Sender: marshall@isurus.marinelab.sarasota.fl.us Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Content-Length: 1035 Status: RO X-Status: Mote Marine Laboratory is offering two courses, 1)Coral Reef Ecology and 2)Florida Keys/Florida Bay Ecosystems, at our Pigeon Key Marine Research Center. Full details and application forms for both courses can be obtained from our web site or by request from the Pigeon Key Course Coordinator at . Thank you. Mike Marshall MJM/MARBIO lstowner. """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Michael J. Marshall, Ph.D. Mote Marine Laboratory marshall@marinelab.sarasota.fl.us Tropical Marine Ecology Program 941-388-4441/941-388-4312(fax) 1600 Thompson Parkway http://www.marinelab.sarasota.fl.us Sarasota, Florida 34236 USA """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Mote Marine Lab is an independent, not-for-profit research organization From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Feb 7 17:50:00 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov. (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id RAA04093 for ; Wed, 7 Feb 1996 17:50:45 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA03695; Wed, 7 Feb 1996 22:20:32 GMT Received: from LSUVM.SNCC.LSU.EDU by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id RAA03690; Wed, 7 Feb 1996 17:20:28 -0500 Received: from LSUVM.SNCC.LSU.EDU by LSUVM.SNCC.LSU.EDU (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with BSMTP id 4750; Wed, 07 Feb 96 16:16:48 CST Received: from LSUVM.SNCC.LSU.EDU (NJE origin TSNELL@LSUVM) by LSUVM.SNCC.LSU.EDU (LMail V1.2a/1.8a) with BSMTP id 7133; Wed, 7 Feb 1996 16:16:48 -0600 Date: Wed, 07 Feb 96 16:10:06 CST From: Tonya Subject: coral genetics To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT X-Mailer: MailBook 95.01.000 Message-Id: <960207.161646.CST.TSNELL@LSUVM.SNCC.LSU.EDU> Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Content-Type: Text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Length: 346 Status: RO X-Status: I am looking for information about conducting molecular techniques on coral tissue, mtDNA analysis in particular. If anyone is willing and able to devulge some info on the topic (protocols, primers, contamination by algal DNA, etc.), it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance... Tonya Snell Louisiana State University Baton Rouge From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Feb 8 05:20:00 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov. (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id FAA13459 for ; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 05:20:02 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA04225; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 10:02:31 GMT Received: from coral by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id FAA04220; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 05:02:28 -0500 Received: by coral (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) id FAA15471; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 05:02:27 -0500 Date: Thu, 8 Feb 1996 05:02:26 +30000 From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: Coral Reef Bleaching Seminar Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Content-Length: 7618 Status: RO X-Status: U.S. Global Change Research Program Second Monday Seminar Series CORAL REEF BLEACHING: ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS What is coral reef bleaching? What are its causes? Where is it occurring and how long has this phenomenon been observed? When was coral reef bleaching first observed? What are the economic, ecological, and societal implications of coral reef bleaching? Can bleaching be remedied? What's being done? Public Invited TUESDAY, February 13, 1996, 3:15-4:45 P= M Rayburn House Office Bldg., Room B369 Reception Following INTRODUCTION Rafe Pomerance, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment and Development, US Department of State, Washington, DC. SPEAKERS Dr. Raymond L. Hayes, Howard University, Washington, DC. Dr. Alan E. Strong, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Annapolis, MD. OVERVIEW Coral reef bleaching is a reduction in the density of dinoflagellate algae (marine microscopic plants) that are housed in reef ecosystems. Bleaching also represents a reduction in algal pigments, rendering reef corals bleached or white in appearance. Consequently, coral reef bleaching represents an uncoupling of the mutually life-sustaining association between algae and coral. Corals do not receive their normal nutritive support from the algae, and the algae do not receive the protective nutritive environment afforded by the corals. Coral reef bleaching was first observed in the early 1980's. Since that time reef ecosystems in all tropical regions of the globe have experienced repetitive and more frequent episodes of mass coral reef bleaching. Although elevated salinity, toxic chemicals, elevated UV radiation, reduced temperatures, and prolonged shading due to cloud cover have been demonstrated to induce coral reef bleaching locally, there is no evidence of these factors being responsible for mass coral reef bleaching episodes. Observations also indicate that mass coral reef bleaching has coincided in space and time with the warmest season and with warmer than usual sea surface temperatures (generally in excess of an approximate temperature threshold of 30=9A C). Thermal anomalies of 1=9A C or more above the maximu= m warm water seasonal averages are significantly correlated with the rapid onset and duration of mass coral reef bleaching episodes. As elevated sea surface temperatures gradually fall, reefs may either recover gradually or succumb entirely to the stress. If bleaching persists, there is no net reef building and the reef frame gradually erodes, which can result in habitat destruction and mortality. Satellite data confirm that elevated sea surface temperatures have been associated with widespread coral reef bleaching in the western Caribbean and in the Gulf of Mexico. An analysis of the satellite-derived sea surface temperatures show that the summer of 1995 was the warmest since 1984 (when reliable records were first obtained) for Belizian Reefs and for the entire Caribbean Basin. Belize represents the Western Hemisphere's longest and most pristine barrier reef, and massive coral reef bleaching broke out for the first time in Belize in September, 1995. Prolonged coral reef bleaching can alter the relative abundance of reef organisms and, in so doing, alter the biodiversity of the reef communities. The physical reef structures can also suffer gradual physical losses and/or be covered by algae, thus leading to light and oxygen starvation, and changes in pH in the surrounding water column. As reef ecosystems change in composition, a new community equilibrium may appear, while some medically important members of former reef communities may disappear. Loss of physical reef habitat for young fish may also lead to a reduction in reef fish and, in turn, a decline in economically important open ocean fish stocks. Biography of Dr. Raymond L. Hayes Dr. Raymond L. Hayes is currently Assistant Dean for Medical Education, and Professor of Anatomy, at Howard University in Washington, DC. Dr. Hayes formerly served as Chair in the Department of Anatomy at Howard University and at the University of Pittsburgh. He has also held academic appointments in the Department of Anatomy at Harvard Medical School, the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at the University of Pittsburgh, and in the Department of Anatomy at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. His research interests include the biology of coral reefs and reef ecosystems, reef ecosystems and climate change, and human health and climate change. Dr. Hayes has served as a member of the National Advisory Council of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and as Acting Director of the MacLean Marine Science Center at the University of the Virgin Islands in St. Thomas, and currently serves as a Corporation Member of the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA. He also serves as Vice President and Executive Board Member of the Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean, and as a member of the Board of Directors for the Marine Archeological and Historical Society in Washington, DC. In 1994 Dr. Hayes received the Distinguished Service Award from Howard University. He received his BS degree from Amherst College, MA, and his MS and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. Biography of Dr. Alan E. Strong Dr. Alan E. Strong has been Research Physical Scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) since 1991. Prior to that he served at NESDIS's Office of Research and Applications Oceanic Sciences Branch, using satellite data to address oceanographic problems. In 1986 Dr. Strong was assigned to serve as Chair of Remote Sensing in the Oceanography Department of the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. In 1991 Dr. Strong was also appointed Project Manager of NOAA's Cooperative Project in Oceanic Remote Sensing (CPORS) with the US Naval Academy. His research interests include: satellite monitoring of sea surface temperature, wind speed, and ocean color; monitoring volcanic aerosols; using satellite data to investigate coral bleaching and sea surface temperature changes; monitoring sea surface temperature trends; using satellite data to study global change and El Nino phenomena; and the application of satellite data to study other important environmental issues. For the past three years he has also been involved in teaching global climate change at the US Naval Academy. Dr. Strong received his BA degree in mathematics at Kalamazoo College, MI, and his MS and Ph.D. degrees in Oceanography at the University of Michigan. NEXT SEMINAR: Monday, March 11,1996 Extent & Implications of Land Cover Changes: The View from Space for more information please contact: Dr. Anthony D. Socci, U.S. Global Change Research Program Office 300 D St., SW, Suite 840, Washington, DC 20024 Telephone: (202) 651-8244; Fax: (202) 554-6715 E-Mail: TSOCCI@USGCRP.GOV. Additional information on the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) and this Seminar Series is available on the USGCRP Home Page at: http://www.usgcrp.gov. Normally these seminars are held on the second Monday of each month. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Feb 8 07:28:00 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov. (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id HAA15169 for ; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 07:28:13 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA04356; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 12:04:21 GMT Received: from dzowo by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id HAA04351; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 07:04:09 -0500 Received: from rodrig.uem.mz by dzowo.uem.mz id <15763-0@dzowo.uem.mz>; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 13:15:29 -0200 Received: from rodrig by rodrig.uem.mz (UUPC/extended 1.12k) with UUCP for CORAL-LIST@REEF.AOML.NOAA.GOV; Thu, 08 Feb 1996 13:10:38 -20000 Message-Id: <199602081204.HAA04351@reef.aoml.erl.gov> From: Maria Joao Rodrigues To: CORAL-LIST@reef.aoml.erl.gov Date: Thu, 8 Feb 1996 13:10:35 gmt+0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: e-mail request Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail v3.22 Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Length: 241 Status: RO X-Status: Dear All, Does anybody know the e-mail contact of one of the following scientists: Vicki J. Harriot Peter L. Harrison Simon A. Banks If you do, pls contact me. Thanks in advance. All the best for 1996, Maria Joao Rodrigues -- MJoao From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Feb 8 13:40:00 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov. (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id NAA19191 for ; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 13:40:15 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA05401; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 18:13:19 GMT Received: from coral by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id NAA05396; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 13:13:17 -0500 Received: by coral (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) id NAA16764; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 13:13:16 -0500 Date: Thu, 8 Feb 1996 13:13:16 +30000 From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: Daily C-MAN data via e-mail Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Content-Length: 1413 Status: RO X-Status: Greetings, We now have the capability of automated sending of daily Florida Institute of Oceanography enhanced, and other, Coastal-Marine Automated Network (C-MAN) bulletins of stations listed on our Home Page at http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/cman/cman_menu.html. They will be sent every morning around 0430 hrs EST. Please note that these are NOT quality controlled data, rather, near real-time raw data. These data are presented only for investigational and informational purposes and should not be used for navigation or other means. If you'd like to begin receiving these data via e-mail, please let me know. Sincerely yours, Jim Hendee ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | | | Coral Health and Monitoring Program | | Ocean Chemistry Division | | Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorlogical Laboratory | | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | | Miami, Florida | | USA | | | | Email: coral@coral.aoml.noaa.gov | | World-Wide Web: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov | | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Feb 8 13:41:00 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov. (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id NAA19207 for ; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 13:41:48 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA05384; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 18:00:17 GMT Received: from LSUVM.SNCC.LSU.EDU by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id NAA05378; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 13:00:13 -0500 Received: from LSUVM.SNCC.LSU.EDU by LSUVM.SNCC.LSU.EDU (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with BSMTP id 1121; Thu, 08 Feb 96 11:56:29 CST Received: from LSUVM.SNCC.LSU.EDU (NJE origin TSNELL@LSUVM) by LSUVM.SNCC.LSU.EDU (LMail V1.2a/1.8a) with BSMTP id 1917; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 11:56:30 -0600 Date: Thu, 08 Feb 96 11:49:35 CST From: Tonya Subject: coral genetics To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT X-Mailer: MailBook 95.01.000 Message-Id: <960208.115628.CST.TSNELL@LSUVM.SNCC.LSU.EDU> Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Content-Type: Text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Length: 284 Status: RO X-Status: A I am trying to get in touch with Sandra Romano. I believe that she worked at the University of Hawaii. If anyone has any info (or if you are reading this Sandra) please let me know. Thank you so much!! Tonya Snell Louisiana State University Baton Rouge tsnell@lsuvm.sncc.lsu.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Feb 8 14:00:00 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov. (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id OAA19320 for ; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 14:00:00 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA05444; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 18:38:47 GMT Received: from coral by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id NAA05439; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 13:38:45 -0500 Received: by coral (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) id NAA16890; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 13:38:45 -0500 Date: Thu, 8 Feb 1996 13:38:45 +30000 From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: C-MAN Stations listed Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Content-Length: 1318 Status: RO X-Status: Sorry, for those of you who do not have access to the Web, following are the C-MAN stations for which we have reports and can send via automated e-mail every morning about 0500 hrs (a correction) Eastern Time: -- Florida Keys -- MLRF1 = Molasses Reef 25.01 N, 80.38 W SMKF1 = Sombrero Reef 24.63 N, 81.11 W SANF1 = Sand Key Reef 24.45 N, 81.88 W FWYF1 = Fowey Rocks Reef 25.59 N, 80.10 W LONF1 = Long Key Station 24.84 N, 80.86 W DRYF1 = Dry Tortugas Station 24.38 N, 82.52 W -- Bahamas -- SP6F1 = Settlement Point, GBI 26.69 N, 79.00 W -- Micronesia -- ENIP2 = Eniwetok, Micronesia 11.37 N, 162.35 E KOSP2 = Kosrea, Micronesia 5.12 N, 163.00 E MLIP2 = Mili, Micronesia 6.00 N, 172.00 E ULUP2 = Ulithi Atoll, Micronesia 10.20 N, 139.80 E -- Gulf of Mexico -- PTAT2 = Horace Falwell Pier (Port Aransas, TX) 27.83 N, 97.05 W SRST2 = Sea Rim State Park (Sabine, TX) 29.67 N, 94.05 W GDIL1 = USCG Station (Grand Isle, LA) 29.27 N, 89.96 W DPIA1 = Mobile Bay Entrance (Dauphin Island, AL) 30.25 N, 88.08 W CSBF1 = Elgin AFB Site D-3 (Cape San Blas, FL) 29.67 N, 85.36 W VENF1 = Venice Pier (Venice, FL) 27.07 N, 82.45 W BURL1 = Southwest Pass, LA 28.90 N, 89.43 W From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Feb 8 14:33:00 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov. (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id OAA19507 for ; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 14:33:57 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA05531; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 19:03:22 GMT Received: from aoml.noaa.gov by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id OAA05526; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 14:03:20 -0500 Received: (from hendee@localhost) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3.CAR) id NAA02714; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 13:59:04 - 0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 8 Feb 1996 13:59:03 -0500 (EST) From: "James C. Hendee" X-Sender: hendee@wave To: Tonya cc: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: Who is on the coral-list In-Reply-To: <960208.115628.CST.TSNELL@LSUVM.SNCC.LSU.EDU> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Content-Length: 1360 Status: RO X-Status: Dear Tonya, You can find out who is on the coral-list by sending the following message (only) in the body of a message to majordomo@reef.aoml.noaa.gov: who coral-list For a list of other commands, substitute that message with: help Hope this helps. Jim Hendee +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+ | James C. Hendee | Internet: hendee@aoml.noaa.gov| | Coral Health and | | | Monitoring Program | Voice: 305 361-4380 | | Ocean Chemistry Division | Fax: 305 361-4582 | | NOAA/AOML | COASTAL RBBS: 305 361-4524 | | 4301 Rickenbacker Causeway | | | Miami, FL 33149-1026 | http://coral.aoml.erl.gov | +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+ On Thu, 8 Feb 1996, Tonya wrote: > Date: Thu, 08 Feb 96 11:49:35 CST > From: Tonya > To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov > Subject: coral genetics > > I am trying to get in touch with Sandra Romano. I believe that she > worked at the University of Hawaii. If anyone has any info (or if you > are reading this Sandra) please let me know. > > Thank you so much!! > > Tonya Snell > > Louisiana State University > Baton Rouge > tsnell@lsuvm.sncc.lsu.edu > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Feb 8 16:43:00 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov. (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id QAA20757 for ; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 16:43:48 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA05673; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 21:13:32 GMT Received: from aloha.cc.columbia.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id QAA05668; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 16:13:29 -0500 Received: (from elg6@localhost) by aloha.cc.columbia.edu (8.7.3/8.7.3) id QAA04415; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 16:09:22 - 0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 8 Feb 1996 16:08:32 -0500 (EST) From: Ellen L Goedecke X-Sender: elg6@aloha.cc.columbia.edu To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Content-Length: 362 Status: RO X-Status: A I am working on my senior thesis, and I need to find up-to-date info on the health of reefs in Florida and Hawaii. If anyone has this kind of data available, or knows where I can get it, please Please PLEASE e-mail me as soon as you get a chance. Thank you very much! Lori Goedecke P.S. My thesis is on the efficacy of US coral reef protection laws. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Feb 8 22:38:00 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov. (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id WAA25932 for ; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 22:38:30 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA06258; Fri, 9 Feb 1996 03:20:07 GMT Received: from electra.cc.umanitoba.ca by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id WAA06253; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 22:20:04 -0500 Received: from [130.179.245.69] (dyn2-324.cc.umanitoba.ca [130.179.245.69]) by electra.cc.umanitoba.ca (8.7.1/8.7.1) with SMTP id VAA19707 for ; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 21:16:06 -0600 (CST) X-Sender: umkaletz@mail.cc.umanitoba.ca Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Thu, 8 Feb 1996 21:16:14 -0600 To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov From: umkaletz@umanitoba.ca (Greg Kaletzke) Subject: Need Help Finding Data Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Length: 2136 Status: RO X-Status: Hi. I am a graduate student in geography at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. I have a great interest in the preservation of coral ecosystems, and am currently working on a project involving the identification of endangered reefs. The model I propose will deal with the detection of terrestrial pollution such as effluent and/or toxic discharge. Belsher, et al (1992) have suggested the use of the satellite monitoring of Benthic algae as an indicator of possible or existing pollution. In their study Belsher, et al make use of SPOT satellite images taken of the lagoon of Moorea island in French Polynesia. Computer assisted interpretation of these images allowed for the creation of a map of the Benthic organisms in this area. I would like my model to demonstrate that an introduction of pollution or an increase in pollution to coral intolerant levels will cause the death of coral populations and a notable increase in levels of Benthic Algae. One of my problems is a lack of data. Winnipeg, if you don't already know, is a city that is nearly in the center of the continent - making data on coral reefs slightly difficult to come by. I am hoping that you would be able to provide me with some data, or suggestions as to where I might find some. I would also appreciate any and all suggestions you may have regarding the topic. I would be more than happy to provide you with a copy of my work if you were able to help me or were interested. Thank you in advance. Yours truly, Greg Kaletzke Belsher, T. with (1992)Contribution of SPOT satellite data to the knowledge of M.L. Meinesz, C. Payri, coral reef ecosystems. The marine vegetation of Moorea Island (French H. Ben-Moussa Polynesia). Remote Sensing and Insular Environments in the Pacific: Integrated Approaches. Pix' Iles 90. pp. 537-546. "When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him." - Jonathan Swift From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Feb 9 17:15:00 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov. (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id RAA08465 for ; Fri, 9 Feb 1996 17:15:35 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA07496; Fri, 9 Feb 1996 21:22:19 GMT Received: from coral by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id QAA07491; Fri, 9 Feb 1996 16:22:17 -0500 Received: by coral (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) id QAA19467; Fri, 9 Feb 1996 16:22:16 -0500 Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 16:22:16 +30000 From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: Positions Avail (fwd) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Content-Length: 2261 Status: RO X-Status: [ forarded message... ] Postdoctoral Research Associate Marine Biology/Coral Specialist Biosphere 2 Center for Research and Education of Columbia University A postdoctoral position is available immediately at Biosphere 2 Research and Education Center of Columbia University (Oracle, AZ), for research on the marine environment, with an emphasis on the coral reef organisms. Duties may include the following: act as research coordinator for the ocean biome of Biosphere 2, oversee the marine maintenance systems management, monitor research activities of the ocean, work with other departments to further develop the Biosphere 2 ocean complex and analogs.. Experience in marine systems research and management preferrred. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 1) Ph.D. in some aspect of marine ecology or related discipline 2) Diving certification Send curriculum vitae, reprints and names of three references to: Human Resources Managwer, Biosphere 2 Center, Inc., PO Box 689, Oracle, AZ 85623. An Equal Opportunity Employer. ---------------------------------------------- Marine Technical Assistant Biosphere 2 Center for Research and Education of Columbia University A position is available immediately at Biosphere 2 Research and Education Center of Columbia University (Oracle, Arizona) for a biologist interested in working with the 3.5 million liter coral reef mesocosm housed inside the 3 acre Biosphere 2 apparatus. The successful applicant will work with research scientists from Biosphere 2 Center and Columbia University+s Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory. Research into coral physiology and biogeochemical signals in the water column are some of the projects researchers will be working on. Duties may include scuba diving for biological surveys, species management, system maintenance, water chemistry analysis, daily support system maintenance, and data collection. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: BS in Marine Biology or relevant field, basic knowledge of marine sciences, SCUBA certification, scientific diving experience, computer literacy. Send curriculum vitae, reprints and names of three references to: Human Resources Managwer, Biosphere 2 Center, Inc., PO Box 689, Oracle, AZ 85623. An Equal Opportunity Employer. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Feb 9 18:11:00 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov. (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id SAA08952 for ; Fri, 9 Feb 1996 18:11:47 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA07587; Fri, 9 Feb 1996 22:49:29 GMT Received: from uclink4.berkeley.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id RAA07582; Fri, 9 Feb 1996 17:49:26 -0500 Received: from uclink2.berkeley.edu (uclink2.berkeley.edu [128.32.136.72]) by uclink4.berkeley.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id OAA24508 for ; Fri, 9 Feb 1996 14:45:28 -0800 Received: (from yajleft@localhost) by uclink2.berkeley.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) id OAA06385; Fri, 9 Feb 1996 14:42:18 - 0800 Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 14:42:16 -0800 (PST) From: Jay Scott Grenfell Reply-To: Jay Scott Grenfell Subject: OCEAN Initiative research To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-Length: 815 Status: RO X-Status: The Ocean Conservation and Environmental Action Network (OCEAN Initiative), at the University of California, Berkeley is currently conducting research on threatened coral reefs worldwide with a focus on the Caribbean. We are most interested in direct threats to coral reef ecosystems such as destructive fishing methods, dive related damage,etc. We are also interested in restoration efforts and progams to minimize damage. We hope to map threatend reefs in the Caribbean, classifying the different problems in different regions. Any information regarding the above mentioned threats or any others can be sent to either ocean-initiative@uclink.berkeley.edu or to yajleft@uclink2.berkely.edu. This information or any contact will be of great value and will be appreciated. Thank you, Jay Grenfell From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Feb 10 20:38:00 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov. (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id UAA24961 for ; Sat, 10 Feb 1996 20:38:33 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA08745; Sun, 11 Feb 1996 01:20:01 GMT Received: from cold.ice.net.au by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id UAA08740; Sat, 10 Feb 1996 20:19:49 -0500 Received: from [203.17.166.109] (dialup-9.hobart.ice.net.au [203.17.166.109]) by cold.ice.net.au (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id MAA13863 for ; Sun, 11 Feb 1996 12:15:02 +1100 Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 12:15:02 +1100 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov From: bobjoh@ice.net.au (Bob Johannes) Subject: cyanide/live reef food fish trade Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Length: 2579 Status: RO X-Status: Summary of Report entitled: Environmental, Economic and Social Implications of the Fishery for Live Coral Reef Food Fish in Asia and the Western Pacific, by Robert E. Johannes and Michael Riepen Summarized below is a recently released 33,000 word report on the environmentally devastating but not widely known live reef food fish trade that is spreading for thousands of miles from its center in Southeast Asia. The report is based on an investigation which took the authors to nine countries in the region and involved interviews with several hundred individuals, including fishermen, divers, dive tour operators, social and biological researchers, members of national and international NGOs, live reef food fish exporters and importers, government officials, aquaculture experts, fish farmers and village leaders. Copies of the full report can be obtained from Carol Fox of The Nature Conservancy in Honolulu, fax number 1 808 545 2019 - email cfox@tnc.org. For more information contact Bob Johannes 8 Tyndall Court, Bonnet Hill, Tasmania 7053, Australia Phone 002 298 064 - Fax 002 298 066 - Email bobjoh@ice.net.au *********************** Summary of the Summary A billion dollar restaurant trade in live reef fish has grown up o over the past decade in Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Taiwan, and other Chinese population centers. To stun and capture reef fish for this market, hundreds of tons of sodium cyanide are being pumped annually into the coral reefs of Southeast Asia, degrading the most species-rich marine communities in the world. In addition, intensive hook and line fishing to supply this market has completely eliminated some grouper spawning aggregations in the region. The Philippines and Indonesia are being rapidly depleted of target species. In consequence, and because of escalating demand for live reef fish in China, these fishing practices are spreading into the Western Pacific Islands to the east and the Indian Ocean to the west. Fishing companies involved in the trade are especially optimistic about prospects in Papua New Guinea. The trade is destructive not only to the marine environment, but also to the economies and the social fabric of coastal fishing communities in the region. It is also resulting in the death or paralysis of many untrained divers, due to the bends. Despite the appalling destruction being caused by this industry, it could be put on an environmentally and economically sustainable basis. We propose a series of actions to bring this about. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Feb 12 13:26:00 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id NAA18692 for ; Mon, 12 Feb 1996 13:26:07 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA10997; Mon, 12 Feb 1996 17:39:52 GMT Received: from dzowo by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id MAA10991; Mon, 12 Feb 1996 12:37:47 -0500 Received: from rodrig.uem.mz by dzowo.uem.mz id <23901-0@dzowo.uem.mz>; Mon, 12 Feb 1996 19:28:44 -0200 Received: from rodrig by rodrig.uem.mz (UUPC/extended 1.12k) with UUCP for coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov; Mon, 12 Feb 1996 19:24:56 -20000 Message-Id: <199602121737.MAA10991@reef.aoml.erl.gov> From: Maria Joao Rodrigues To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1996 19:24:53 gmt+0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: generic diversity Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail v3.22 Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Length: 309 Status: RO X-Status: Dear All, I'm looking for literature about generic diversity (on corals). Can anybody help me??? I'll be looking foward for any response. Best Wishes, Maria Joao Rodrigues 5th year Student at the Universidade Eduardo Mondlane Department of Biological Sciences Biology Course Maputo-Mozambique -- MJoao From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Feb 12 15:18:43 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id PAA19484 for ; Mon, 12 Feb 1996 15:18:42 -0500 (EST) Received: from epic66.dep.state.fl.us by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id PAA11188; Mon, 12 Feb 1996 15:22:33 -0500 Received: from mr.dep.state.fl.us by EPIC66.DEP.STATE.FL.US (PMDF V5.0-4 #7204) id <01I14PGPW8I800063A@EPIC66.DEP.STATE.FL.US> for OWNER-CORAL-LIST@REEF.AOML.ERL.GOV; Mon, 12 Feb 1996 15:19:18 -0500 (EST) Received: with PMDF-MR; Mon, 12 Feb 1996 15:19:10 -0500 (EST) MR-Received: by mta ARM1; Relayed; Mon, 12 Feb 1996 15:19:10 -0500 MR-Received: by mta EPIC66; Relayed; Mon, 12 Feb 1996 15:19:11 -0500 Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1996 13:16:32 -0500 (EST) From: "Walt, Jaap" Subject: generic diversity - Reply To: OWNER-CORAL-LIST@reef.aoml.erl.gov Message-id: <01I14PGQNTYE00063A@mr.dep.state.fl.us> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Priority: normal UA-content-id: WPCORP X400-MTS-identifier: [;01915121206991/153567@ARM1] Hop-count: 2 Status: RO X-Status: Brian Rosen, British Museum of Natural History, Geology Dept. and Charlie Vernob, Australian Institute of Marine Science (Townsville) published several articles on diversity of corals in the Indo Pacific.. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 13 07:07:16 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id HAA29535 for ; Tue, 13 Feb 1996 07:07:15 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA12224; Tue, 13 Feb 1996 11:39:38 GMT Received: from amalia.rz.uni-frankfurt.de by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id GAA12219; Tue, 13 Feb 1996 06:39:22 -0500 From: jodlauk@stud.uni-frankfurt.de Received: from rz.uni-frankfurt.de by amalia.rz.uni-frankfurt.de id <17989-0@amalia.rz.uni-frankfurt.de>; Tue, 13 Feb 1996 12:34:46 +0000 Date: Tue, 13 Feb 1996 12:34:45 +0100 (TZ=CET) To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: volunteer project or PHd Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE X-Host: buff.rz.uni-frankfurt.de Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: To whom it may concern, my name is Ulrike Rothenb=E4cher and Iam a 27 years old biologist from the= =20 University of Frankfurt, Germany. I just finished my study with a master=20 project (diplom). My speciality is Zoology and I studied Marine Biology =20 and Marine Zoology about one year at the University of La Laguna=20 (Tenerife,Spain). Iam a VDTL-diver (German diving licence) and I have=20 joined diving trips to several places. Apart from my studies at the=20 University Iam now eager to gain more field experience in marine biology=20 and I would like to continue with a dissertation (PHd) later on. If you=20 have vacancies for a volunteer or projects to collaborate for some time=20 please contact me. Iam looking forward to hear from you. Al ser posible me intersaria mucho asistir o colaborar en un proyecto de=20 biologia marina (zoologia) del campo para obtener mas experiencia y=20 practica. Como desde Frankfurt es bastante dificil enterarse de las=20 posibilidades que hay seria muy amable si Usted me mandara informaciones=20 a la siguiente direccion Ulrike Rothenb=E4cher Saalgasse 17 60311 Frankfurt Germany e-mail: jodlauk@stud.uni-frankfurt.de From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 13 09:11:38 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id JAA00471 for ; Tue, 13 Feb 1996 09:11:37 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA12310; Tue, 13 Feb 1996 13:34:39 GMT Received: from mail06.mail.aol.com by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id IAA12305; Tue, 13 Feb 1996 08:34:36 -0500 From: FKMRC@aol.com Received: by mail06.mail.aol.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id IAA23049; Tue, 13 Feb 1996 08:30:15 -0500 Date: Tue, 13 Feb 1996 08:30:15 -0500 Message-ID: <960213083014_320686232@mail06.mail.aol.com> To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov, marbio@marinelab.sarasota.fl.us Subject: research at Pigeon Key Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: To all interested parties, As you may have heard, Pigeon Key is undergoing extensive renovations to its historic railroad-era buildings. The old lab building (Section Gang Quarters) has been completed and is available as a teaching and meeting facility. Several other buildings, including the dormitory, have recently received funding and work will commence shortly. Mote Marine Laboratory has established the Pigeon Key Marine Research Center (PKMRC) on the island to support research and college/graduate education. A wet lab with seawater system will be operational within a few weeks and boats will be available. The PKMRC also has a historic structure, the Bridge Foreman's House (the old "dock" house) that will serve as a dry lab. Although it now contains an office and some very basic bench space, it is in need of complete renovation. The plans call for a National Register quality restoration (Pigeon Key is a National Historic District) but with modern laboratories within. An NSF Facilities Grantis being submitted to request funding to assist with the renovations. I am seeking expressions of interest from researchers who would consider using the PKMRC, particularly those that would need dry lab space. Please plan to stop by if any of you are in the Keys and see all that has been done (and needs to be done!). For those of you not familiar with Pigeon Key, check our Web page at: http://www.marinelab.sarasota.fl.us/~marshall/fkmrc2.html Thanks! Erich Mueller, Ph.D., Director Phone: (305) 289-4282 Mote Marine Laboratory FAX: (305) 289-9664 Pigeon Key Marine Research Center email: FKMRC@aol.com P.O. Box 500895 Marathon, FL 33050 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 13 11:28:55 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id LAA01009 for ; Tue, 13 Feb 1996 11:28:54 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA12622; Tue, 13 Feb 1996 15:46:47 GMT Received: from alpha.rhodes.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id KAA12617; Tue, 13 Feb 1996 10:46:36 -0500 Received: from rhodes.edu by rhodes.edu (PMDF V5.0-4 #11492) id <01I15S0AFOE4001VNO@rhodes.edu> for coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov; Tue, 13 Feb 1996 09:42:20 -0500 (CDT) Date: Tue, 13 Feb 1996 09:42:20 -0500 (CDT) From: David Kesler Subject: Reefs as Source or Sink of CO2 To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Message-id: <01I15S0AFOE6001VNO@rhodes.edu> X-VMS-To: in%"coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov" MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: I am teaching a course, "Coral Reef Ecology", and we will be discussing Kayanne et al.'s 1995 Science article, "Diurnal changes in the partial pressure of carbon dioxide in coral reef water". Are you aware of any responses to their article or more recent work dealing with this topic? Thank you in advance for your time. (I'm new to this listserver and apologize if this question is redundant.) David Kesler, Ph.D. Rhodes College 2000 N. Parkway Memphis, TN 38112 (901) 726-3557 - phone (901) 726-3565 - fax KESLER@RHODES.EDU http://kesler.biology.rhodes.edu/default.html From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Feb 14 04:32:50 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id EAA14202 for ; Wed, 14 Feb 1996 04:32:49 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id JAA13650; Wed, 14 Feb 1996 09:03:23 GMT Received: from hermes.unice.fr by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id EAA13644; Wed, 14 Feb 1996 04:02:37 -0500 Message-Id: <199602140902.EAA13644@reef.aoml.erl.gov> Received: from DialupEudora (aurora.unice.fr) by hermes.unice.fr (MX V4.1 VAX) with SMTP; Wed, 14 Feb 1996 09:53:09 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Mailer: Eudora F1.4.1 Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 10:01:16 +0100 To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov From: gattuso@hermes.unice.fr (Jean-Pierre Gattuso) Subject: RE:Reefs as Source or Sink of CO2 CC: Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: >I am teaching a course, "Coral Reef Ecology", and we will be discussing >Kayanne >et al.'s 1995 Science article, "Diurnal changes in the partial pressure of >carbon dioxide in coral reef water". Are you aware of any responses to their >article or more recent work dealing with this topic? >Thank you in advance for your time. (I'm new to this listserver and apologize >if this question is redundant.) Two technical comments are in press in Science (due to be published sometime in February). The authors are: - Buddemeier R. W. [contact: bob_buddemeier@msmail.kgs.ukans.edu] - Gattuso J.-P., Frankignoulle M., Smith S. V., Ware J. & Wollast R. [contact: gattuso@naxos.unice.fr] Hope this helps. JPG +-------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ | Jean-Pierre Gattuso - Observatoire Oceanologique Europeen | +-------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ | VOICE: (+33) 92167982 (direct)| SNAIL : Observatoire Oceanologique | | : (+33) 93153600 (switch)| Europeen, Avenue Saint-Martin | | FAX : (+33) 93505297 | MC-98000 Monaco | +-------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ | E-MAIL: GATTUSO@NAXOS.UNICE.FR | +-------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Feb 15 02:38:28 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id CAA00080 for ; Thu, 15 Feb 1996 02:38:27 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id HAA15292; Thu, 15 Feb 1996 07:16:23 GMT Received: from netcom21.netcom.com by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id CAA15287; Thu, 15 Feb 1996 02:16:20 -0500 Received: by netcom21.netcom.com (8.6.12/Netcom) id XAA16683; Wed, 14 Feb 1996 23:11:01 -0800 Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 23:11:00 -0800 (PST) From: Craig Bingman Subject: Re: Reefs as Source or Sink of CO2 To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov In-Reply-To: <01I15S0AFOE6001VNO@rhodes.edu> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: On Tue, 13 Feb 1996, David Kesler wrote: > I am teaching a course, "Coral Reef Ecology", and we will be discussing Kayanne > et al.'s 1995 Science article, "Diurnal changes in the partial pressure of > carbon dioxide in coral reef water". Are you aware of any responses to their > article or more recent work dealing with this topic? I'll defer to the judgement of others, as I know that some of the individuals sending technical comments are also on the list and may respond here as well, but what struck me about the article was that the body of water which was isolated seemed to have many things growing in it besides corals. I remember seeing extensive areas of seagrass and other "green" things in the water in the diagrams of the area. So, my gut reaction to the article was that the "unexpected" results reported might have a lot more to do with the CO2 demand from the seagrass and other photosynthetic organisms than some problem with the orthodox view that the act of producing calcium carbonate from a solution in which the alkalinity is mainly in the form of bicarbonate produces carbon dioxide in addition to calcium carbonate. Or that coral can be net producers of carbon dioxide during the day when the rate of calcification overtakes the photosynthetic carbon dioxide demand. It is sort of difficult to work one's way around these equations: (1) Ca++ + 2(HCO3-) --> CaCO3 + H2O + CO2 (2) Ca++ + CO3-- --> CaCO3 Since the bulk of the alkalinity in seawater is in the form of HCO3- ions, what you get is mainly equation 1), with some of equation 2). The body of water surveyed was also fairly northern and it is not clear that the species of corals contained were among the more rapidly calcifying types. I'm sure others will have other things to say. ;) Craig Bingman From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Feb 15 07:40:15 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id HAA04420 for ; Thu, 15 Feb 1996 07:40:14 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA15693; Thu, 15 Feb 1996 12:14:53 GMT Received: from coral by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id HAA15688; Thu, 15 Feb 1996 07:14:51 -0500 Received: by coral (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) id HAA29349; Thu, 15 Feb 1996 07:14:50 -0500 Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 07:14:48 +30000 From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: Important notes: C-MAN data Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Greetings, Doug Scally of NOAA's National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) has offered important notes, listed here (with minor editing), regarding our posting of Coastal-Marine Automated Network data: a. FWYF1 (Fowey Rocks), SMKF1 (Sombrero Reef), MLRF1 (Molasses Reef) and DRYF1 (Dry Tortugas) are presently operated and maintained by NDBC for MET measurements (under programmatic and financial support from NWS [National Weather Service].) However, FIO (Florida Institute of Oceanography) maintains and operates all oceanographic sensors. b. SANF1 (Sand Key) and LONF1 (Long Key) operate temporarily under the same division of responsibility, but are both scheduled for removal this year (as financial support, formerly through FIO, is no longer available.) c. Wind speed and direction are 2-minute averages (minutes 58 to 00 each hour); wind gust is the highest 5-second running average measured during the 2-minute observation. The SeaKeys stations also report "continuous wind measurements" each hour. These consist of 6 10-minute averages and the peak gust during the previous hour. d. You may wish to substitute "Celsius" (equivalent to Centigrade) as the now preferred term for metric temperatures. e. There are now 10 Micronesian C-MAN stations but not all are presently releasing data through GOES. f. More detailed information on the stations and met measurements are available on our SeaBoard Home Page (http://seaboard.ndbc.noaa.gov/ndbc.html). ----------------------------------- For further information, contact: Douglas Scally, NDBC phone: 601/688-1719 e-mail: dscally@ndbc.noaa.gov From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Feb 15 17:05:15 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id RAA08975 for ; Thu, 15 Feb 1996 17:05:15 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA16353; Thu, 15 Feb 1996 21:27:52 GMT Received: from kusd.kusd.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id QAA16348; Thu, 15 Feb 1996 16:27:41 -0500 Received: from [192.25.139.231] by kusd.kusd.edu; (5.65/1.1.8.2/22Sep95-0213PM) id AA18136; Thu, 15 Feb 1996 15:23:08 -0600 Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 15:23:08 -0600 Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov From: nskrenes@kusd.kusd.edu (Neal Skrenes) Subject: Health rating of Fl. Keys Reef Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: This months Rodale's had a "reader survey" that listed the condition of the reef scoring a 3.8 out of possible 5. How many of you agree with this rating? I know about Algae Blooms in the summer? Few< sea urchins=algae taking over Bleaching no small mollusks, crustaceans or fish except parrot fish. lots of nurse sharks and 'cuda Are these the signs of a healthy reef? I feel that the reef is not in good health, and I question if it is not misleading or irresponsible for a diving publication to allow uninformed divers to think otherwise. What do you think?? [:-}< From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Feb 15 21:32:38 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id VAA12160 for ; Thu, 15 Feb 1996 21:32:37 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA16523; Fri, 16 Feb 1996 02:20:47 GMT Received: from calafia.uabcs.mx by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id VAA16518; Thu, 15 Feb 1996 21:20:31 -0500 Received: by calafia.uabcs.mx (AIX 3.2/UCB 5.64/4.03) id AA08788; Thu, 15 Feb 1996 19:18:41 -0600 Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 19:18:40 -0600 (CST) From: Hector Reyes Bonilla To: Neal Skrenes Cc: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: Re: Health rating of Fl. Keys Reef In-Reply-To: Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: About the problem of the diving magazines writing things that are not precisely true, the same happened for years when they refered to Cabo Pulmo reef, at the Gulf of California. Even "Skin diver", the foremost authority (or so they say) said in the 70'\s and 80's that Pulmo was a protected area; it was not. Why they don't bother in asking the right people about it, instead of just "write what they see"? Now, could that be a problem when other people (decision -makers) read about it? Saludos, banda. H./ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Feb 15 23:34:33 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id XAA13591 for ; Thu, 15 Feb 1996 23:34:32 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA16603; Fri, 16 Feb 1996 04:23:52 GMT Received: from labdien.cc.columbia.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id XAA16598; Thu, 15 Feb 1996 23:21:19 -0500 Received: (from nd71@localhost) by labdien.cc.columbia.edu (8.7.3/8.7.3) id XAA14622; Thu, 15 Feb 1996 23:16:53 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 23:16:53 -0500 (EST) From: Nicole Dettmann X-Sender: nd71@labdien.cc.columbia.edu To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: Looking for information Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: To all interested parties: I am an undergraduate student in Environmental Science at Barnard College of Columbia University. I have a great interest in the preservation of coral reefs and am currently writing my thesis on Mexican environmental law and protection schemes. I am taking an in depth look and the content and efficacy of environmental law and its affect on coral reefs in Mexico. I am very interested in the recent development project at Paradise Reef on the Caribbean coastal island of Cozumel. A new cruise ship dock/pier is being built and threatens to destroy a major part of Paradise Reef. This is an interesting example of how Environmental law in Mexico is not being enforced. Any information, contacts or sugesstions pertaining to my thesis (especially the new pier development) would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance. Nicole L. Dettmann Box 142 McIntosh 3001 Broadway New York, New York U.S.A. Telephone: (212) 853-5921 e-mail : nd71@columbia.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Feb 16 10:26:23 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id KAA19696 for ; Fri, 16 Feb 1996 10:26:22 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA17399; Fri, 16 Feb 1996 13:48:04 GMT Received: from goby.ssp.nmfs.gov by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id IAA17394; Fri, 16 Feb 1996 08:48:02 -0500 From: Michele_Dastin_at_~NMFS-1@ccgate.ssp.nmfs.gov Received: from ccgate.ssp.nmfs.gov by goby.ssp.nmfs.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/940406.SGI) id IAA02382; Fri, 16 Feb 1996 08:47:32 -0500 Received: from cc:Mail by ccgate.ssp.nmfs.gov id AA824489038; Fri, 16 Feb 96 08:37:09 EST Date: Fri, 16 Feb 96 08:37:09 EST Message-Id: <9601168244.AA824489038@ccgate.ssp.nmfs.gov> To: Jay Scott Grenfell , coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: Re: OCEAN Initiative research Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A very basic document that you might find interesting is the State of the Reefs. Call ICRI Secretariat at 202-736-7113. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Feb 16 10:43:38 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id KAA19914 for ; Fri, 16 Feb 1996 10:43:38 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA17388; Fri, 16 Feb 1996 13:39:20 GMT Received: from alpha.rhodes.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id IAA17382; Fri, 16 Feb 1996 08:39:14 -0500 Received: from rhodes.edu by rhodes.edu (PMDF V5.0-4 #11492) id <01I19UF5L3LC000ZHC@rhodes.edu> for coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov; Fri, 16 Feb 1996 07:34:45 -0500 (CDT) Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 07:34:45 -0500 (CDT) From: David Kesler Subject: Source of coral for teaching? To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Message-id: <01I19UF5L8AQ000ZHC@rhodes.edu> X-VMS-To: IN%"coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov" MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Can you suggest a source of non-living coral (corallums) for teaching coral taxonomy? David Kesler, Ph.D. Rhodes College 2000 N. Parkway Memphis, TN 38112 (901) 726-3557 - phone (901) 726-3565 - fax KESLER@RHODES.EDU http://kesler.biology.rhodes.edu/default.html From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Feb 16 10:46:26 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id KAA19930 for ; Fri, 16 Feb 1996 10:46:25 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA00615; Fri, 16 Feb 1996 15:26:47 GMT Received: from amalia.rz.uni-frankfurt.de by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id KAA00610; Fri, 16 Feb 1996 10:25:41 -0500 From: Gektidis@em.uni-frankfurt.de Received: from rz.uni-frankfurt.de by amalia.rz.uni-frankfurt.de id <25778-0@amalia.rz.uni-frankfurt.de>; Fri, 16 Feb 1996 16:20:41 +0000 Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 16:20:38 +0100 (TZ=CET) To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: urgent search! Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Host: buff.rz.uni-frankfurt.de Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Dear all, I am trying to get hold of Henrich Bruggemann from Groningen, Holland who went off to set up a marine lab somewhere in Africa. If anybody knows his current address or (better) e-mail or Henrich, if you read this, please reply as soon as possible! Lots of thanks, Marcos Gektidis From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Feb 16 14:08:37 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id OAA21097 for ; Fri, 16 Feb 1996 14:08:36 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA00943; Fri, 16 Feb 1996 18:22:18 GMT Received: from iniki.soest.hawaii.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id NAA00938; Fri, 16 Feb 1996 13:22:12 -0500 Received: (from carlson@localhost) by iniki.soest.hawaii.edu (8.6.12/8.6.6) id IAA00381; Fri, 16 Feb 1996 08:17:14 -1000 Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 08:17:13 -1000 (HST) From: Bruce Carlson X-Sender: carlson@iniki To: David Kesler cc: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: Re: Source of coral for teaching? In-Reply-To: <01I19UF5L8AQ000ZHC@rhodes.edu> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: David, We raise a variety of corals at the Waikiki Aquarium and can make them available either alive or as teaching specimens. Let me know what you need and what quantity and let you know what have available. Bruce Carlson Waikiki Aquarium University of Hawaii On Fri, 16 Feb 1996, David Kesler wrote: > Can you suggest a source of non-living coral (corallums) for teaching coral > taxonomy? > > David Kesler, Ph.D. > Rhodes College > 2000 N. Parkway > Memphis, TN 38112 > (901) 726-3557 - phone > (901) 726-3565 - fax > KESLER@RHODES.EDU > http://kesler.biology.rhodes.edu/default.html > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Feb 17 11:56:02 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id LAA03609 for ; Sat, 17 Feb 1996 11:56:01 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA02706; Sat, 17 Feb 1996 15:55:40 GMT Received: from emout07.mail.aol.com by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id KAA02701; Sat, 17 Feb 1996 10:55:36 -0500 From: PHrank2139@aol.com Received: by emout07.mail.aol.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id KAA06021; Sat, 17 Feb 1996 10:50:56 -0500 Date: Sat, 17 Feb 1996 10:50:56 -0500 Message-ID: <960217105055_324862525@emout07.mail.aol.com> To: KESLER@rhodes.edu, coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: Re: Source of coral for teaching? Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. They have lots of confiscated corals which they will give out on permanent loan to any educational institution. Frank M. Greco (pHrank2139@aol.com) From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Feb 19 07:56:38 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id HAA27852 for ; Mon, 19 Feb 1996 07:56:38 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA04814; Mon, 19 Feb 1996 12:17:42 GMT Received: from innet.meta.fr by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id HAA04809; Mon, 19 Feb 1996 07:17:37 -0500 Received: by innet.meta.fr (5.65/1.2-eef) id AA06999; Mon, 19 Feb 96 12:09:41 GMT Date: Mon, 19 Feb 96 12:09:41 GMT Message-Id: <9602191209.AA06999@innet.meta.fr> X-Mailis: C87 From: pecheux@eureka.meta.fr To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: Large Foram biometry Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: PECHEUX M 1995 Ecomorphology of a recent large foraminifer, Operculina ammonoide s. GEOBIOS (Lyon, France) 28/5, 529-566 Hundred specimens studied from Aqaba stu died by X-ray and computerized biometry, with >100000 data Growth rate, fecundity, shape controlled by light while size by competition. Calcification equals to photosynthesis. Irregularities at mid-depth, very slight compared toabnormalities during bleachi ng From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Feb 19 08:05:12 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id IAA27978 for ; Mon, 19 Feb 1996 08:05:12 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA04853; Mon, 19 Feb 1996 12:47:19 GMT Received: from uts2.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id HAA04848; Mon, 19 Feb 1996 07:47:13 -0500 Received: from [133.11.2.38] by uts2.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp (5.65/TISN-1.3/R2) id AA07003; Mon, 19 Feb 96 21:39:42 +0900 Message-Id: <9602191239.AA07003@uts2.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 21:43:59 +0900 To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov From: kayanne@geogr.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp (Kayanne) X-Sender: kayanne@133.11.2.1 Subject: Re: Reefs as Source or Sink of CO2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-2022-jp X-Mailer: Eudora-J(1.3.5-J10) Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Dear coral-list participants, Thank you for the recent information exchange on our paper "Diurnal changes in the partial pressure of carbon dioxide in coral reef water" in Science, 269, 214-216 (1995). As Dr. Jean-Pierre Gattuso showed, we have received two comments from Dr. Gattuso et al. and Prof. Buddemeier and I responded to them. Their principal criticisms are that our examples are too small (representativeness of our study site and statistical poverty etc.) to contradict the current idea that reef calcium carbonate production exceeds net photosynthetic production and act as a sources of CO2. In my response to their comments, I stressed that our basic question is to the idea of a closed reef originated from Odum in 1950's that reef net primary production is zero, because reefs are surrounded by tropical oligotrophic water. We wish that the discussion of the relation between reefs and CO2 will not remain in sink/source controversy but is sublated to create new viewpoint on coral reefs. This March, we will hold an "International Workshop on Response of Coral Reefs to Global Changes" in Tsukuba, Japan. One of the topics in it is to extend the idea of open reefs both to the outer ocean and to the atmosphere in relation not only to carbon but also to nitrogen and phosphate. Basically this workshop is composed of the presentations only by invited speakers and is not a open symposium. We would like to discuss the issues from interdisciplinary points of views and both from longer and shorter timescales and hope to create a new research program on reefs and global changes. Hajime Kayanne Univ. Tokyo ------------------------ Sorry if you feel my response is delayed. I am now crazy busy in WS prep, univ works etc. I cut off sleeping time to respond to you ! Hajime KAYANNE Dept. Geography, Univ. Tokyo Tel: +81-3-3812-2111 (ex4573) Fax: +81-3-5684-0518 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Feb 19 08:11:38 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id IAA28056 for ; Mon, 19 Feb 1996 08:11:37 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA04833; Mon, 19 Feb 1996 12:29:39 GMT Received: from uts2.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id HAA04828; Mon, 19 Feb 1996 07:29:30 -0500 Received: from [133.11.2.38] by uts2.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp (5.65/TISN-1.3/R2) id AA06918; Mon, 19 Feb 96 21:21:59 +0900 Message-Id: <9602191221.AA06918@uts2.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 21:26:15 +0900 To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov From: kayanne@geogr.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp (Kayanne) X-Sender: kayanne@133.11.2.1 Subject: Re: Reefs as Source or Sink of CO2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-2022-jp X-Mailer: Eudora-J(1.3.5-J10) Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Dear coral-list participants, Thank you for the recent information exchange on our paper "Diurnal changes in the partial pressure of carbon dioxide in coral reef water" in Science, 269, 214-216 (1995). As Dr. Jean-Pierre Gattuso showed, we have received two comments from Dr. Gattuso et al. and Prof. Buddemeier and I responded to them. Their principal criticisms are that our examples are too small (representativeness of our study site and statistical poverty etc.) to contradict the current idea that reef calcium carbonate production exceeds net photosynthetic production and act as a sources of CO2. In my response to their comments, I stressed that our basic question is to the idea of a closed reef originated from Odum in 1950's that reef net primary production is zero, because reefs are surrounded by tropical oligotrophic water. We wish that the discussion of the relation between reefs and CO2 will not remain in sink/source controversy but is sublated to create new viewpoint on coral reefs. This March, we will hold an "International Workshop on Response of Coral Reefs to Global Changes" in Tsukuba, Japan. One of the topics in it is to extend the idea of open reefs both to the outer ocean and to the atmosphere in relation not only to carbon but also to nitrogen and phosphate. Basically this workshop is composed of the presentations only by invited speakers and is not a open symposium. We would like to discuss the issues from interdisciplinary points of views and both from longer and shorter timescales and hope to create a new research program on reefs and global changes. Hajime Kayanne Univ. Tokyo ------------------------ International Workshop on Response of Coral Reefs to Global Changes Date: 4-6 March, 1996 Venue: Auditorium, Tsukuba Research Center, Agency of Industrial Science and Technology, MITI (Tsukuba 305, Japan) Rationale: Coral reefs are landforms constructed by corals themselves, on which diversified creatures live and they drive biogeochemical cycles in relation to the ocean and the atmosphere. Coral reefs are related not only to local environmental changes but also to major elements of the global changes: CO2 increase, global warming and sea-level changes. To understand reef response to the global changes, we should view them from interdisciplinary points of view (geological, physical, ecological and biogeochemical) and in relation to the ocean and the atmosphere. The target timescale of the future global changes is 100 years. At this timescale, reef landforms and functions of reefs to the global cycles have been changed and will be changed. We should approach this timescale both from longer (>1000 years) and from shorter (<10 years) timescales. On the basis of these points, this workshop intends to create new research fields to evaluate and predict response of coral reefs to the global changes from interdisciplinary points of view. Though the speakers approaches the issue from various viewpoints and timescales, they are asked to comment the relation between reefs and the global changes with a timescale of 100 years. Sponsors Science and Technology Agency, Japan Geological Survey of Japan 4 March Yonekura, N. (Univ. Tokyo): Background and outline of this workshop Session 1. Coral reefs and global changes: To review global changes which affect coral reefs and to discuss their relation to reef development mainly from longer timescales and change in reef landforms accompanying with the changes. Chair: Matsumoto, E. (Inst. Hydrospheric-Atmospheric Sci., Nagoya Univ.) Fairbanks, R. G. (Lamont-Doherty Geoscience Observatory): The response of reefs to changing sea level. Kayanne, H. (Univ. Tokyo): Reef development through postglacial time with change in geomorphological, physical, biological and biogeochemical interactions. Session 2. Changes in physical conditions: To review hydrological environment around coral reefs and to discuss necessary researches to evaluate and predict responses of reefs to the past and future global changes. Chair: Hosokawa, Y. (Port Harbour Res. Inst.) Wolanski, E., Massel, S. and Furukawa, K. (Australian Institute of Marine Science): Oceanographic impacts of sea level rise on coral reefs. Nakamura, Y. (Kyushu Univ.): Hydrodynamic control of mass transfer at the sea floor. Session 3. Characteristics of coral reef ecosystems: To show uniqueness of coral reef ecosystems and their biogeochemical cycles comparing with the other ecosystems. Chair: Omori, M. (Tokyo Univ. Fisheries) Hughes, T. (James Cook Univ.): Geographic variation in community structure of coral reefs: Implications for global climate change. Fry, B. (Florida Int. Univ.): N budgets and possible uses of 15N to study coral reef N cycles. Wada, E. (Kyoto Univ.): Isotope biogeochemical structures of several aquatic ecosystems with emphasis on N2 fixation. Session 4. Response of corals and reef ecosystems to the global changes: To discuss the past and the future responses of corals and reef ecosystems to the global changes. Chair: Yamazato, K. (Univ. Ryukyus) Muscatine, L. (Univ. California L. A.): Response of corals to global changes. Eakin, C. M. (NOAA): Response of coral reef ecosystems to global changes. Tsuchiya, M. (Univ. Ryukyus): Environmental purification in coral reefs: maintenance of beautiful landscape by biological activities. 5 March Session 5. Role of coral reefs in the global biogeochemical cycles: To discuss the functions of reefs in the global carbon and nutrient cycles. Chair: Koike I. (Ocean Res. Inst., Univ. Tokyo) Gattuso, J. -P. (Observatoire Oceanologique Europeen): Productivity and calcification in recent coral reefs: effect on air-sea CO2 fluxes. Szmant, A. M. (Univ. Miami): Nutrient dynamics and cycling within coral reef communities: contrasts between oligotrophic benthic and eutrophic planktonic production systems. Capone, D. (Chesapeake Biol. Lab.): Coral reef ecosystems in the context of the marine nitrogen cycle. Yamamuro, M. (Geological Survey of Japan): Coral reefs as sustainable organic producers. Session 6. Organic geochemistry of coral reefs: To view reefs from organic geochemical points of view and to discuss the role of reefs in organic geochemical cycles. Chair: Ishiwatari, R. (Tokyo Metropolitan Univ.) Logan, G. (CSIRO): Potential of organic geochemistry for study of coral reefs and global change. Yamamoto, M.(Geol. Survey Japan): Characteristics of organic matter in coral reef sediments. Session 7. Strategy in coral reef researches: To view future research strategy in coral reef researches to solve the relation between the global changes and reefs. Chair: Harashima, S. (Natioanl Inst. Environmental Studies) McManus, J. W. (Int. Center Living Aquatic Resources Management): Determining the effects of global changes on coral reefs: A strategy for International research, data exchange and meta-analysis. Grigg, R. W. (Univ. Hawaii): Global climate change and coral reef research:future priorities, planning, funding and scientific organization. Sato, T. (Geol. Survey Japan) Closing remarks 6 March Closed expert workshop to create new research fields. ------------------------ Sorry if you feel my response is delayed. I am now crazy busy in WS prep, univ works etc. I cut off sleeping time to respond to you ! Hajime KAYANNE Dept. Geography, Univ. Tokyo Tel: +81-3-3812-2111 (ex4573) Fax: +81-3-5684-0518 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Feb 19 11:35:28 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id LAA00757 for ; Mon, 19 Feb 1996 11:35:28 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA05076; Mon, 19 Feb 1996 15:57:06 GMT Received: from abel.ic.sunysb.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id KAA05071; Mon, 19 Feb 1996 10:57:03 -0500 Received: from libws2.ic.sunysb.edu (libws2 [129.49.12.86]) by abel.ic.sunysb.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id KAA18023 for ; Mon, 19 Feb 1996 10:44:24 -0500 Received: (nreyns@localhost) by libws2.ic.sunysb.edu (8.6.9/8.6.9) id KAA24639; Mon, 19 Feb 1996 10:52:15 -0500 Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 10:52:10 -0500 (EST) From: Nathalie Brigitte Reyns To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: West Indies Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: I am a graduate student working on larval brachyurans from the West Indies. I am currently looking for information (published, and non-published) regarding species from this region. I am particularily interested in keys and any other relevant information pertaining to identification and ecology. I'd appreciate any help! Thanks! Nathalie Reyns Marine Sciences Research Center State Univeristy of New York Stony Brook, NY 11789-5000 email: nreyns@ic.sunysb.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Feb 19 13:28:52 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id NAA02239 for ; Mon, 19 Feb 1996 13:28:52 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA05206; Mon, 19 Feb 1996 17:52:21 GMT Received: from mar.icmyl.unam.mx by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id MAA05201; Mon, 19 Feb 1996 12:52:18 -0500 Received: by mar.icmyl.unam.mx (5.0/SMI-SVR4) id AA07171; Mon, 19 Feb 1996 11:09:34 +0600 Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 11:09:33 -0600 (CST) From: Jordan Dahlgren Eric X-Sender: jordan@mar To: Nicole Dettmann Cc: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: Re: Looking for information In-Reply-To: Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Nicole: Unfortunately, as you say the Pier in Paraiso is being built. Most likely it will destroy a small part of that reef, but we are not able to prove that it will ".. destroy a major part of Paradise Reef". Based on the limited available information on the water-dynamics of the area, there is reason to suspect that both during stages of the construction, and also while operating, damage may be caused in downstream reef areas. However, there is no information at present to properly asses the extention of the influence area, nor the amount of damage to the reef community, that may result from both these puntual (in time) and chronic impacts. In my opinion, there is too much to risk, but the problem is that this is only one opinion, and however educated it may be, is not a certainity. In spite of the sadness of seeing that pier being built, notwithstanding that some scientists adviced against it, some good has come from this. Because of the turmoil that this affair generated, a wider social sector in Mexico is now aware that these ecosystems are fragile and useful (in terms of anthropogenic activities), at the same time. So, we may do better next time. On the other hand, as you surely know these are complex social issues, and regarding Mexico I will try to have a wide open mind to be able to understand the causality of these problems. You see, socially speaking Mexico is not very similar to the US. Mexico's struggle to shift from almost total ecological unawareness in marine ecosystems to healthy environmental law enforcement is a slow process. There are several people that could help you: Rita Sheese, at Cozumel (987) 23535, could tell you about the environmentalist people point of view. Official position is to be obtained from top officials at Mexico City (This issue fall under federal government) in the Secretaria del Medio Ambiente, such as Julia CArabias or GAbriel Quadri. In the mexican consulate at your place you would be able to obtain their phone numbers. Scientific information can be provided by the same environmentalists of Cozumel (do you read spanish ?). For specific doubts on these matters you can call upon me. On Thu, 15 Feb 1996, Nicole Dettmann wrote: > > To all interested parties: > > I am an undergraduate student in Environmental Science at Barnard > College of Columbia University. I have a great interest in the preservation of > coral reefs and am currently writing my thesis on Mexican environmental > law and protection schemes. I am taking an in depth look and the content > and efficacy of environmental law and its affect on coral reefs in > Mexico. > I am very interested in the recent development project at Paradise > Reef on the Caribbean coastal island of Cozumel. A new cruise ship > dock/pier is being built and threatens to destroy a major part of > Paradise Reef. This is an interesting example of how Environmental law in Mexico > is not being enforced. Any information, contacts or sugesstions pertaining to my > thesis (especially the new pier development) would be greatly appreciated. > > Thank you in advance. > > > > Nicole L. Dettmann > Box 142 McIntosh > 3001 Broadway > New York, New York > U.S.A. > > Telephone: (212) 853-5921 > e-mail : nd71@columbia.edu > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Feb 19 20:13:58 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id UAA07337 for ; Mon, 19 Feb 1996 20:13:57 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA05598; Tue, 20 Feb 1996 00:45:19 GMT Received: from xaway.ciqro.conacyt.mx by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id TAA05591; Mon, 19 Feb 1996 19:44:54 -0500 Received: from [148.207.52.100] (camaron.ciqro.conacyt.mx [148.207.52.100]) by xaway.ciqro.conacyt.mx (8.6.9/8.6.9) with SMTP id SAA10055 for ; Mon, 19 Feb 1996 18:59:04 GMT Date: Mon, 19 Feb 96 18:14:25 CST From: "Juan Pablo Carricart Ganivet" Message-Id: <19346.jpcarri@xaway.ciqro.conacyt.mx> X-Minuet-Version: Minuet1.0_Beta_11 X-POPMail-Charset: English To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: Looking for information Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Nicole: Unfortunately, there are many interesting examples of how environmental law in Mexico is not being enforced. The Federal Government, on august 1992, declared, as a National Marine Park, the Reef System of Veracruz (RSV). There is not a adequate management plan improved by the goverment, until now. I am sending to you, by mail, a photocopy of this declaration. Best wishes, Juan P. Carricart-Ganivet ECOSUR Apdo. Postal 424, Chetumal, Q. Roo. 77000. Mexico e-mail: jpcarri@xaway.ciqro.conacyt.mx From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 20 00:27:49 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id AAA10128 for ; Tue, 20 Feb 1996 00:27:48 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id FAA05767; Tue, 20 Feb 1996 05:10:47 GMT Received: from axe by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id AAA05762; Tue, 20 Feb 1996 00:10:43 -0500 Resent-From: cel1@axe.humboldt.edu Resent-Message-Id: <199602200510.AAA05762@reef.aoml.erl.gov> Received: from axe.humboldt.edu by axe.humboldt.edu (PMDF V5.0-6 #11939) id <0DN26620100D9A@axe.humboldt.edu>; Mon, 19 Feb 1996 21:06 -0800 (PST) Resent-date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 21:06 -0800 (PST) Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 21:06:01 -0800 (PST) From: Christopher Ledford Subject: Re: West Indies In-reply-to: To: Nathalie Brigitte Reyns Cc: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Message-id: MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Dear Nathalie, In response to your request for information on brachurans, you might want to try to contact the School for Field Studies on South Caicos. I know they have a lot of unpublished data on all sorts of things, but I'm not sure about brachurians. Their e-mail address is sfstci@igc.apc.org and thier phone number is (809) 946-3362. You also might want to try the Caicos Conch Farm on Provodencialis. I don't know the number but if you ask for Bill at SFS he could tell you. Good luck. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 20 18:08:55 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id SAA19063; Tue, 20 Feb 1996 18:08:47 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA06952; Tue, 20 Feb 1996 22:30:46 GMT Received: from eagle.ewu.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id RAA06947; Tue, 20 Feb 1996 17:30:42 -0500 From: TSTEIN@ewu.edu Received: from ewu.edu by ewu.edu (PMDF V5.0-5 #9372) id <01I1FTL1Q9008Y8G8S@ewu.edu> for coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov; Tue, 20 Feb 1996 14:22:10 -0800 (PST) Date: Tue, 20 Feb 1996 14:22:10 -0800 (PST) Subject: transplantation/reintroduction? To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Message-id: <01I1FTL1QIN68Y8G8S@ewu.edu> X-Envelope-to: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov X-VMS-To: IN%"coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov" MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: I recently read an article by Ian Anderson (New Scientist, Jul '95) on reparing reefs by hard grafting coral samples taken from healthy reefs. I am interested in doing a case study on coral transplantation but find that the information is very sparce. Other than the IUCN red data book on invertebrates, are there other primary sources I might look into? Suggestions appreciated, Tim Stein From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 20 19:54:30 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id TAA19705; Tue, 20 Feb 1996 19:54:28 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA07159; Wed, 21 Feb 1996 00:31:09 GMT Received: from iniki.soest.hawaii.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id TAA07154; Tue, 20 Feb 1996 19:31:05 -0500 Received: (from carlson@localhost) by iniki.soest.hawaii.edu (8.6.12/8.6.6) id OAA21222; Tue, 20 Feb 1996 14:25:56 -1000 Date: Tue, 20 Feb 1996 14:25:55 -1000 (HST) From: Bruce Carlson X-Sender: carlson@iniki To: TSTEIN@ewu.edu cc: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: Re: transplantation/reintroduction? In-Reply-To: <01I1FTL1QIN68Y8G8S@ewu.edu> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Tim, I have not conducted any coral transplantation work in the field but we handle a lot of coral fragments in culture and the techniques could be applied to field situations. Others can inform you how they transplant corals on the reef, but on our "farm" we snip off fragments roughly 3-5cm in length (mostly Acropora spp.). These are immediately glued onto small, cubical nylon plugs ("faucet adaptors") using Z-Spar splash zone compound (A-788). The plugs are then set into the slots in a plastic eggcrate tray in an outdoor aquarium. We can grow dozens of fragments in a very small space this way. The fragments are then used for research, or given to other public aquariums, or used in our own exhibits. I see no reason why this method could not be expanded to grow fragments to transplant on the reef. The plugs could either be snipped off or used as anchors to hold the coral fragments in small holes on the reef. Of course, the plugs would have to be secured with underwater epoxy to ensure that they stay in place. This would require an underwater drill, and probably regular trips to the surface to get additional epoxy -- it starts to become unworkable in about 10 minutes. My gut feeling is that transplanting corals on the reef is more trouble than it's worth, given all the logistics involved, but there probably are reef areas which might be unsuitable for the settlement of coral planulae but otherwise have conditions suitable for coral growth. Such areas might be candidates for transplanting fragments. On Tue, 20 Feb 1996 TSTEIN@ewu.edu wrote: > I recently read an article by Ian Anderson (New Scientist, Jul '95) on reparing > reefs by hard grafting coral samples taken from healthy reefs. I am interested > in doing a case study on coral transplantation but find that the information > is very sparce. Other than the IUCN red data book on invertebrates, are there > other primary sources I might look into? > > Suggestions appreciated, > > Tim Stein > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 20 22:05:46 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id WAA20770; Tue, 20 Feb 1996 22:05:43 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA07256; Wed, 21 Feb 1996 02:28:02 GMT Received: from iniki.soest.hawaii.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id VAA07251; Tue, 20 Feb 1996 21:27:57 -0500 Received: from bio-ocean.soest.hawaii.edu (bio-ocean [128.171.154.56]) by iniki.soest.hawaii.edu (8.6.12/8.6.6) with ESMTP id QAA22462 for ; Tue, 20 Feb 1996 16:23:05 -1000 Received: (parnell@localhost) by bio-ocean.soest.hawaii.edu (8.6.12/8.6.6) id QAA02289; Tue, 20 Feb 1996 16:23:02 -1000 Date: Tue, 20 Feb 1996 16:23:02 -1000 (HST) From: Ed Parnell X-Sender: parnell@bio-ocean To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: transplanting Acropora cytherea to MHI (fwd) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 20 Feb 1996 16:17:37 -1000 (HST) From: Ed Parnell To: Bruce Carlson Subject: transplanting Acropora cytherea to MHI Hello, I saw your reply on the coral server list regarding the transplantation of corals for reef rehab. In it you inferred that the ends probably wouldn't justify the means (i.e., too much effort). However, I still wonder how Acropora cytherea would do in the Main Hawaiian Islands if transplanted from the North West Hawaiian Islands. As you know, Acropora is a hardy, fecund, fragmenting, and most important of all, a fast growing species. The lack of Holocene reef accretion in Hawaii could be due to the lack of just such a species. Given the high energy, high disturbance regime of Hawaii, pioneering and fast growth seem to be required for resilience in the face of frequent disturbance. Acropora fits this bill in addition to being resistant to wave energy such as seen in the NWHI where it is naturally common. It just hasn't made its way to the MHI. The recent work of Clark and Edwards (1995; Coral Reefs, 14:201-213) demonstrate that mortality rates of transplanted acroporids was about 50% after 28 months. Given the fast growth and 50% return rates of Acropora they measured, doesn't it seem worthwhile to try it in the MHI. The possible benefits over the next fifty years include: 1)Production of reef that serves to: a)enlarge coral habitat space for coral reef species b)for fish this could mean higher biomass and therefore larger and safer fishing stocks c)higher fish biomass could lead to increased herbivory rates on coral competing algae thereby leading to a an established healthy positive feedback coral community; N.B. the production of reef by Acropora could also enhance the biomass of other corals so the MHI reefs would not be monospecific. Reef buildup provides vertical relief so recruiting larvae aren't quickly abraded by sand and debris as they are now d)protect shorelines that may be eroded in the near future by storm waves in an ocean that's rising 2)Enhance an important natural resource of this state that attracts tourist dollars. As you mentioned in your reply, the inertia to establish corals to rehabilitate/enhance reefs, if not regions, is immense. But, it may be that once Acropora got started in the MHI it would do quite well on its own seeding the region from a few strategically placed reefs. One could bring down parts of many colonies and transplant them to a protected area such as Kaneohe Bay. After they are established and begin to reproduce locally, they become a local source of larvae for seeding larger and larger areas of K Bay. The planulae could be collected over these reefs and in K Bay itself (since flushing rates are low). These larvae could then be artificially recruited in culture and grown for a year (to miss hi juv. mort. rates) then transplanted to other areas of Oahu. Fragments of the K Bay colonies could also be transplanted to other areas of Oahu. These may be grandiose ideas but I think some discussion is warranted and at least a transplanting pilot study should be done with A. cytherea here in Hawaii. What do you think? Would there be resistance to this idea by the public or reef scientists? Have you already had this idea? Ed Parnell From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 20 23:18:07 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id XAA21342; Tue, 20 Feb 1996 23:18:04 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA07310; Wed, 21 Feb 1996 03:50:12 GMT Received: from iniki.soest.hawaii.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id WAA07305; Tue, 20 Feb 1996 22:50:09 -0500 Received: (from carlson@localhost) by iniki.soest.hawaii.edu (8.6.12/8.6.6) id RAA23099; Tue, 20 Feb 1996 17:45:19 -1000 Date: Tue, 20 Feb 1996 17:45:18 -1000 (HST) From: Bruce Carlson X-Sender: carlson@iniki To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: Re: transplanting Acropora cytherea to MHI (fwd) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 20 Feb 1996 17:42:16 -1000 (HST) From: Bruce Carlson To: Ed Parnell Subject: Re: transplanting Acropora cytherea to MHI Ed, Good idea but there are pitfalls. Collecting Acropora cytheria at French Frigate Shoals is possible, and we can certainly grow it here (I have several colonies from Fiji) in our outdoor tanks. However, State Agriculture will not allow anything from French Frigate Shoals into the main Hawaiian Islands without an import permit. Yes the NW Hawaiian Islands are geologically and biologically and politically part of Hawaii but from Agriculture's standpoint they might as well be Africa. I can get a permit to bring corals back from the NWHI but only on condition that they be safeguarded from accidental introduction into the wild. The permit conditions are very stringent with stiff penalites. In addition to these hurdles, there are many people here who are steadfastly against introductions of new corals into the main Hawaiian Islands. Basically on the premise that we cannot know in advance what disruption they may cause to existing ecosystems. My guess is that A. cytheria would provide benefits, but I could be wrong and who would want to take the blame for any permanent long-term environmental havoc? We've had a long history of bad mistakes in this area (e.g. the introduction of the blue-lined snapper from Tahiti) so I think such a proposal would take years to get through the approval process -- if ever!! For your information, Acropora was apparently quite common on Oahu about 10,000 years ago. We can still find fossil colonies of it on the Ewa plain (and brain corals etc.). A few colonies of Acropora have turned up on Kauai over the years. That's what we need to find (and nurture!). Thanks for the ideas! Bruce Carlson On Tue, 20 Feb 1996, Ed Parnell wrote: > Hello, > I saw your reply on the coral server list regarding the transplantation > of corals for reef rehab. In it you inferred that the ends probably > wouldn't justify the means (i.e., too much effort). However, I still > wonder how Acropora cytherea would do in the Main Hawaiian Islands if > transplanted from the North West Hawaiian Islands. As you know, Acropora > is a hardy, fecund, fragmenting, and most important of all, a fast > growing species. The lack of Holocene reef accretion in Hawaii could be > due to the > lack of just such a species. Given the high energy, high disturbance > regime of Hawaii, pioneering and fast growth seem to be required for > resilience in the face of frequent disturbance. Acropora fits this bill > in addition to being resistant to wave energy such as seen in the NWHI > where it is naturally common. It just hasn't made its way to the MHI. > The recent work of Clark and Edwards (1995; Coral Reefs, 14:201-213) > demonstrate that mortality rates of transplanted acroporids was about > 50% after 28 months. Given the fast growth and 50% return rates of Acropora > they measured, doesn't it seem worthwhile to try it in the MHI. The > possible benefits over the next fifty years include: > 1)Production of reef that serves to: > a)enlarge coral habitat space for coral reef species > b)for fish this could mean higher biomass and therefore larger > and safer fishing stocks > c)higher fish biomass could lead to increased herbivory rates on > coral competing algae thereby leading to a an established healthy > positive feedback coral community; N.B. the production of reef by > Acropora could also enhance the biomass of other corals so the MHI reefs > would not be monospecific. Reef buildup provides vertical relief so > recruiting larvae aren't quickly abraded by sand and debris as they are now > d)protect shorelines that may be eroded in the near future by > storm waves in an ocean that's rising > 2)Enhance an important natural resource of this state that attracts > tourist dollars. > > As you mentioned in your reply, the inertia to establish corals to > rehabilitate/enhance reefs, if not regions, is immense. But, it may be that > once > Acropora got started in the MHI it would do quite well on its own seeding > the region from a few strategically placed reefs. > > One could bring down parts of many colonies and transplant them to a > protected area such as Kaneohe Bay. After they are established and begin > to reproduce locally, they become a local source of larvae for seeding > larger and larger areas of K Bay. The planulae could be collected over > these reefs and in K Bay itself (since flushing rates are low). These > larvae could then be artificially recruited in culture and grown for a > year (to miss hi juv. mort. rates) then transplanted to other areas of > Oahu. Fragments of the K Bay colonies could also be transplanted to > other areas of Oahu. > > These may be grandiose ideas but I think some discussion is warranted and at > least a transplanting pilot study should be done with A. cytherea here in > Hawaii. What do you think? Would there be resistance to this idea by > the public or reef scientists? Have you already had this idea? > > Ed Parnell > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Feb 21 00:16:33 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id AAA21899; Wed, 21 Feb 1996 00:16:30 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA07352; Wed, 21 Feb 1996 04:48:33 GMT Received: from konichiwa.cc.columbia.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id XAA07346; Tue, 20 Feb 1996 23:45:59 -0500 Received: (from esh8@localhost) by konichiwa.cc.columbia.edu (8.7.3/8.7.3) id XAA06867; Tue, 20 Feb 1996 23:41:07 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 20 Feb 1996 23:41:06 -0500 (EST) From: Erika Haendel X-Sender: esh8@konichiwa.cc.columbia.edu To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: Coral Reefs and Debt-for-Nature Swaps Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A To all interested parties: Hi, my name is Erika Haendel and I am currently writing a senior thesis at Columbia University under the supervision of Professor David Downie. This thesis explores the possibility of using debt-for-nature swaps to save endangered coral reefs throughout the world. Part of my thesis will involve making recommendations for future debt-for-nature swaps involving coral reefs. In order to do this, I need to find current information concerning coral reefs throughout the world (preferably in developing nations) which are severely threatened by human activities (i.e. muro-ami or explosive fishing techniques, increasing coastal development, sewage discharge into reef ecosystems etc...). Some areas where I would be interested in include the Philippines, Tanzania, Honduras (or other Central American countries), Belze, Kenya, Jordan, Egypt, Thailand and the Caribbean. If anybody has any current information on the state of the reefs in these or any other developing nations, or if you know of a place or a book where I might be able to obtain this type of information, your assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thank You in advance, Erika S. Haendel esh8@columbia.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Feb 21 07:41:06 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id HAA24751; Wed, 21 Feb 1996 07:41:03 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA07728; Wed, 21 Feb 1996 12:10:56 GMT Received: from coral by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id HAA07723; Wed, 21 Feb 1996 07:10:55 -0500 Received: by coral (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) id HAA08280; Wed, 21 Feb 1996 07:10:54 -0500 Date: Wed, 21 Feb 1996 07:10:54 +30000 From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: Re: Coral Reefs and Debt-for-Nature Swaps Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Forwarded response: To: coral-list From: rbak@nioz.nl (Rolf P.M. Bak) Subject: Re: Coral Reefs and Debt-for-Nature Swaps Dear Erika, A debt for nature swap is being considered to save the threatened, yet pristine coral reefs of Oostpunt, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. For more info contact: Wim Bergman email iucnnethcomm@gn.apc.org or Nico Visser fax 599 9 612154 Good luck, Rolf Bak From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Feb 21 10:37:55 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id KAA26073; Wed, 21 Feb 1996 10:37:52 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA07863; Wed, 21 Feb 1996 15:05:00 GMT Received: from bgnet2.bgsu.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id KAA07858; Wed, 21 Feb 1996 10:04:52 -0500 Received: (from cbester@localhost) by bgnet2.bgsu.edu (8.7.1/8.6.12) id IAA07871; Wed, 21 Feb 1996 08:49:29 - 0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 21 Feb 1996 08:49:28 -0500 (EST) From: Cathleen Lyn Bester Subject: Re: Coral Reefs and Debt-for-Nature Swaps To: Erika Haendel cc: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Erika, In response to your email concerning coral reefs throughout the world, I may be able to give you some information. During 1994 summer I worked as a work-study at the Hol Chan Marine Reserve off of San Pedro in Belize. Hol Chan is a marine reserve set up by the Belize Dept of Fisheries with some help from USAID. You can get in contact with them at: Hol Chan Marine Reserve, San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize. They can provide some answers for you on the state of the reef there. Also, the department of fisheries may be able to help you - they are located in Belize City as well as the Belize Center for environmental studies on Eve Street in Belize City, Belize. Due to the fact that Hol Chan is a "eco-tourist" destination, I found it to be badly damaged by snorkelers and SCUBA alike. I took part in the marine patrol during the summer and saw people touching and standing on everything - a bit of a disaster. Many of the grey snapper there also had fungal infections due to being touched by humans as they are used to being fed (which is now illegal there)! To all concerned: I am currently a masters degree student working on the molecular mechanisms that occur between the coral polyp and its symbiotic zooxanthellae, carrying out my research in Bermuda. If anyone has any info on such subjects, it would be greatly appreciated... Cheers Cathy Bester From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Feb 21 12:06:44 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id MAA27331; Wed, 21 Feb 1996 12:06:42 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA07985; Wed, 21 Feb 1996 16:40:40 GMT Received: from polaris.ncs.nova.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id LAA07980; Wed, 21 Feb 1996 11:40:38 -0500 Received: by polaris.ncs.nova.edu (5.0/SMI-SVR4) id AA27668; Wed, 21 Feb 1996 11:34:22 -0500 Date: Wed, 21 Feb 1996 11:34:21 -0500 (EST) From: JOSHUA Feingold X-Sender: joshua@polaris To: Ed Parnell Cc: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov, Joshua Feingold Subject: Re: transplanting Acropora cytherea to MHI (fwd) In-Reply-To: Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: On Tue, 20 Feb 1996, Ed Parnell wrote: snip ... > As you know, Acropora > is a hardy, fecund, fragmenting, and most important of all, a fast > growing species. The lack of Holocene reef accretion in Hawaii could be > due to the > lack of just such a species. Given the high energy, high disturbance > regime of Hawaii, pioneering and fast growth seem to be required for > resilience in the face of frequent disturbance. Acropora fits this bill > in addition to being resistant to wave energy such as seen in the NWHI > where it is naturally common. It just hasn't made its way to the MHI. snip... > One could bring down parts of many colonies and transplant them to a > protected area such as Kaneohe Bay. After they are established and begin > to reproduce locally, they become a local source of larvae for seeding > larger and larger areas of K Bay. The planulae could be collected over > these reefs and in K Bay itself (since flushing rates are low). These > larvae could then be artificially recruited in culture and grown for a > year (to miss hi juv. mort. rates) then transplanted to other areas of > Oahu. Fragments of the K Bay colonies could also be transplanted to > other areas of Oahu. > > These may be grandiose ideas but I think some discussion is warranted and at > least a transplanting pilot study should be done with A. cytherea here in > Hawaii. What do you think? Would there be resistance to this idea by > the public or reef scientists? Have you already had this idea? Ed, I am amazed that you would consider the introduction of any species into the waters of Hawaii. Yes, A. cytherea may grow quickly and recruit to areas not yet populated with corals. It also may displace native corals and change the structural complexity of existing reef habitats. In general, species introductions are fraught with unexpected outcomes. Even if the transplanted species comes from a nearby region, A. cytherea is not native to the main Hawaiian archipelago. This idea exemplifies the conflict between wanting to mitigate anthropogenic diminution of reef systems and the desire to allow reefs to develop naturally (be that increase or decline). Joshua Feingold Nova Southeastern University joshua@polaris.ncs.nova.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Feb 21 11:24:58 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id LAA26932; Wed, 21 Feb 1996 11:24:56 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA07920; Wed, 21 Feb 1996 15:57:38 GMT Received: from wizard.wizard.net by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id KAA07915; Wed, 21 Feb 1996 10:57:36 -0500 Received: from [206.161.15.42] (pm112.wizard.net [206.161.15.42]) by wizard.wizard.net (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id KAA17067; Wed, 21 Feb 1996 10:52:26 -0500 Date: Wed, 21 Feb 1996 10:52:26 -0500 Message-Id: <199602211552.KAA17067@wizard.wizard.net> Subject: Re: transplantation/reintroduction? From: "Stephen C. Jameson" To: "Bruce Carlson" , cc: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Tim, A good person to talk to regarding transplanting coral is Harold Hudson. He along with Bill Goodwin run the restoration office at the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Harold can be reached at hhudson@ocean.nos.noaa.gov or via phone 305/451-5321, 305/451-3193 (fax). Keep me posted on your progress. Best regards, Dr. Stephen C. Jameson, President Coral Seas, Inc. 4254 Hungry Run Road The Plains, VA 20198-1715 USA 703/754-8690, 703/754-9139 (FAX) From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Feb 21 16:55:51 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id QAA29368; Wed, 21 Feb 1996 16:55:49 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA08328; Wed, 21 Feb 1996 20:39:21 GMT Received: from arl-img-3.compuserve.com by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id PAA08323; Wed, 21 Feb 1996 15:39:16 -0500 Received: by arl-img-3.compuserve.com (8.6.10/5.950515) id PAA25171; Wed, 21 Feb 1996 15:34:37 -0500 Date: 21 Feb 96 15:29:49 EST From: "Jack, Sobel" To: Subject: Re: transplanting Acropora cyth Message-ID: <960221202949_555063.0_EHF31-1@CompuServe.COM> Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Why don't we spend more time and effort protecting our natural heritage rather than trying to replicate someone else's to displace ours? Coral reefs, Acropora coral reefs included, are parts of beautiful and valuable natural ecosystems, and we should do all we can to protect these threatened treasures; but that doen't mean we should be exporting them into other natural environments that also have value. Why don't we learn from our past mistakes? History provides enough experience with both deliberate and accidental introductions to be very wary of such actions, which often have unintentional adverse impacts. Think about the deliberate introduction of carp or the accidental introduction of the zebra mussel to North America. There are a multitude of such examples. Hawaii, in particular, with its sensitive, highly endemic flora and fauna; provides a font of such examples. Let's protect our extraordinary and threatened natural coral reefs, including those with Acropora, but let's not manufacture a need to introduce them to areas where they don't belong. Let's not mess unnecessarily with Mother Nature. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Feb 21 17:58:19 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id RAA29720; Wed, 21 Feb 1996 17:58:17 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA08727; Wed, 21 Feb 1996 22:26:58 GMT Received: from iniki.soest.hawaii.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id RAA08722; Wed, 21 Feb 1996 17:26:50 -0500 Received: from bio-ocean.soest.hawaii.edu (bio-ocean [128.171.154.56]) by iniki.soest.hawaii.edu (8.6.12/8.6.6) with ESMTP id MAA29686 for ; Wed, 21 Feb 1996 12:22:14 -1000 Received: (parnell@localhost) by bio-ocean.soest.hawaii.edu (8.6.12/8.6.6) id MAA02735; Wed, 21 Feb 1996 12:22:11 -1000 Date: Wed, 21 Feb 1996 12:22:11 -1000 (HST) From: Ed Parnell X-Sender: parnell@bio-ocean To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: Re: transplanting Acropora cytherea to MHI (fwd) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 21 Feb 1996 09:58:14 -1000 (HST) From: Robert Miller To: Ed Parnell Subject: Re: transplanting Acropora cytherea to MHI (fwd) hey ed, see i'm supporting you! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 21 Feb 1996 09:56:46 -1000 (HST) From: Robert Miller To: JOSHUA Feingold Subject: Re: transplanting Acropora cytherea to MHI (fwd) Joshua, There are no native, that is endemic, Hawaiian corals that are restricted to the main chain. All the species in the Hawaiian chain occur thoughout it except A. cytheria, and it has in the past lived in the main isles. The reefs of the main Hawaiian chain are now pretty depauperate, due partly to the fact that this area is not a good habitat for corals, as Ed pointed out (too much disturbance). I think his proposal deserves careful consideration based on the biogeography of the area and not dismissal based on the mere presence of numerous examples of bad exotic introductions. The reintroduction of cytheria should more appropriately be compared to the seeding of native plants wiped out by a particularly bad winter. Bob Miller (a former nova employee) Bob Miller Dept. of Oceanography University of Hawaii 1000 Pope Rd. Honolulu Hawaii 96822 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Feb 22 08:56:00 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id IAA09117; Thu, 22 Feb 1996 08:55:58 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA09597; Thu, 22 Feb 1996 13:19:58 GMT Received: from coral by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id IAA09592; Thu, 22 Feb 1996 08:19:57 -0500 Received: by coral (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) id IAA10325; Thu, 22 Feb 1996 08:19:56 -0500 Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 08:19:56 +30000 From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: Re: transplanting Acropora cytherea to MHI (fwd) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Forwarded message: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 21 Feb 1996 19:26:52 -0500 From: Ursula Keuper-Bennett To: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: Re: transplanting Acropora cytherea to MHI (fwd) To Ed Parnell: First off I am a layperson whose only knowledge of corals is limited to the ones I dive with in West Maui. I do however know some of them (entire coral heads) quite personally. I can even tell you what year they got smothered and died. During a series of algae blooms (Cladophora) the corals that got killed off the quickest were Pocillopora endouxyii and also Pocillopora meandrina. While these corals would stand the pounding winter waves and yes, to some extent even being blasted by sand and silt assaults, one season of Cladophora blooms did many of them in. At 04:23 PM 2/20/96 -1000, Ed Parnell wrote: >As you mentioned in your reply, the inertia to establish corals to >rehabilitate/enhance reefs, if not regions, is immense. But, it may be that >once >Acropora got started in the MHI it would do quite well on its own seeding >the region from a few strategically placed reefs. I just checked what Acropora looks like in the book Living Corals. I could not find cytherea but many of the Acropora species appear to have finger-like branches and a rasp-like appearance. In this respect they are as vulnerable to algae blooms as their Pocillopora cousins. The Cladophora snags on the branches and does them in. While I am not suggesting our dive site is typical of the Hawaiian Islands, I am suggesting nutrient input and runoff are an increasing problem and MORE of a concern than any pounding winter waves. The decline of many Hawaiian corals has more to do with suspect-to-poor water quality and lack of serious commitment to protect their ocean environment than anything nature could toss their way. Ed Parnell then wrote: >These may be grandiose ideas but I think some discussion is warranted and at >least a transplanting pilot study should be done with A. cytherea here in >Hawaii. What do you think? Please correct me if I am wrong but I believe there was an interesting transplanting study done on Oahu (Kaneohe Bay?) where Red Hypnea, a Florida native was studied as a money "crop". As I heard it it was not feasible and the plant was let loose. Other stories say it got loose. Anyway, that Red Hypnea piles up in various parts of Maui every summer now including our dive site. It is now so "successful" it has become a permanent blight. I am in no way suggesting a coral could accomplish something this impressive or fast in a little over a decade, I am just pointing out the side-effects of many "introductions" inflicted on the Hawaiian Islands. Ed Parnell then wrote: Would there be resistance to this idea by >the public or reef scientists? I can tell you with all due respect, I know of at least ONE..... Aloha and best ^ Ursula Keuper-Bennett 0 0 Mississauga, Ontario /V^\ I I /^V\ Email: howzit@io.org /V Turtle Trax V\ /V Forever Green V\ http://www.io.org/~bunrab From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Feb 22 08:59:43 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id IAA09181; Thu, 22 Feb 1996 08:59:41 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA09606; Thu, 22 Feb 1996 13:21:51 GMT Received: from coral by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id IAA09601; Thu, 22 Feb 1996 08:21:49 -0500 Received: by coral (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) id IAA10334; Thu, 22 Feb 1996 08:21:49 -0500 Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 08:21:49 +30000 From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: Re: transplanting Acropora cytherea to MHI (fwd) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Forwarded message: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 07:10:05 -0500 From: Ursula Keuper-Bennett To: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: Re: transplanting Acropora cytherea to MHI (fwd) Robert Miller wrote: The reefs of the main Hawaiian chain >are now pretty depauperate, due partly to the fact that this area is not >a good habitat for corals, as Ed pointed out (too much disturbance). You are right with the too much disturbance part. Only I don't think we would agree on what "disturbance" means. Again, I am only reporting here on the reefs along West Maui but most of them were done in by run-off and (likely) sewage "management". Robert Miller then wrote: >think his proposal deserves careful consideration based on the >biogeography of the area and not dismissal based on the mere >presence of numerous examples of bad exotic introductions. Fair.... but let's make that highly cautious consideration instead. Robert Miller than wrote: The >reintroduction of cytheria should more appropriately be compared to the >seeding of native plants wiped out by a particularly bad winter. I recall the damage done to certain areas of Kaneohe Bay because of sewage outfall and construction run-off. There was a documentary made on it "Cloud over the Reef" I believe... It might even be these areas you are considering "replanting". Then there is my dive site in West Maui where many of the corals got wiped out in a single Cladophora bloom of 1989. The area has experienced annual blooms of various algaes/seaweeds since then. What used to be mature P. endouyxii and meandrina heads are now clumps of seaweeds. The fact they got so big means for decades that ocean had the right water quality they required for growth. These corals were NOT wiped out by a "particularly bad winter". Crashing waves (hurricanes) did not do them in. They are STILL in place only overgrown with seaweeds and algae. See a "particularly bad winter" implies your reefs are being done in by nature. That is not only false but a harmful assertion. It suggests man has little role to play but "replant". Given my experience with Hawaii's lack of resolve to protect its reef resources, no "particularly bad winter" can match the harm humans do daily to your oceans. ^ Ursula Keuper-Bennett 0 0 Mississauga, Ontario /V^\ I I /^V\ Email: howzit@io.org /V Turtle Trax V\ /V Forever Green V\ http://www.io.org/~bunrab From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 20 18:08:55 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id SAA19063; Tue, 20 Feb 1996 18:08:47 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA06952; Tue, 20 Feb 1996 22:30:46 GMT Received: from eagle.ewu.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id RAA06947; Tue, 20 Feb 1996 17:30:42 -0500 From: TSTEIN@ewu.edu Received: from ewu.edu by ewu.edu (PMDF V5.0-5 #9372) id <01I1FTL1Q9008Y8G8S@ewu.edu> for coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov; Tue, 20 Feb 1996 14:22:10 -0800 (PST) Date: Tue, 20 Feb 1996 14:22:10 -0800 (PST) Subject: transplantation/reintroduction? To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Message-id: <01I1FTL1QIN68Y8G8S@ewu.edu> X-Envelope-to: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov X-VMS-To: IN%"coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov" MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: I recently read an article by Ian Anderson (New Scientist, Jul '95) on reparing reefs by hard grafting coral samples taken from healthy reefs. I am interested in doing a case study on coral transplantation but find that the information is very sparce. Other than the IUCN red data book on invertebrates, are there other primary sources I might look into? Suggestions appreciated, Tim Stein From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Feb 22 14:46:09 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id OAA12431; Thu, 22 Feb 1996 14:41:21 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA09915; Thu, 22 Feb 1996 18:55:14 GMT Received: from relay1.Hawaii.Edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id NAA09910; Thu, 22 Feb 1996 13:55:09 -0500 Received: from uhunix4.its.Hawaii.Edu ([128.171.44.54]) by relay1.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <11637(4)>; Thu, 22 Feb 1996 08:50:16 -1000 Received: by uhunix4.its.Hawaii.Edu id <105807>; Thu, 22 Feb 1996 08:49:55 -1000 Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 08:49:51 -1000 From: Marian B Westley X-Sender: westley@uhunix4 To: TSTEIN@ewu.edu cc: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: Re: transplantation/reintroduction? In-Reply-To: <01I1FTL1QIN68Y8G8S@ewu.edu> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Tim, Try Paul Jokiel at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology--in the middle of a tranplanting project at Kawaihae Harbor on the Big Island of Hawaii. His email address is (I think) jokiel@soest.hawaii.edu Good luck! Marian Westley From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Feb 24 02:49:56 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id CAA11851; Sat, 24 Feb 1996 02:49:53 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id HAA01480; Sat, 24 Feb 1996 07:26:50 GMT Received: from rfx.rfx.com by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id CAA01475; Sat, 24 Feb 1996 02:26:43 -0500 Received: by rfx.rfx.com (950911.SGI.8.6.12.PATCH825/940406.SGI) for coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov id XAA17312; Fri, 23 Feb 1996 23:20:58 -0800 From: "Steve Tyree" Message-Id: <9602232320.ZM17309@rfx.rfx.com> Date: Fri, 23 Feb 1996 23:20:57 -0800 X-Mailer: Z-Mail (3.2.0 06sep94) To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: Re: transplanting Acropora cytherea to MHI Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Coral Reef List, You have brought up a particular subject which I think will become extremely important to the ecosystems of the planet. I think its a given that human interaction has changed the shape of ecosystems of the planet. In some cases completely obliterating them. This human trait though is not restricted to our species in particular. Every species on the planet has its own survival at the top of its agenda list, well besides reproduction maybe :>. The blooming algae could care less that it may wiped out a local acropora population, in fact it pro- bably is not even coherent of the fact. We as humans though do have that capability of recognizing dynamic changes in eco- system populations. This leads to a great debate about what should WE in particular do. Should we leave the ecosystems alone and let them try to recover to some subjective state or should we try to manage them somewhat. I dont agree that any- thing we do is not natural. We are a product of mother nature. We evolved here. If mother nature thinks we should not be here, we will disappear. So we are no more guilty than the theoritical algae was that just wanted to bloom. We are different from that algae in our ability to recognize that our blooming has an affect on other species. So now, mother nature has created a species that has the ability to direct the dynamic changes that our occuring to species populations. I say that the trait was a desired one or one selectively choosen for. If you realize the ultimate fate of this planet, the reason behind the trait becomes quite clear :>. Dont get me wrong, I am not condoning the wholesale management of ecosystem populations. Just that a two pronged approach is probably the best bet. One that combines niche ecosystem preservation with management of species. Any coral reef in particular could do with a human reef manager or two. One excellent job would be righting and recementing large old coral colonies that have been toppled by storm surge or wind driven currents. Some recent dives on the Solomon Islands found many large Acropora tables that had been toppled or knocked down in an avalanch. Many stony coral colonies be- come loose from the substratum because of boring organism activity. What would be wrong with recementing or fortifying their base. Many coral fragments get broken off corals and end up in piles where little light penetrates. These could be recemented onto newly added platforms or older existing ones. I am currently writing a non-academic book centered on reef- building stony coral that will include lots of research from academic works. This above debate will sort of be an under- lying theme and one of the reasons I am writing the book. So any input will be highly desorable. The thread is already on my hard disk :>. Sorry for the poorly edited text, I am work- ing with a poor internet connection. I highly recommend reading the recent book by Veron titled "Corals in Space and Time, The Biogeography and Evolution of the Scleractinia". One interesting point is that what we see currently as species distribution, is only a small slice in time of the long geo- logical distribution of these corals. Also, there appear to be some interesting aspects of coral species distribution over time, that make the whole subjective species concept, somewhat tainted :>. Steve Tyree Dynamic Ecomorphology (Very busy right now, but appreciates any input for the book). From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Feb 24 08:35:10 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id IAA14076; Sat, 24 Feb 1996 08:35:07 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA01758; Sat, 24 Feb 1996 13:20:37 GMT Received: from pat.ccc.nottingham.ac.uk by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id IAA01753; Sat, 24 Feb 1996 08:20:35 -0500 Received: from lzn2.lass.nottingham.ac.uk by pat.ccc.nottingham.ac.uk with SMTP (PP); Sat, 24 Feb 1996 13:15:47 +0000 Received: from LZN2/MERCURYQ by lzn2.lass.nottingham.ac.uk (Mercury 1.13); Sat, 24 Feb 96 13:21:05 GMT0BST Received: from MERCURYQ by LZN2 (Mercury 1.13); Sat, 24 Feb 96 13:20:34 GMT0BST From: EDWINA DOMINGUEZ Organization: Soc Sci Faculty, Univ of Nottm To: CORAL-LIST@reef.aoml.erl.gov Date: Sat, 24 Feb 1996 13:20:30 GMT0BST Subject: Priority: normal X-mailer: PMail v3.0 (R1a) Message-ID: Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Has there been any research done on Ecotourism as a Tool in Coral Reef Conservation? I am doing research on the subject in relation to the Philippines Edwina Dominguez lgxeedo@lzn2.lass.nottingham.ac.uk From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Feb 25 15:06:18 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id PAA25237; Sun, 25 Feb 1996 15:06:16 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA03986; Sun, 25 Feb 1996 19:43:12 GMT Received: from aloha.cc.columbia.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id OAA03981; Sun, 25 Feb 1996 14:43:09 -0500 Received: (from nd71@localhost) by aloha.cc.columbia.edu (8.7.3/8.7.3) id OAA27426; Sun, 25 Feb 1996 14:38:17 - 0500 (EST) Date: Sun, 25 Feb 1996 14:38:17 -0500 (EST) From: Nicole Dettmann X-Sender: nd71@aloha.cc.columbia.edu To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: looking for information Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Can anyone tell me about the Snail Darter in the U.S.? What happen with efforts to protect it? Thanks. Nicole Dettmann BOX 142 McIntosh 3001 Broadway New York, NY 10027 U.S.A. (212)853-5921 nd71@columbia.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Feb 26 08:58:42 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id IAA05562; Mon, 26 Feb 1996 08:58:39 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA01011; Mon, 26 Feb 1996 13:35:47 GMT Received: from mail04.mail.aol.com by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id IAA01006; Mon, 26 Feb 1996 08:35:44 -0500 From: FKMRC@aol.com Received: by mail04.mail.aol.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id IAA24064 for coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov; Mon, 26 Feb 1996 08:30:45 -0500 Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 08:30:45 -0500 Message-ID: <960226083044_333286935@mail04.mail.aol.com> To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: talks in the Keys Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A To all in the Florida Keys or planning trips to the Keys, Mote Marine Laboratory's Pigeon Key Marine Research Center is establishing a speaker series to publicly communicate scientific information, particularly about or relevant to the Keys. No doubt many of you are aware of the environmental devisiveness that exists in this area. At least part of this is due to lack of scientific communication with the public or the misinterpretation of scientific statements by various media. We wish to provide a venue for information to flow directly from scientists to the public regarding findings relevant to the Keys' ecosystems. Talks will be for a general audience but with enough information to keep you all interested enough to stay for the discussions afterward! If you will be in the Keys on 14 March, please plan to attend Bob Steneck's talk: Reef Degradation in St. Croix and Jamaica: Two Long-Term Case Studies Talk will be at 7:00 PM in the newly restored Section Gang Quarters on Pigeon Key. If you need further info or would like to share your findings in the future, please contact: Erich Mueller, Ph.D., Director Phone: (305) 289-4282 Mote Marine Laboratory FAX: (305) 289-9664 Pigeon Key Marine Research Center email: FKMRC@aol.com P.O. Box 500895 Marathon, FL 33050 Web page: http://www.marinelab.sarasota.fl.us/~marshall/fkmrc2.html From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Feb 26 09:21:45 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id JAA05904; Mon, 26 Feb 1996 09:21:43 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA01043; Mon, 26 Feb 1996 14:02:19 GMT Received: from wizard.wizard.net by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id JAA01038; Mon, 26 Feb 1996 09:02:16 -0500 Received: from [206.161.15.39] (pm109.wizard.net [206.161.15.39]) by wizard.wizard.net (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id IAA19825; Mon, 26 Feb 1996 08:57:25 -0500 Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 08:57:25 -0500 Message-Id: <199602261357.IAA19825@wizard.wizard.net> Subject: Re: looking for information From: "Stephen C. Jameson" To: "Nicole Dettmann" , Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Dear Nicole, For information on the snail darter you could start with: Herb Kaufman NOAA Office of Protected Species Protected Species Management Division 301/713-2319 301/588-4967 (fax) Ask Herb for more contacts in: US Fish & Wildlife Service Endangered Species Office or call National Biological Service 202/482-2348 and they can point you in the right direction. Best regards, Dr. Stephen C. Jameson, President Coral Seas, Inc. 4254 Hungry Run Road The Plains, VA 20198-1715 USA 703/754-8690, 703/754-9139 (FAX) From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Feb 26 10:13:26 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id KAA06602; Mon, 26 Feb 1996 10:13:23 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA01123; Mon, 26 Feb 1996 15:00:27 GMT Received: from wizard.wizard.net by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id KAA01118; Mon, 26 Feb 1996 10:00:25 -0500 Received: from [206.161.15.51] (pm121.wizard.net [206.161.15.51]) by wizard.wizard.net (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id JAA19946; Mon, 26 Feb 1996 09:28:07 -0500 Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 09:28:07 -0500 Message-Id: <199602261428.JAA19946@wizard.wizard.net> Subject: Re: From: "Stephen C. Jameson" To: "EDWINA DOMINGUEZ" , Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Dear Edwina, In my mind ecotourism is not a tool. The tools related to ecotourism that help manage our coral reef ecosystems include: 1. Integrated coastal zone management: This includes: public education, community development, economic incentives and alternative income generation, global or regional legal instruments, institutional restructuring, wellmanaged marine protected areas, regulation and enforcement of reef resource exploitation, management of tourism and recreational activities, management of land-based activities and coastal development, coral reef ecosystem monitoring, mapping, database creation, and restoration. 2. Capacity building 3. Improved Scientific Understanding of Coral Reef Ecosystems Ask Peter Thomas, Coordinator, International Coral Reef Initiative (pthomas@state.gov) for a copy of: Jameson, S.C., J.W. McManus, and M.D. Spalding 1995. State of the Reefs: Regional and Global Perspectives. International Coral Reef Initiative Executive Secretariat Background Paper. U.S. Department of State. There is also some useful information on the Philippines in this paper. Also see the latest edition (Spring 1996) of the Natural Resources Defense Council Amicus Journal. On page 31 there is an article titled "Where is ecotourism going? If ecotravel is booming, asks a photojournalist, how sustainable is it?" Best regards, Dr. Stephen C. Jameson, President Coral Seas, Inc. 4254 Hungry Run Road The Plains, VA 20198-1715 USA 703/754-8690, 703/754-9139 (FAX) From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Feb 26 16:48:34 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id QAA12738; Mon, 26 Feb 1996 16:48:31 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA01938; Mon, 26 Feb 1996 20:53:56 GMT Received: from xaway.ciqro.conacyt.mx by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id PAA01932; Mon, 26 Feb 1996 15:53:06 -0500 Received: from [148.207.52.100] (camaron.ciqro.conacyt.mx [148.207.52.100]) by xaway.ciqro.conacyt.mx (8.6.9/8.6.9) with SMTP id PAA04803 for ; Mon, 26 Feb 1996 15:05:41 GMT Date: Mon, 26 Feb 96 14:21:04 CST From: "Juan Pablo Carricart Ganivet" Message-Id: <16905.jpcarri@xaway.ciqro.conacyt.mx> X-Minuet-Version: Minuet1.0_Beta_11 X-POPMail-Charset: English To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: National Marine Park, Reef System of Veracruz Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Dear Dr. Causey: Maybe you don't remember me, but I was with you on your last visit (June of 1992) to Isla de Enmedio. I was working at Secretariat of Marine, in Veracruz, and now I'am in ECOSUR, here in Chetumal (since January of this year). The mooring buoys you refer, because of bureaucracy, were finaly installed along the reef tract of Isla Verde (in front of the Port of Veracruz). The environmental degradation of de coral reefs of the Reef System of Veracruz (RSV) is more evident every day. Suspended solids in the water column, sewage discharges, organic matter and pesticides supplied from the continent, and nutrient enrichment of the reefs waters, are the major troubles caused by anthropogenic impact. I know that Dr. Luis Sautto, Manager of CRIP-Veracruz, is working on the management plan for the RSV. You can contact him at (29) 31-44-37 (sorry I don't have his mailing address). On the other hand, what can I do to get a copy of your 1960 and 1992's videos? Many advanced thanks. Sincerely yours, Juan P. Carricart-Ganivet ECOSUR Apdo. Postal 424, Chetumal, Q. Roo. 77000. Mexico Tel: (983) 21666 Fax: (983) 20447 e-mail: jpcarri@xaway.ciqro.conacyt.mx From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Feb 26 21:22:37 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id VAA16626; Mon, 26 Feb 1996 21:22:34 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA02965; Tue, 27 Feb 1996 02:08:02 GMT Received: from mailhub.cc.columbia.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id VAA02960; Mon, 26 Feb 1996 21:07:59 -0500 Received: from dialup041.cc.columbia.edu (dialup041.cc.columbia.edu [128.59.36.41]) by mailhub.cc.columbia.edu (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id VAA02756 for ; Mon, 26 Feb 1996 21:02:51 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 21:02:51 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199602270202.VAA02756@mailhub.cc.columbia.edu> X-Sender: jsh32@mailhub.cc.columbia.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.1.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: CORAL-LIST@reef.aoml.erl.gov From: Jason Hunter Subject: Economic valuation of coral reefs Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Working with the International Coral Reef Initiative, we have been tasked to develop a study on the biological, political, and economic benefits of the proposed "Coral Reef Peace Park" in Aqaba Jordan. The primary focus of the study is on the economic valuation of Aqaba's coral reefs as they exist today, as well as projected net worth after tourist development. In order to assist us in our study we are kindly looking for the following information: - is there a ubiquitous method to determine diver capacity on a particular reef eco-system (outside of the method used by Dixon et al.); - what are the average expenditures by divers on a 6 day trip (including hotels, restaurants, etc.); - specific information on capacity, development plans, and the general diving tourist trade in Jordan, Israel and Egypt; - and following up on Edwina Dominguez message, any general data on the valuation of reefs from a eco-tourism perspective would be most helpful. Your assistance in this project would be of immense help. Thank you, Coral Reef Workshop School of International and Public Affairs Columbia University * * * * * * * * * * * Jason Hunter School of International and Public Affairs Columbia University jsh32@columbia.edu http://www.columbia.edu/~jsh32/ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 27 10:50:22 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id KAA27750; Tue, 27 Feb 1996 10:50:20 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA03768; Tue, 27 Feb 1996 15:26:13 GMT Received: from wizard.wizard.net by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id KAA03763; Tue, 27 Feb 1996 10:26:10 -0500 Received: from [206.161.15.59] (pm129.wizard.net [206.161.15.59]) by wizard.wizard.net (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id KAA27441; Tue, 27 Feb 1996 10:20:55 -0500 Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 10:20:55 -0500 Message-Id: <199602271520.KAA27441@wizard.wizard.net> Subject: Re: Ecotourism From: "Stephen C. Jameson" To: , Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Dear Richard, Please put me on the mailing list for a copy of the Red Sea ecotourism study. I'm helping the Kingdom of Jordan set up and manage the Red Sea Marine Peace Park and would find your study very interesting. PS. Thanks for all your help with the maps for the International Coral Reef Initiative "State of the Reefs" Report. They were great! Best regards, Dr. Stephen C. Jameson, President Coral Seas, Inc. 4254 Hungry Run Road The Plains, VA 20198-1715 USA 703/754-8690, 703/754-9139 (FAX) Internet: sjameson@coralseas.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Feb 27 11:08:49 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id LAA27924; Tue, 27 Feb 1996 11:08:46 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA03787; Tue, 27 Feb 1996 15:45:39 GMT Received: from wizard.wizard.net by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id KAA03782; Tue, 27 Feb 1996 10:45:37 -0500 Received: from [206.161.15.59] (pm129.wizard.net [206.161.15.59]) by wizard.wizard.net (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id KAA27550; Tue, 27 Feb 1996 10:40:52 -0500 Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 10:40:52 -0500 Message-Id: <199602271540.KAA27550@wizard.wizard.net> Subject: Re: Economic valuation of coral reefs From: "Stephen C. Jameson" To: "Jason Hunter" , Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Dear Jason, Dr. Nanette Chadwick-Furman and her students are doing some interesting work on the correlation between scuba diving and physical damage to coral reefs in the Red Sea. This along with other factors will be useful in determining carrying capacity. Contact her at: Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences P.O. Box 469 Eilat, Israel Tel: 7-360-101 Fax: 7-374-329 email: furman@brosh.cc.biu.ac.il Also see: Riegl, B and B. Velimirov 1991. How many damaged corals in Red Sea reef systems? A quantitative survey. Hydrobiologia 216/217: 249-256. Best regards, Dr. Stephen C. Jameson, President Coral Seas, Inc. 4254 Hungry Run Road The Plains, VA 20198-1715 USA 703/754-8690, 703/754-9139 (FAX) Internet: sjameson@coralseas.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Feb 28 23:26:45 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id XAA26040; Wed, 28 Feb 1996 23:26:42 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA07372; Thu, 29 Feb 1996 03:45:53 GMT Received: from axis.scu.edu.au by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id WAA07367; Wed, 28 Feb 1996 22:45:47 -0500 Received: from alsvid.scu.edu.au (root@alsvid.scu.edu.au [203.2.33.1]) by axis.scu.edu.au (8.7.1/8.6.9) with ESMTP id OAA30902 for ; Thu, 29 Feb 1996 14:40:53 +1100 (EST) Received: from [203.2.41.73] (U-Block-9.scu.edu.au [203.2.41.73]) by alsvid.scu.edu.au (8.7.3/8.7.2) with SMTP id OAA17852 for ; Thu, 29 Feb 1996 14:40:49 +1100 Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 14:40:49 +1100 Message-Id: <199602290340.OAA17852@alsvid.scu.edu.au> X-Sender: areichel@pophost.scu.edu.au Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov From: areichel@scu.edu.au (amanda reichelt) Subject: reference Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Hello, Just wondering if anyone could help me. I am looking for a refernce I found on the home page of the coral-list. I would really appreciate it if someone may be able to help. Glynn, P.W.; Szmant, A.M.; Corcoran, E.F.; Cofer-Shabica, S.V. Condition of coral reef cnidarians from Byscayne National Park rref tract:Pesticides, heavy metals and histopathological examination. RES. RESOUR. MANAGEM REP. U.S. NATL. PARK. SERV. 1989. 36 pp. Thans in advance Mandy. _*-*_*-*_*-*_*-*_*-*_*-*_*-*_*-*_*-*_*-*_*-*_*-*_*-*_*-*_*-*_*-*_*-*_*-*_*-*_* Amanda Reichelt Centre for Coastal Management Southern Cross University PO Box 157 Lismore NSW 2480 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Feb 29 16:01:58 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id QAA07524; Thu, 29 Feb 1996 16:01:56 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA08277; Thu, 29 Feb 1996 20:26:49 GMT Received: from cantva.canterbury.ac.nz by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id PAA08272; Thu, 29 Feb 1996 15:26:43 -0500 Received: from zool.canterbury.ac.nz ("port 3734"@zool2.canterbury.ac.nz) by csc.canterbury.ac.nz (PMDF V5.0-6 #7295) id <01I1TI8YD8C2QKHBGF@csc.canterbury.ac.nz> for coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov; Fri, 01 Mar 1996 09:22:00 +1300 Received: from DARWIN/MAILQUEUE by zool.canterbury.ac.nz (Mercury 1.13); Fri, 01 Mar 1996 09:27:32 +1300 Received: from MAILQUEUE by DARWIN (Mercury 1.13); Fri, 01 Mar 1996 09:27:05 +1300 Date: Fri, 01 Mar 1996 09:26:56 +1300 From: "Dr.C.L.McLay" Subject: Precious Coral To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Reply-to: c.mclay@zool.canterbury.ac.nz Message-id: <27735D39120A@zool.canterbury.ac.nz> Organization: Zoology, University of Canterbury X-Mailer: Pegasus Mail v3.1 (R1) Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Priority: normal Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A I have a record of a crab living on "precious coral (Corallium sp.)" taken from around 360m off Ohau, Hawaii. I wonder if someone could please tell me what is meant by "precious coral" and direct me to some references or pictures of these corals. Please forgive what is probably a very elementary question from a non-coral specialist. I find that the books on my shelves are of little use! Thanks, Dr Colin McLay Zoology Department Canterbury University PB 4800, Christchurch New Zealand. Tel: +64 3 364 2887 FAX: +64 3 364 2024 email: c.mclay@zool.canterbury.ac.nz WWW Home Page: http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/zool/cm.htm From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Mar 2 23:07:54 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id XAA02925; Sat, 2 Mar 1996 23:07:52 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA10858; Sun, 3 Mar 1996 03:46:06 GMT Received: from dub-img-2.compuserve.com by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id WAA10853; Sat, 2 Mar 1996 22:45:44 -0500 Received: by dub-img-2.compuserve.com (8.6.10/5.950515) id WAA18033; Sat, 2 Mar 1996 22:41:07 -0500 Date: 02 Mar 96 22:39:10 EST From: Harry McCarty <73261.2212@compuserve.com> To: Subject: Pathobiology Workshop Message-ID: <960303033910_73261.2212_FHO40-7@CompuServe.COM> Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A workshop, "New Perspectives on Pathobiology of Coral Reef Organisms," will be presented at the 8th International Coral Reef Symposium, 24-29 June 1996 in Panama City, Panama. This one-day workshop will be held mid-week during the symposium and will provide a forum for education and communication in the field of pathobiology as it relates to the study of diseases in algae, invertebrates, and vertebrates of tropical marine ecosystems. The workshop will consist of short presentations on diseases and research topics, hands-on discussion/demonstration sessions of methods and techniques in histopathology, microbiology, and parasitology, and a discussion on physical/chemical factors causing or mediating diseases in these organisms. To obtain a copy of the program and registration forms for the 8th International Coral Reef Symposium, please contact: Maria Majela Brenes P., Convention Manager Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute phone: 507-280354 fax: 507-280970 e-mail: stri01.naos.brenesm@ic.si.edu To help plan the activities for the workshop, please provide the following information by March 16 to Esther Peters or Debbie Santavy (addresses at end). If you know someone else who might wish to participate, please give them this form also. Name: Address: Phone: Fax: E-mail: Check one: ( ) I am definitely planning to attend the workshop. ( ) I am not yet sure I will be able to attend. [Please let us know if your plans change] Are you interested in participating in a special discussion group? Please select one: ( ) Histopathology ( ) Microbiology ( ) Parasitology Could you present a short (10 min) presentation on your research or a topic of interest? If yes, please specify the topic: Do you have any other interests or concerns about research on diseases of tropical marine organisms that you think we should discuss at the workshop? Please list: Thank you very much. We look forward to seeing you in Panama! Esther Peters Deborah Santavy Tetra Tech, Inc. U.S. EPA, Environmental Research Lab 10306 Eaton Place, Suite 340 1 Sabine Island Drive Fairfax, VA 22030 Gulf Breeze, FL 32361 USA phone: 703-385-6000 phone: 904-934-9358 fax: 703-385-6007 fax: 904-934-9300 e-mail: e-mail: 73261.2212@compuserve.com dsantavy@gulfbr.gbr.epa.gov From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Mar 4 11:46:43 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id LAA19563; Mon, 4 Mar 1996 11:46:41 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA01005; Mon, 4 Mar 1996 16:21:18 GMT Received: from coral by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id LAA01000; Mon, 4 Mar 1996 11:21:16 -0500 Received: by coral (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) id LAA14961; Mon, 4 Mar 1996 11:21:15 -0500 Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 11:21:15 +30000 From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: Anne Cohen's Instrument Summary Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: We have posted Anne Cohen's (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute) summary of coral reef instrumented monitoring sites at our CHAMP Home Page (near the bottom of the page) at http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov. If you have any additions or corrections to her graphic, I'm sure she would be grateful, and we will update the graphic as soon as we can. Sincerely yours, Jim Hendee ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | | | Coral Health and Monitoring Program | | Ocean Chemistry Division | | Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorlogical Laboratory | | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | | Miami, Florida | | USA | | | | Email: coral@coral.aoml.noaa.gov | | World-Wide Web: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov | | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Mar 4 11:48:19 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id LAA19602; Mon, 4 Mar 1996 11:48:16 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA01017; Mon, 4 Mar 1996 16:24:40 GMT Received: from coral by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id LAA01012; Mon, 4 Mar 1996 11:24:39 -0500 Received: by coral (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) id LAA14978; Mon, 4 Mar 1996 11:24:38 -0500 Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 11:24:38 +30000 From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: Anne Cohen's e-mail Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Whoops, forgot to include Anne Cohen's e-mail address. It is: acohen@cliff.whoi.edu Sincerely yours, Jim Hendee ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 11:21:15 +30000 From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: coral-list@reef Subject: Anne Cohen's Instrument Summary We have posted Anne Cohen's (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute) summary of coral reef instrumented monitoring sites at our CHAMP Home Page (near the bottom of the page) at http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov. If you have any additions or corrections to her graphic, I'm sure she would be grateful, and we will update the graphic as soon as we can. Sincerely yours, Jim Hendee ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | | | Coral Health and Monitoring Program | | Ocean Chemistry Division | | Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorlogical Laboratory | | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | | Miami, Florida | | USA | | | | Email: coral@coral.aoml.noaa.gov | | World-Wide Web: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov | | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Mar 4 10:57:15 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id KAA18799; Mon, 4 Mar 1996 10:57:12 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA00863; Mon, 4 Mar 1996 15:26:58 GMT Received: from coral by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id KAA00858; Mon, 4 Mar 1996 10:26:56 -0500 Received: by coral (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) id KAA14826; Mon, 4 Mar 1996 10:26:55 -0500 Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 10:26:54 +30000 From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: Archives of coral-list Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Archives of posted coral-list messages may be found at the following URL: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/coral-list/coral-list.html This is one big file of all the messages, and is only meant to be a temporary fix until (if?) I come up with an automated system that will post each new message as it comes. I should mention that the file is about 934K long and is best loaded via a Web Browser. The best use out of this link would be to search for a particular topic after the file is loaded. For instance, using your browser, you could search for the key word "spawn" or "bleach" to get to each message where these words are mentioned. Hope this helps. Sincerely yours, Jim Hendee ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | | | Coral Health and Monitoring Program | | Ocean Chemistry Division | | Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorlogical Laboratory | | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | | Miami, Florida | | USA | | | | Email: coral@coral.aoml.noaa.gov | | World-Wide Web: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov | | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Mar 4 21:31:23 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id VAA27126; Mon, 4 Mar 1996 21:31:20 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA01607; Tue, 5 Mar 1996 02:05:59 GMT Received: from umailsrv1.umd.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id VAA01602; Mon, 4 Mar 1996 21:05:54 -0500 Received: by umailsrv1.umd.edu (5.57/Ultrix3.0-C) id AA17732; Mon, 4 Mar 96 21:01:08 -0500 Received: from ZOOL/MAILQUEUE by zool.umd.edu (Mercury 1.21); 4 Mar 96 21:06:32 +0500 Received: from MAILQUEUE by ZOOL (Mercury 1.21); 4 Mar 96 21:05:54 +0500 From: "JENNIFER WHEELER" Organization: University of Maryland Zoology To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov, conslink%sivm.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 21:05:45 +0500EST Subject: Coral reef organisms & the aquarium trade Priority: normal X-Mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (v2.23) Message-Id: <7870A8D7681@zool.umd.edu> Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: I am undertaking research on the trade of coral reef organisms for aquariums as part of project to assist a Pacific island nation develop sustainable uses for its reefs. The market for marine aquarium species is booming globally, and I am interested in determining if this market can be used to further the conservation of coral reefs rather than contribute to their demise. Questions: What information is available on the market (supply and demand) for coral reef organisms to be used in aquariums? (International data important.) Is sustainable harvest of reef organisms possible? Have levels been determined? How feasible Is mariculture to produce organisms for export? What are the implications (biological and financial) of the above approaches as compared to unregulated harvest? Any leads or information to assist me in my research would be appreciated. Thank you. Jennifer Wheeler Sustainable Development and Conservation Biology program University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland wheeler@zool.umd.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Mar 5 08:55:58 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id IAA04326; Tue, 5 Mar 1996 08:55:56 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA00862; Tue, 5 Mar 1996 13:25:20 GMT Received: from aoml.erl.gov by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id IAA00857; Tue, 5 Mar 1996 08:25:18 -0500 Received: from manoa (manoa.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.3]) by aoml.erl.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3.CAR) with SMTP id IAA00774; Tue, 5 Mar 1996 08:19:56 -0500 (EST) Received: by manoa; (5.65/1.1.8.2/04Nov94-8.2MPM) id AA19121; Tue, 5 Mar 1996 08:25:12 -0500 Date: Tue, 5 Mar 1996 08:25:11 -0500 (EST) From: "James C. Hendee" X-Sender: hendee@manoa To: JENNIFER WHEELER Cc: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov, conslink%sivm.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu Subject: Re: Coral reef organisms & the aquarium trade In-Reply-To: <7870A8D7681@zool.umd.edu> Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: On Mon, 4 Mar 1996, JENNIFER WHEELER wrote: [ first and last parts deleted... ] > How feasible Is mariculture to produce organisms for export? > What are the implications (biological and financial) of the above > approaches as compared to unregulated harvest? To my mind, this is the best long-range solution, but with an initial high price tag. As a former mariculturist of marine fishes, invertebrates and plants (macro and micro), I can testify that it is possible to raise many (but not all) of the species of value to the aquarium trade at this time. If a developing nation wants to adopt this strategy, it will have to: a) Be prepared to invest "substantial" (i.e., hundreds of thousands to a million dollars) into basic research into the life cycle and disease etiology of new species it wants to culture and export; b) Be prepared both financially and emotionally (!) to lose all of its cultured stocks overnight to disease, human error or natural catastrophes (e.g., storms), then start over again; c) Hire the best and most experienced mariculturists it can. There are some basic precepts of mariculture that just can not be violated, and I have seen untrained culturists re-invent a tool or approach that doesn't work, and result in the demise of the operation. It's the same old adage--"You get what you pay for." You can hire "bargain" personnel, only to be wiped out later because of a rudimentary mistake. Hope this helps. Jim Hendee From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Mar 5 09:45:12 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id JAA05004; Tue, 5 Mar 1996 09:45:09 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA00990; Tue, 5 Mar 1996 14:21:13 GMT Received: from wizard.wizard.net by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id JAA00985; Tue, 5 Mar 1996 09:21:11 -0500 Received: from [206.161.15.40] (pm110.wizard.net [206.161.15.40]) by wizard.wizard.net (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id JAA20221; Tue, 5 Mar 1996 09:16:34 -0500 Date: Tue, 5 Mar 1996 09:16:34 -0500 Message-Id: <199603051416.JAA20221@wizard.wizard.net> Subject: Re: Coral reef organisms & the aquarium trade From: "Stephen C. Jameson" To: "JENNIFER WHEELER" , , Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Dear Jennifer, The International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) State of the Reefs Report will give you a preliminary global and regional snapshot of the impacts of the aquarium trade on the health of coral reef ecosystems. Jameson, S.C., J.W. McManus, and M.D. Spalding. 1995. State of the Reefs: Regional and Global Perspectives. International Coral Reef Initiative Executive Secretariat Background Paper, U.S. Departmenmt of State, Washington, D.C. Contact Dr. Peter Thomas, ICRI Coordinator (pthomas@state.gov) for a copy. Also, in the early 1970's I did the pioneering research on the early life history of the giant clams to provide a basis for a large scale aquaculture and conservation program for Tridacna in the Indo-Pacific. Many people are now raising Tridacna to a small size and selling them for the aquarium trade (more profitable than for food). Contact John McManus at the International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management in Manila (iclarm@cgnet.com) for more information on Tridacna culture for the aquarium trade. Best regards, Dr. Stephen C. Jameson, President Coral Seas, Inc. - Integrated Coastal Zone Management 4254 Hungry Run Road The Plains, VA 20198-1715 USA 703/754-8690, 703/754-9139 (FAX) Internet: sjameson@coralseas.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Mar 6 07:49:03 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id HAA19125; Wed, 6 Mar 1996 07:49:00 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA02804; Wed, 6 Mar 1996 12:24:16 GMT Received: from aoml.erl.gov by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id HAA02799; Wed, 6 Mar 1996 07:24:14 -0500 Received: (from hendee@localhost) by aoml.erl.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3.CAR) id HAA22615; Wed, 6 Mar 1996 07:18:59 - 0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 6 Mar 1996 07:18:58 -0500 (EST) From: "James C. Hendee" X-Sender: hendee@wave To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov cc: bhoffman@deltanet.com, bk2j@musicb.mcgill.ca Subject: Coral Reef Restoration Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: The following posting to the marine biology list-server regarding coral transplantation and reef restoration may be of interest to the coral-list: Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 16:52:52 -0800 From: Bob Hoffman Subject: Re: coral reef transplantation Richard F. Ambrose wrote: > > In article <4hfbcq$fh1@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca> bk2j@musicb.mcgill.ca writes: > >From: bk2j@musicb.mcgill.ca > >Subject: coral reef transplantation > >Date: 4 Mar 1996 18:05:14 GMT > > >Does anybody know anything about feasability of coral reef transplantation. Any comments/references would be appreciated. > > There's an article in the most recent issue of Restoration Ecology that deals > with this: > > Rinkevich, B. 1995. Restoration strategies for coral reefs damaged by > recreational activities: the use of sexual and asexual recruits. Restoration > Ecology 3: 241-251. You may want to get in contact with John Naughton with the National Marine Fisheries Service in Honolulu. He is involved in coral transplant project somewhere in Pacific Islands. His email address is john_naughton@ssp.nmfs.gov. Bob Hoffman NMFS, Long Beach, CA bob_hoffman@ssp.nmfs.gov From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Mar 6 08:03:04 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id IAA19454; Wed, 6 Mar 1996 08:03:02 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA02868; Wed, 6 Mar 1996 12:44:39 GMT Received: from coral by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id HAA02863; Wed, 6 Mar 1996 07:44:38 -0500 Received: by coral (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) id HAA02475; Wed, 6 Mar 1996 07:44:37 -0500 Date: Wed, 6 Mar 1996 07:44:36 +30000 From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: Returned coral-list e-mail addresses Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Sorry for the extra bandwidth, but the following e-mail addresses of coral-list subscribers have been continuously returned by the list-server as bad addresses. If you happen to recognize any of these and could offer a new address or other enlightenment, I'd appreciate your help (and so might they!). Cheers... Jim Hendee Coral-List Administrator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ mmoore@violet.berkeley.edu Madeline.G@eworld.com jutro.p@epamail.epa.gov carvis@icarus.state.gov william_peterson@ssp.nmfs.gov ccc@coralcay.demon.co.uk oceano%ceniai@igc.orgau geobjkj@npd.uff.br Ross.Jones@jcu.edu.au tapled1@mail.auburn.edu lara@cicese.mx j_pandolfi@aims.gov.au path@amsg.austmus.oz.au lbecker@zool.umd.edu rbradley@climate1.geo.umass.edu spater@cb.uga.edu slowey@ocean.tamu.edu scoats@co.pinellas.fl.us nreyns@ic.sunysb.edu cbcmnrj@omega.lncc.br Sehested@dk-online.dk orion@speedy.coacade.uv.mx From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Mar 6 09:31:33 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id JAA20547; Wed, 6 Mar 1996 09:31:31 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id OAA03111; Wed, 6 Mar 1996 14:12:51 GMT Received: from coral by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id JAA03106; Wed, 6 Mar 1996 09:12:49 -0500 Received: by coral (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) id JAA02607; Wed, 6 Mar 1996 09:12:48 -0500 Date: Wed, 6 Mar 1996 09:12:48 +30000 From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: Coral Reef Restoration - Reply (fwd) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Forwarded message from Walt Jaap: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 06 Mar 1996 07:23:55 -0500 (EST) From: Walt, Jaap To: OWNER-CORAL-LIST@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: Coral Reef Restoration - Reply The Soto Reef Restoration project at Grand Cayman currently working on the 8th week has transplanted about 600 corals, moved ten tons of rubble and replaced large coral heads weighing in excess of 6000 lbs. The crew has in excess of 4000 hours under water. We are using Liquid Rock epoxy to attach corals back on the reef. Restoration will be finiished in about two weeks. At that point we will have transplanted approximately 2500 corals. We will be glad to share our insights with those that are interested. W. Jaap, J. Morelock. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Mar 6 12:09:09 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.erl.gov (reef.aoml.erl.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id MAA03297; Wed, 6 Mar 1996 12:09:07 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.erl.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA03257; Wed, 6 Mar 1996 16:47:49 GMT Received: from physics.arizona.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id LAA03252; Wed, 6 Mar 1996 11:47:47 -0500 Received: from [128.196.188.142] (xenos.physics.Arizona.EDU) by physics.arizona.edu (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA13892; Wed, 6 Mar 96 09:42:58 MST Date: Wed, 6 Mar 96 09:42:57 MST Message-Id: <9603061642.AA13892@physics.arizona.edu> From: "Warren Beck" To: coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Subject: remove name Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Please remove my address from the coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov server. I no longer wish to receive messages from this list. Warren Beck Warren Beck NSF AMS Facility Department of Physics University of Arizona Bldg. #81 Tucson, AZ 85721 Phone: 520-621-4277 Fax:520-621-9619 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Mar 7 08:25:20 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id IAA12981; Thu, 7 Mar 1996 08:25:17 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA04548; Thu, 7 Mar 1996 13:01:43 GMT Received: from coral by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id IAA04543; Thu, 7 Mar 1996 08:01:40 -0500 Received: by coral (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) id IAA04221; Thu, 7 Mar 1996 08:01:38 -0500 Date: Thu, 7 Mar 1996 08:01:38 +30000 From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Discontinued C-MAN postings Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: The daily posting of Coast-Marine Automated Network data will be temporarily discontinued. We hope to be able to present them again soon. If you have a use for these data, please drop a line so I can get an idea of who uses them and for what purpose. Many thanks... Take care, Jim Hendee From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Mar 7 17:46:51 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id RAA19061; Thu, 7 Mar 1996 17:46:48 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA05117; Thu, 7 Mar 1996 22:12:45 GMT Received: from wizard.wizard.net by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id RAA05112; Thu, 7 Mar 1996 17:12:42 -0500 Received: from [206.161.15.34] (pm104.wizard.net [206.161.15.34]) by wizard.wizard.net (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id RAA05887; Thu, 7 Mar 1996 17:08:34 -0500 Date: Thu, 7 Mar 1996 17:08:34 -0500 Message-Id: <199603072208.RAA05887@wizard.wizard.net> Subject: Re: Coral Reef Restoration - Reply (fwd) From: "Stephen C. Jameson" To: "Coral Health and Monitoring Program" , Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Dear Walter, I'd be very interested in hearing your insights regarding the Soto Reef project. Do you plan any follow up studies on survival rates? Please drop me a line when you get a chance. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Mar 7 17:48:32 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id RAA19097; Thu, 7 Mar 1996 17:48:30 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA05127; Thu, 7 Mar 1996 22:19:04 GMT Received: from wizard.wizard.net by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id RAA05122; Thu, 7 Mar 1996 17:19:01 -0500 Received: from [206.161.15.34] (pm104.wizard.net [206.161.15.34]) by wizard.wizard.net (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id RAA05995; Thu, 7 Mar 1996 17:15:07 -0500 Date: Thu, 7 Mar 1996 17:15:07 -0500 Message-Id: <199603072215.RAA05995@wizard.wizard.net> Subject: Re: Coral Reef Restoration - Reply (fwd) From: "Stephen C. Jameson" To: "Coral Health and Monitoring Program" , Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Dear Walter, I'd very much like to hear your insights from the Soto Reef project. Do you plan any follow-up survival studies? Drop me a line when you get a chance. Best regards, Dr. Stephen C. Jameson, President Coral Seas, Inc. - Integrated Coastal Zone Management 4254 Hungry Run Road The Plains, VA 20198-1715 USA 703/754-8690, 703/754-9139 (FAX) Internet: sjameson@coralseas.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Mar 7 20:55:47 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id UAA21758; Thu, 7 Mar 1996 20:55:44 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA05313; Fri, 8 Mar 1996 01:41:38 GMT Received: from io.org by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id UAA05308; Thu, 7 Mar 1996 20:41:34 -0500 Received: from dyna-135.net7b.io.org (dyna-110.net7b.io.org [204.92.49.110]) by io.org (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id UAA12654 for ; Thu, 7 Mar 1996 20:36:53 -0500 Date: Thu, 7 Mar 1996 20:36:53 -0500 Message-Id: <199603080136.UAA12654@io.org> X-Sender: howzit@io.org X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov From: Ursula Keuper-Bennett Subject: Information request for Barclay's Park, Barbados Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Hello, I am interested in any information about Barclay's Park, Barbados. I would especially welcome any comments from divers who may know the area. I have surfed the Net and the only information I presently have on the locale is it is a 50 acre park and swimming can be dangerous. During my Net poking about I did discover that a surprising number of papers had been written about eutrophication in Barbados water. I need to know a lot more than this. I would appreciate any feedback on the condition of corals and ocean in and around Barclay's Park, please. Aloha and best ^ Ursula Keuper-Bennett 0 0 Mississauga, Ontario /V^\ I I /^V\ Email: howzit@io.org /V Turtle Trax V\ /V Forever Green V\ http://www.io.org/~bunrab From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Mar 8 07:28:15 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id HAA29955; Fri, 8 Mar 1996 07:28:13 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA05822; Fri, 8 Mar 1996 12:04:14 GMT Received: from sepia.nioz.nl by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id HAA05817; Fri, 8 Mar 1996 07:04:09 -0500 Received: from pc_duyl by sepia.nioz.nl with smtp (Smail3.1.29.1 #2) id m0tv0pS-0002MEC; Fri, 8 Mar 96 12:59 MET Message-Id: Comments: Authenticated sender is From: "Gert Jan Gast" To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Fri, 8 Mar 1996 12:59:25 +0000 Subject: Sending replies X-Confirm-Reading-To: "Gert Jan Gast" X-pmrqc: 1 Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (v2.10) Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A Hello all, This: > Dear Walter, > > I'd very much like to hear your insights from the Soto Reef project. Do > you plan any follow-up survival studies? Drop me a line when you get a > chance. > > > > Best regards, > > Dr. Stephen C. Jameson, President > Coral Seas, Inc. - Integrated Coastal Zone Management > 4254 Hungry Run Road > The Plains, VA 20198-1715 USA > 703/754-8690, 703/754-9139 (FAX) > Internet: sjameson@coralseas.com > is an example of mail meant for one person that was sent to over 500 people. That is unnecessary loading of many E-mail boxes. Could all of you please pay attention to the address your mail application chooses when you click "reply"? In other words: please only send to the coral-list when you want your message to appear on >500 computer screens. That would make live a bit easier for all of us. Thanks in advance. Nice weekend to all of you! Gert Jan Gast Netherlands Institute for Sea Research Department of Marine Ecology P.O. Box 59, 1790 AB Den Burg, The Netherlands. Phone: 31 (0)222 369573. Fax: 31 (0)222 319674. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Mar 8 08:34:34 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id IAA01149; Fri, 8 Mar 1996 08:34:31 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA05976; Fri, 8 Mar 1996 13:17:46 GMT Received: from mercury.ukc.ac.uk by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id IAA05971; Fri, 8 Mar 1996 08:17:39 -0500 Received: from kiwi.ukc.ac.uk by mercury.ukc.ac.uk with SMTP (PP); Fri, 8 Mar 1996 13:11:51 +0000 Received: from pc-esf.ukc.ac.uk by kiwi.ukc.ac.uk (SMI-8.6/UKC-2.14) id NAA10854; Fri, 8 Mar 1996 13:11:47 GMT From: William Moreno Caycedo To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Fishing and its effect on coral Message-ID: Date: Fri, 8 Mar 1996 13:11:46 +0000 (gmt) Priority: NORMAL X-Mailer: Simeon for Windows X-Authentication: none MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: To anybody Does anybody knows anything about the effects to coral by fishing (or overfishing) in a particular area of the world. At the moment I'm trying to study this problem but at this University (Canterbury U.K) there is not much information. I would be most grateful if someone could tell me where I can obtain this kind of info. Thanks William Moreno Durrel Intitute of Conservation and Biology wm1@ukc.ac.uk From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Mar 10 13:05:15 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id NAA23332; Sun, 10 Mar 1996 13:05:12 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA09291; Sun, 10 Mar 1996 17:54:27 GMT Received: from axe by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id MAA09286; Sun, 10 Mar 1996 12:54:23 -0500 Resent-From: jc13@axe.humboldt.edu Resent-Message-Id: <199603101754.MAA09286@reef.aoml.erl.gov> Received: from axe.humboldt.edu by axe.humboldt.edu (PMDF V5.0-6 #11939) id <0DO2C6X01002Q2@axe.humboldt.edu> for coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov; Sun, 10 Mar 1996 09:49 -0800 (PST) Resent-date: Sun, 10 Mar 1996 09:49 -0800 (PST) Date: Sun, 10 Mar 1996 09:49:45 -0800 (PST) From: Joshua Craig Subject: Fish Forums? To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Message-id: MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A I am enjoying the range of topics on this bulletin board. Are there any similar forums for information exchange about tropical marine fishes, especially reef fishes? From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Mar 10 00:39:04 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id AAA19704; Sun, 10 Mar 1996 00:39:01 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id FAA08672; Sun, 10 Mar 1996 05:20:54 GMT Received: from SCALOP.AIMS.GOV.AU by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id AAA08667; Sun, 10 Mar 1996 00:20:47 -0500 From: C_WILKINSON@aims.gov.au Received: from AIMS.GOV.AU by AIMS.GOV.AU (PMDF V4.3-10 #7365) id <01I26ET646AU8WW0HS@AIMS.GOV.AU>; Sun, 10 Mar 1996 15:16:06 +1000 Date: Sun, 10 Mar 1996 15:16:06 +1000 Subject: Coral Bleaching in PNG region To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Message-id: <01I26ET64FY08WW0HS@AIMS.GOV.AU> X-VMS-To: IN%"coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov" X-VMS-Cc: C_WILKINSON MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A The following was sent to me by John Rewald, Motupore Research Station in PNG dated 07-MAR-96. A sig. area from S of Normanby Island through Cape Vogel, and to Tufi is suffering from coral bleaching over the past 3 weeks, extending down to 20 m. Bleaching in shallow water is most extensive - almost 100% in some areas, including soft corals and anemones. Water temps have been 29 to 30 deg. C during DEC for past 2 months. This is the longest recalled period of warm water in Milne Bay province - weather also calm and skies relatively clear. Reefs N of Normanby/Fergusson Ids are not affected to any degree though signs are there. Corals appear live at the moment with patches of dead coral and beginning of algal growth. I will be monitoring bleaching over next 5 weeks. These are observations from Bob Halstead, operator of dive boat Telita and he requests advice from scientists as to what he should observe. Please contact Rewald on jrewald@peg.apc.org (note: no dates and precise locations provided and Rewald is currently travelling to Australia - good luck) Clive Wilkinson From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Mar 11 06:08:29 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id GAA29100; Mon, 11 Mar 1996 06:08:18 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA10018; Mon, 11 Mar 1996 10:51:16 GMT Received: from dzowo by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id FAA10013; Mon, 11 Mar 1996 05:50:47 -0500 Message-Id: <199603111050.FAA10013@reef.aoml.erl.gov> Received: from mfca.uem.mz by dzowo.uem.mz id <01703-0@dzowo.uem.mz>; Mon, 11 Mar 1996 10:47:37 -0200 Received: from mfca by mfca.uem.mz (UUPC/extended 1.12k) with UUCP for coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov; Mon, 11 Mar 1996 10:40:03 -20000 From: AMORIM To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Mon, 11 Mar 1996 10:40:02 gmt+0200 Subject: diversity indexes Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail v3.22 Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A Dear all, I'm doing a research work on comparing coral reef fishes in two areas, using a video camera. What I need to know, urgently, is how to compare, statisticly, diversity indexes to see if they are significant. Are there any scientific papers on similar studies? I would appreciate it if you would help me. Thanks! Sorry for any duplication! -- amorim From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Mar 8 12:04:25 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id MAA03007; Fri, 8 Mar 1996 12:04:22 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA06188; Fri, 8 Mar 1996 16:07:39 GMT Received: from mailman.nsf.gov by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id LAA06183; Fri, 8 Mar 1996 11:07:34 -0500 From: prtaylor@nsf.gov Received: from xrelay.nsf.gov by mailman.nsf.gov with SMTP id AA34740 (5.65c/IDA-1.4.4 for ); Fri, 8 Mar 1996 11:05:13 -0500 Received: from cc:Mail by xrelay.nsf.gov id AA826309874; Fri, 08 Mar 96 10:19:17 EST Date: Fri, 08 Mar 96 10:19:17 EST Message-Id: <9602088263.AA826309874@xrelay.nsf.gov> To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Cc: ewild@nsf.gov, prtaylor@nsf.gov Subject: Coral Reef Activities -- U.S. National Science Foundation Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: To anyone interested: The attach file outlines many research and related projects that were supported by the U. S. National Science Foundation in Fiscal Year 1995 as part of the U. S.Coral Reef Initiative and its contribution to the International Coral Reef Initiative. Phil Taylor Division of Ocean Sciences U. S. National Science Foundation 4201 Wilson Blvd. Arlington, Virginia 22230 USA prtaylor@nsf.gov 703-306-1587 To anyone interested: The attach file outlines many research and related projects that were supported by the U. S. National Science Foundation in Fiscal Year 1995 as part of the U. S.Coral Reef Initiative and its contribution to the International Coral Reef Initiative. Phil Taylor Division of Ocean Sciences U. S. National Science Foundation 4201 Wilson Blvd. Arlington, Virginia 22230 USA prtaylor@nsf.gov 703-306-1587 3/8/96 ********************************************** Population Biology of Caribbean Octocorals Daniel Brazeau, University of Florida Fertilization success among sessile, marine invertebrates is a largely unknown variable bridging those factors which field ecologists can measure (fecundity, organism size, population abundance) and one often difficult to estimate (reproductive success). Using the Caribbean octocoral Baiareum asbestinum as a model animal, this project will examine temporal and spatial variation in reproductive success for male and female colonies. The research will test the specific prediction that female fertilization success is directly proportional to the nearby abundance male colonies. This information is crucial for understanding the abundance and growth of invertebrate populations in coral reef ecosystems and will provide important information for the successful restoration and management of coral reefs worldwide. The Role of Heterotrophic Dinoflagellates in Marine Plankton Dynamics: Growth, Grazing Behavior and Bioluminescence Edward Buskey, University of Texas Austin This study will examine the effects of food quantity and quality on the growth, feeding and bioluminescence of several species of Protoperidinium. Selective feeding of these pallium, feeding dinoflagellates (which capture large food particles extracellualarly) and the role of sensory perception in this selection process will also be examined. In addition, the study will determine the abundance of heterotrophic dinoflagellates in the western Gulf of Mexico, and examine the relationship between growth rate and bioluminescence capacity for field collected Protoperidinium incubated at ambient food concentrations. Hydrodynamic Forcing of Metabolism of Coral Reef Algal Communities Robert Carpenter, California State University Northridge and Susan Williams, San Diego State University The current paradigm explaining how coral reefs maintain high biomass of organisms and extremely high rates of gross primary productivity is that tight recycling of nutrients and organic matter occurs within the reef resulting in zones of net autotrophy alternating with zones of net heterotrophy. Autotrophic upstream communities are thought to support downstream heterotrophic assemblages with the overall balance resulting in ecosystem P/R ratios near unity. According to this paradigm, coral reefs are not coupled significantly to the surrounding oligotrophic ocean. Recent studies suggest that coral reefs may be much more dependent on hydrodynamic processes than currently believed. Although nutrient concentrations of tropical waters are very low, an enormous volume of water is advected across the reef and could result in a large flux of nutrients to benthic primary producers. The major upstream autotrophic zone is the reef flat where algal turf assemblages are responsible for the majority of primary productivi ty. Previous work has demonstrated that rates of primary productivity and nitrogen fixation of algal turf are affected significantly by water flow speed. Furthermore, flow measurements on one reef suggest that algal canopy height significantly alters the local hydrodynamic regime and as a result, metabolic processes of algal turfs may be diffusion- limited for a significant proportion of time. This project will test the hypothesis that rates of primary productivity and nitrogen fixation of coral reef algal turfs are diffusion-limited. Measurements of the flow environment on a reef flat will be made and used to estimate the degree to which algal turfs varying in canopy height are diffusion-limited. The project will then move on to test hypotheses about the specific factors that result in diffusion- limitation. The results of this project should fill a gap on empirical measurements of water flow in coral reef environments and how water flow affects algal metabolism. The results of this research may lead to a si gnificant paradigm shift in understanding how coral reefs function. Demonstration that reefs are open ecosystems that are strongly coupled to the surrounding ocean environment would have important implications for predictions of the effects of global climate change on these unique ecosystems. Population and Community Dynamics of Corals: A Long Term Study. Joseph Connell, University of California, Santa Barbara The objectives of the present project are several: 1) To extend the detailed long-term monitoring of ecological communities of corals and algae on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia which has been carried on continuously over the past 30 years, the longest such study on any coral reef; 2) to expand the study to include sites on two nearby reefs, and additional replicate sites on Heron Reef; 3) to analyze spatial patterns and dynamics of corals and algae at several scales, from centimeters to tens of meters, both during the course of colonization of patches (opened by disturbances) and after most of the surface has become crowded by many colonies. These analyses should reveal the long-term effects of interactions that may be crucial in determining how natural communities are structured; 4) to test with controlled field experiments some hypotheses about mechanisms: a) that produce the unique species composition of corals at the Inner Reef Flat site, b) that cause contrasting patterns of algae after disturbances , and c) that determine precisely how each colony affects its neighbors; 5) to build mathematical models and computer simulations of the dynamics of these populations and communities of corals and algae: a) to investigate the influence of past and present conditions on future changes, b) to characterize temporal and spatial dynamics, and c) to test hypotheses about the consequences of these dynamics to the community. The models will be also used to asses the degree to which community structure and dynamics may or may not be influenced by details of spatial relationships. The field methods will use the standard sampling techniques used over the past 30 years, to assure continuity in the long-term data base. The experimental methods, using coral transplanting and cages to exclude larger herbivores, have also been used before in this study and are well- established. Larval choice experiments and new recruit transplants have been carried out successfully by the co- investigators elsewhere on the Great Barrier Re ef.. The significance of this proposed research to the advancement of knowledge is that: 1) it deepens the general knowledge of how natural communities of corals and algae (the dominant sessile organisms on tropical and sub- tropical reefs), are assembled and structured in the face of changes in their environment over extended periods of time; 2) it reveals some of the mechanisms that link the environment with these community changes, and how both vary over short and long time periods and between small and larger spatial scales; and 3) it helps to predict the effect of environmental changes, including those caused by human activity, on these natural communities. Grazer Diversity and Ecosystem Function in Seagrass Beds J. Emmett Duffy, College of William & Mary, Virginia Institute of Marine Science One of most pervasive and irreversible effects of environmental change wrought by human activity is the reduction in species diversity on local and global scales. The consequences of declining for ecosystem function remain largely unquantified and unpredictable. The loss of species in low diversity but high recruitment environments, like estuaries, may severely alter production levels and trophic transfers. This research will involve a series of mesocosm experiments to test the effects of invertebrate grazer species on: 1) the structure of eelgrass communities, particularly the algal epiphytes, 2) functional processes within the eelgrass ecosystem, especially primary and secondary production, vascular detritus processing, and organic matter export to underlying sediment, and 3) the responses of the plants to nutrient enrichment. The results of this work are likely to provide the first experimental evidence about the roles of mesograzers in shallow water vegetation communities, including their individual and collective effects on community structure and function. Ribosomal DNA Sequences in Marine Yeasts: A Model for Identification and Quantification of Marine Eukaryotes Jack Fell, University of Miami, Rosensteil School of Marine & Atmospheric Sciences Using molecular techniques for rapid and accurate determination of community structure, this research will determine fungal biodiversity and population biomass in tropical caostal ecosystems (principally mangrove ecosystems) of two distinctly different groups of micro-fungi: the basidiomycetous yeasts and the oomycetous genus Halophythophora. Both groups have important roles in detrital based food webs. The research program will include laboratory and field studies. Laboratory studies will complete the data bank of know species as a basis for determining community structure in the field. New procedures will be developed with preliminary emphasis on quantitative PCR (QPCR) using laser detected infrared labeled primers. Field research will center on reef and mangrove habitats. Using a combination of classical microbial techniques and molecular methods, the community structure and relative abundance of known and unknown culturable fungi species will be determined. The identity of these species will be ascertain ed by automated DNA sequence analysis and nucleotide alignment with the data bank. Species-specific regions will be located and primers developed to test the accuracy and sensitivity of PCR techniques in estimating community structure. Through the use of PCR and QPCR, the occurrence of unculturable species and population densities will be estimated. The techniques developed in this research can be applied to population analyses of other micro- or macro- eukaryote communities. Bleaching of Symbiotic Algae (Zooxanthellae) and their Invertebrate Hosts: Causes and Mechanisms William Fitt, University of Georgia Bleaching, the loss of symbiotic dinoflagellates("zooxanthellae" hereafter) of their pigments, of reef corals and other invertebrates has become a world-wide problem in tropical marine ecosystem, linked by some researchers to global warming. The results of bleaching have potentially devastating environmental, ecological and economic effects in the Caribbean, IndoPacific, an other tropical marine areas. Though there is some experimental work showing involvement of both higher than average temperature and light, the mechanisms involved in bleaching are not well understood this project will test three hypotheses. 1. Bleaching in nature is caused by high temperature stress coupled with high energy blue light (and possibly UV-A between 380-400nm). Preliminary evidence shows that while high temperature alone will induce bleaching, natural light exposure during high temperature treatment exacerbates the effect by lowering the temperature threshold and time to bleaching at a given temperature. this study will determ ine which component of light is responsible for this effect and the mechanisms of action. Early theories on bleaching had light playing a major role, but experimental evidence has not yet supported this contention. Potentially harmful chemical alterations associated with high energy wavelengths of blue light (and possibly some near-blue wavelengths of UV-A, that are not adsorbed by UV-protecting pigments found in corals) are not only consistent with field observations of bleaching, but are also supported by both laboratory and field-based preliminary experiments. 2. The mechanisms of temperature-light induced bleaching involves the irreversible dissociation of the chlorophyll-protein associations in the chloroplast. The harmful effects of high temperatures and light on algae include the irreversible separation or inactivation of the chlorophyll-protein complexes associated with reaction centers in the chloroplast. Electron transport activity and eventually carbon fixation decrease markedly. 3. High light and temperatures cause decreases in "protective" pigments which absorb ultraviolet light. The role of different wavelengths of light in conjunction with high temperature in determining concentrations of UV- screening pigments will be determined as well as their relationship with photosynthetic rates. These hypotheses will be tested using cultured and freshly isolated zooxanthellae, and intact hosts both in the laboratory and in field-based experiments. El Nino Impacted Coral Reefs In The Tropical Eastern Pacific Secondary Disturbances, Recovery and Modeling of Population and Community Responses. Peter Glynn, University of Miami Rosensteil School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences This research will continue a long-term study that has focused on ecological disturbances to eastern Pacific coral reefs that accompanied the sever and historically unprecedented 1982-83 El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO). The study involves international collaboration with host- county research teams and primary field sites in Costa Rica, Panama, and the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador), areas heavily impacted by the 1982-83 ENSO. Dr. Glynn will lead the research to continue (a) with the physical and biotic monitoring of eastern Pacific coral reefs initiated in the early-mid 1970s, (b) investigating the responses of different coral species to ENSO stressors, (c) studying coral reproductive ecology as it relates to recruitment success, and (d) documenting coral community recovery. New research directions include (e) remote sensing, which will attempt to link coral bleaching/mortality with local and global scale sea surface temperatures by means of synoptic and repeated measurements, and (f) modeling of coral pop ulation and community dynamics based on mechanistic relationships between temperature, predation, coral growth, and survivorship derived from field monitoring and experimental results. Because important secondary disturbances are still occurring and reef recovery has been slow, it is necessary to continue this study in order to understand the variety of changes involved and the full impact of a major disturbance on eastern Pacific coral survival and reef building. We are hopeful that ENSO warming disturbances can provide some insight to the probable changes in coral reefs worldwide if projected global warming causes repeated and/or protracted sea temperature increases comparable to the 1982-83 ENSO. Quantitative Aspects of Prey Chemical Defenses Mark Hay, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill This project will extend the PI's current investigations on chemical mediation of seaweed-herbivore and invertebrate- predator interactions to include: (1) complex interactions of prey nutritional value with chemical and structural prey defenses, (2) an understanding of how larval and spore defenses differ from those of the adult, and why (exposure to different consumers?, increased exposure to UV without adult structures that provide shade?, etc.), and (3) the role of learned aversion by vertebrate versus invertebrate consumers in affecting both prey and consumer dynamics. Because benthic seaweeds and invertebrates play a trophically and ecologically important role in tropical and sub-tropical near-shore communities and are rich sources of novel secondary metabolites that function as defenses against consumers and have potential applications as pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and growth regulating substances, understanding how these organisms respond chemically to ecological and environmental threats can pro vide fundamental information about how marine systems function, and can suggest strategies for applied uses of marine natural products. Broadcast Spawning and the Population Ecology of Coral Reef Animals Howard Lasker, State University of New York, Buffalo The literature on marine benthic ecology and evolution has generally ignored fertilization rates as an important factor in the life histories of benthic species, many which are important resource species. These rates have implicitly been assumed to be uniformly high and thus not a terribly significant factor in the establishment of the adult populations. There are now a number of data sets which raise doubts about the validity of that assumption. The research will determine rates of fertilization among natural populations and will explore some of the factors controlling these rates in reef communities. Using the Caribbean gorgonian, Plexaura A, as a model system Drs. Lasker and Coffroth will determine rates of fertilization of eggs released in synchronous spawning events. Plexaura A is clonal and often has skewed ratios of male and female colonies on different reefs. This will enable comparison of rates from reefs which differ in current regime and in the density of male colonies. Using random amplified poly morphic DNA (RAPD) from individual planulae larvae, they will conduct paternity analyses, determine the proportion of fertilizations attributable to specific male clones, and determine the effects of clone size and distribution on fertilization. If rates are low and are affected by factors such as population density, then it will be necessary to incorporate fertilization rates in analyses of benthic population animal dynamics and evolution. The Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation on Symbiotic Cnidarians: Action Spectra, Sites of Damage, and Bleaching Michael Lesser, University of New Hampshire The decrease of the stratospheric ozone layer has resulted in an increase in the amount of harmful ultraviolet radiation reaching both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Recent data indicates that this phenomenon will also affect tropical ecosystems. Tropical ecosystems have a long evolutionary history of exposure to fluxes of UV radiation, and can provide considerable insight into evolved mechanisms of protection against the deleterious effects of UV radiation. We presently do not know with confidence the wave length-dependent efficiency (action spectrum) of UV radiation for any physiological function in symbiotic cnidarians. Widespread coral bleaching events have recently been observed following anomolously high sea surface temperatures around the world. If UV radiation synergistically interacts with increased sea water temperatures, action spectra will be required to predict what dose of UV radiation can induce bleaching, with or without an increase in sea water temperature. An important step in understa nding the bleaching phenomenon is to determine the independent and synergistic effects of temperature, visible radiation, and UV radiation on the functional biology of symbiotic associations. A Facility for Research and Education at the Caribbean Marine Research Center, Lee Stocking Island Marine Field Station. Romuald Lipcius, College of William & Mary, Virginia Institute of Marine Science The Caribbean Marine Research Center (CMRC) is one of six National Undersea Research Centers. CMRC's marine field station on Lee Stocking Island (LSI) in the Exuma Cays, Bahamas comprises 28 buildings, a 915-meter airstrip, nine research vessels, wet and dry submersibles, and recompression chamber and an underwater habitat. The station affords access to a pristine marine environment with a diverse array of tropical habitats including shallow and deep coral reefs, grassbeds, sand flats, mangroves, submerged carbonate terraces, subsea caves, blue holes, tidal channels and stromatolites, a unique bio-geological feature. During 1993, 131 visiting scientists and students conducted research in the fields of benthic ecology, invertebrate biology, fisheries ecology, oceanography, coral reef ecology, paleo-oceanography, macroalgal ecology, aquaculture, global climate change, coral bleaching and marine geology. In addition, a limited number of field courses and workshops were held at LSI. However, the station is hinde red by a paucity of accommodations for visiting scientists, and the lack of a suitable lecture and workshop facility, which prevents CMRC from meeting numerous requests to conduct field courses, workshops and research. The proposed partnership between CMRC, The College of William & Mary (W&M), and NSF would significantly enhanced the utility of one of the most productivity marine field stations in the Caribbean. Specifically this project will provide for the construction of a dormitory and lecture/workshop building at LSI. Key contributions by CMRC include property for the facility, support services, and administrative framework for coordination of activities, and maintenance of the building over the facility's lifetime. Path of Carbon in Photosynthesis and Release of Glycerol by Zooxanthellae Leonard Muscatine, University of California Los Angeles One of the most intriguing, and enigmatic phenomena in the field of coral reef ecology is the symbiotic relationship between the coral polyp and the nutrient producing dinoflagellate that it hosts. This relationship is the key feature in the stability of coral reefs and many of the organisms which reside there. The objective of this project is to study the translocation of carbon from symbiotic dinoflagellates to the coral host cells. This will be achieved by a revolutionary approach to studying this relationship, by artificially altering the biochemical carbon pathways, and evaluating the subsequent metabolism of the coral polyp and the photosynthetic capacities of the dinoflagellates. This shall give us new insights on the nutritional relationship between the two. Dr. Muscatine has a string of success with prior NSF awards and is at the forefront in this field of study. His project will help to achieve two objectives: 1) further contribute to our understanding of the role of coral symbioses, which could po tentially have biotechnological value, and 2) provide another opportunity for collaborative work with Russian scientist in U.S. laboratories. Housing Facility for Visiting Scientists Award Valerie Paul, University of Guam The University of Guam Marine Laboratory will build a housing facility for accommodating visiting researchers including visiting graduate students. The 2000 sq ft building will contain three bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a kitchen, and a living area for dormitory style accommodations and a separate suite with two bedrooms, one bath, and a kitchen for an apartment style unit. Earlier support allowed the university to complete the architectural and engineering plans for this building. Such a facility is considered extremely important because 1) the institution is in an isolated academic environment and visiting investigators are a valuable resource for interactions and new ideas, and 2) skyrocketing rents and a serious housing shortage combine to make it difficult to impossible to find adequate lodging for visitors staying less than 6 months. The University of Guam Laboratory supports the research of 8 full-time faculty, numerous graduate and undergraduate students, as well as visiting investigators. The research dem ands on facility have increased due to the addition of new faculty at the laboratory, the recent establishment of collaborative programs between the Marine Laboratory and the University of Hawaii and the University of the Ryukyus (Okinawa, Japan), and the awareness of the Marine Laboratory as a resource for coral reef research by over 550 scientists who attended the 7th International Coral Reef Symposium on Guam in June 1992. The new building will allow the support of increasing numbers of visiting scientists that wish to conduct research at the laboratory , which will in turn enhance the research environment. Assessing the Chemical Defenses of Caribbean Sponges Joseph Pawlik, University of North Carolina Wilmington Sponges are important components of benthic marine communities, particularly on coral reefs. Organic extracts of their tissues have yielded a wealth of unusual chemical compounds that are not known to be involved in primary metabolism. These secondary metabolites have a diversity of pharmacological effects in laboratory assays, but it is unclear why sponges produce them. The most commonly held theory is that these compounds are distasteful to potential predators. The proposed research will provide an assessment of the chemical defenses of Caribbean demo sponges, a group whose taxonomy and chemistry is fairly well described. The investigation will proceed within a theoretical framework established by previous research on the chemical ecology of terrestrial plants and marine algae. Overall, this research project represents the first systematic investigation of the chemical defenses of tropical marine sponges. The results will be useful in judging the general applicability of optimal defense theories based on s tudies of terrestrial ecosystems. On the Abundance, Dynamics and Regulation of Damselfish Populations Russell Schmitt and Sally Holbrook, University of California Santa Barbara The aim of the work is to understand the dynamics and regulation of structured, open populations, which typify most marine reef fishes and invertebrates. While there is broad agreement among ecologists that attributes of populations are shared by more than an single process (e.g., availability of propagules, competition within and between life stages, competition with other species, predation), there remains considerable disagreement regarding their relative importance. There also is some confusion about what roles various processes have in producing dynamics; few empirical workers have distinguished between processes that regulate populations (i.e., bound fluctuations) as opposed to those that cause variation around the mean abundance. An enormous amount is known about the caused of fluctuations in abundance of reef organisms, but very little is known about what regulates their populations. This work will contribute in several key ways to understanding the general issue of dynamics and regulation. It is one of the first comprehensive, pluralistic evaluations of reef fishes that will distinguish effects of processes on regulation and on variation. Second, it will use for the first time operational definitions and analytical protocols for quantitative assessments of the relative importance of various processes. As such, the research could yield standard approaches and procedures to address relative importance. Third, the application of infrared video technology enables the exploration of little studied but crucial processes of settlement and early mortality. Zooplankton Capture by Corals: Effects of Water Movement and Prey Escape Kenneth Sebens and Jennifer Purcell, University of Maryland Information on water flow in coral reef environments has generally been done to quantify mass transport across reefs or to identify important processes generating nutrient flux from reefs. This project will investigate the effects of water flow on several aspects of the feeding biology of corals. Field measurements of feeding rates on four species of corals will be made with prey sampling by an automated pump/sampler and field flume that allows concurrent measurements of water flow and prey availability. Feeding experiments will be manipulated by varying flow rate, prey type, and food availability and will be conducted over several days with different flow conditions. Capture events and prey type, and food availability and will be conducted over several days with different flow conditions. Capture events and prey escape behavior will be filmed using underwater video. Another important aspect of feeding biology in coral reefs is the small scale water flow around corals in the field. This will be accomplished with three self- contained underwater thermistors flowmeters with 2 mm spatial resolution, based on the design of LaBarber and Vogel (1976). The data collected will be used to characterize the general flow regime at the site, providing new information about the flow environment of coral reefs in Jamaica and other sites in the Caribbean. Marine Biotechnology Fellowship: Natural Products from Common Shallow-water Soft Corals of Guam: Reproductive Considerations Marc Slattery, University of Mississippi (Formerly at University of Guam) This research project will utilize analytical chemical techniques to evaluate the importance of secondary metabolites and steroids in the reproduction of 3 species of soft corals from Guam. This project builds on ongoing research which has identified and examined the importance of secondary metabolites, organic extracts, and morphological defenses in soft coral predator deterrence. This project will extract, isolate, and determine the structures of new secondary metabolites in adult colonies and their eggs. Temporal changes in concentrations of these compounds will be correlated with reproductive indices to assess the role of the compounds in maturation and spawning. Standard bioassays will be conducted to guide isolation of bioactive compounds and to determine the importance of isolated natural products in egg release, sperm chemotaxis, and feeding deterrence. Novel compounds identified in this project will expand upon a growing database of metabolites that can be used as chemotaxonomic markers and will be incorporated into existing pharmacological programs. Additionally, this project will contribute significant in sights into the reproductive biology and chemical ecology of the common soft corrals on the shallow reefs surrounding Guam. The Physiology of Sclerochronology: Mechanism and Variation in Formation of High Density Bands in the Massive Coral Montastrea Annularis Alina Szmant and Peter Swart, University of Miami, Rosensteil School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences; Richard Dodge, Nova University and James Porter, University of Georgia High density (HD) bands mark annual cycles of growth in X- radiographs of reef coral skeletons and presumably form due to physiological response to seasonal cycles of temperature and light. However, the mechanism of formation has not been established for any coral. The HD band is usually used to define the annual band, and thus understanding its formation, and the controls on variability in its timing is important. In the research, a conceptual model of how density bands form, based on physiological and morphological data obtained with earlier NSF funding, is will be developed. Four specific aspects of the work will include: (1) development of a mechanistic mathematical model for the formation of the HD band of Montastrea annularis, a major coral used in paleoclimate work; (2) conducting an in situ experiment to test the validity of the model; (3) evaluation of the genetic vs. environmental components of variation in time of formation of the HD band; and (4) assessment of the variation among corals in the re lationship between HD bands and stable isotope profiles. This study will provide the type of environmental physiological data needed for the precise use of coral density bands for paleoclimatology. Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation on the Biology of Caribbean Reef Corals Gerard Wellington, University of Houston Recent studies indicate that ultraviolet radiation can penetrate to considerable depths on tropical reefs. Persistent high levels of UV penetration, resulting from extended periods of calm sea conditions, have been shown to induce stress leading to the loss of symbiotic zooxanthellae (i.e., bleaching) in reef-building corals. These conditions may have contributed significantly to the regional mass coral bleaching events observed in the Caribbean during 1987 and 1990. This project will continue monitoring penetration of UV radiation, sea temperatures, and recovery of coral exposed to UV radiation. In addition, the project will be expanded to evaluate the effects of UV radiation on the early life-history stages, namely planula larvae and newly-recruited juveniles, of predominant coral species. While increases in UV radiation are predicted to be minimal at low latitudes, increased frequency of calm sea conditions predicted by global warming will lead to enhanced water column clarity and high UV penetration with subsequent negative effects on reef corals. This project, by experimentally defining the maximum UV intensities that can be tolerated by larval and juveniles corals, will provide insight into the role that current intensities of UV radiation play in limiting recruitment and shaping subsequent coral community structure. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Mar 11 07:55:40 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id HAA29836; Mon, 11 Mar 1996 07:55:27 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA10138; Mon, 11 Mar 1996 12:26:57 GMT Received: from aoml.erl.gov by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id HAA10133; Mon, 11 Mar 1996 07:26:56 -0500 Received: (from hendee@localhost) by aoml.erl.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3.CAR) id HAA14097; Mon, 11 Mar 1996 07:04:24 - 0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 11 Mar 1996 07:04:23 -0500 (EST) From: "James C. Hendee" X-Sender: hendee@wave To: AMORIM cc: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Research requests by subscribers In-Reply-To: <199603111050.FAA10013@reef.aoml.erl.gov> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Greetings, Amorim! Requests like yours for basic research are better filled when they are not urgent and when you can get to a good library or do a literature search using DIALOG or other similar services. However, we have set up an area at our Home Page for gaining access to (hopefully) some key references in coral health research. In your particular instance, I would suggest going to our Literature Abstracts area at: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/bib/lit.abstracts.html choose "Indexed by Senior Author", and search for the work of Dr. James Porter, and colleagues. In your particular case, I would think two good starting references would be: "Detecting Change in Coral Reef Communities: A Comparison of Survey Methods" (Meier, O. W. and J. W. Porter, 1991) and, "Species Profiles: Life Histories and Environmental Requirements of Coastal Fishes and Invertebrates (South Florida). Reef-building corals." (Porter, J. W, 1987). See the Page for complete journal citation. I realize the Literature Abstracts area is not up to date (1994, 95, 96 missing), but such are the problems with reduced funding for a project. Hope this helps... Sincerely yours, Jim Hendee +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+ | James C. Hendee | Internet: hendee@aoml.noaa.gov| | Coral Health and | | | Monitoring Program | Voice: 305 361-4380 | | Ocean Chemistry Division | Fax: 305 361-4582 | | NOAA/AOML | COASTAL RBBS: 305 361-4524 | | 4301 Rickenbacker Causeway | | | Miami, FL 33149-1026 | http://coral.aoml.erl.gov | +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+ On Mon, 11 Mar 1996, AMORIM wrote: > Date: Mon, 11 Mar 1996 10:40:02 gmt+0200 > From: AMORIM > To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov > Subject: diversity indexes > > > > Dear all, > I'm doing a research work on comparing coral reef fishes in two > areas, using a video camera. > What I need to know, urgently, is how to compare, statisticly, > diversity indexes to see if they are significant. > Are there any scientific papers on similar studies? > I would appreciate it if you would help me. Thanks! > Sorry for any duplication! > > -- > amorim > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Mar 11 08:21:48 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id IAA00036; Mon, 11 Mar 1996 08:21:45 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA10174; Mon, 11 Mar 1996 13:08:50 GMT Received: from coral by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id IAA10169; Mon, 11 Mar 1996 08:08:49 -0500 Received: by coral (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) id IAA10842; Mon, 11 Mar 1996 08:08:48 -0500 Date: Mon, 11 Mar 1996 08:08:48 +30000 From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Response etiquette In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Dear subscribers, Please ensure that your responses to fellow subscribers go to whom you intend them to go to by double-checking your "To: " line in your mailer. I sometimes get messages which are addressed to owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov and have no way of forwarding them to the intended recipient if I don't have that person's e-mail address handy. Also, please be sure that replies intended to go to a subscriber personally are not accidentally posted to the entire list. On the other hand, if you feel your response would be of value to the entire list, then by all means please DO post your message for all. Many thanks for attention and consideration. Sincerely yours, Jim Hendee coral-list administrator From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Mar 11 08:47:41 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id IAA00431; Mon, 11 Mar 1996 08:47:37 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA10222; Mon, 11 Mar 1996 13:26:31 GMT Received: from jaguar1.usouthal.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id IAA10217; Mon, 11 Mar 1996 08:26:29 -0500 Received: by jaguar1.usouthal.edu (5.0/SMI-SVR4) id AA03265; Mon, 11 Mar 1996 07:24:30 -0600 Date: Mon, 11 Mar 1996 07:24:29 -0600 (CST) From: "Richard B. Aronson" Subject: Re: diversity indexes To: AMORIM Cc: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov In-Reply-To: <199603111050.FAA10013@reef.aoml.erl.gov> Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Dear AMORIM, This reference will answer your questions about video transect methods: Aronson, R.B. et al. 1994. Large-scale, long-term monitoring of Caribbean coral reefs: simple, quick, inexpensive techniques. Atoll Research Bulletin 421:1-19. Rich Aronson ______________________________________________________________________________ Richard B. Aronson Dauphin Island Sea Lab P. O. Box 369-370 Dauphin Island, AL 36528 Voice: (334) 861-7567 Fax: (334) 861-7540 email: raronson@jaguar1.usouthal.edu On Mon, 11 Mar 1996, AMORIM wrote: > > > Dear all, > I'm doing a research work on comparing coral reef fishes in two > areas, using a video camera. > What I need to know, urgently, is how to compare, statisticly, > diversity indexes to see if they are significant. > Are there any scientific papers on similar studies? > I would appreciate it if you would help me. Thanks! > Sorry for any duplication! > > -- > amorim > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Mar 11 08:51:42 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id IAA00510; Mon, 11 Mar 1996 08:51:39 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA10191; Mon, 11 Mar 1996 13:19:51 GMT Received: from gol1.gol.com by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id IAA10186; Mon, 11 Mar 1996 08:19:41 -0500 Received: from yok69-136.gol.com (yok69-136.gol.com [206.159.69.136]) by gol1.gol.com (8.7.4/8.6.9) with SMTP id WAA12841 for ; Mon, 11 Mar 1996 22:23:24 +0900 (JST) Date: Mon, 11 Mar 1996 22:23:24 +0900 (JST) Message-Id: <199603111323.WAA12841@gol1.gol.com> X-Sender: mnoah@popmail.gol.com X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov From: "Michael D. Noah" Subject: Re: diversity indexes Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: At 10:40 AM 3/11/96 gmt+0200, you wrote: > > >Dear all, >I'm doing a research work on comparing coral reef fishes in two >areas, using a video camera. >What I need to know, urgently, is how to compare, statisticly, >diversity indexes to see if they are significant. >Are there any scientific papers on similar studies? >I would appreciate it if you would help me. Thanks! >Sorry for any duplication! > >-- >amorim I'm sure that I'll be corrected quickly by this list membership if I'm wrong (and I'll start off by saying that I'm by no means a statistician), but I researched similarity and diversity indices in depth when I was still in my graduate program back in the early 80's. I've since held the view that for the most part, since diversity indices (or any index, for that matter - i.e., habitat suitability indices) attempt to represent in a single value (and lose much of that information in the process), the mass of "information" that exists in large, often multidimensional (species, space and time) data sets, statistical inferences between indices are usually meaningless. An example: two or more diversity indices can be identical in their respective values, but the underlying data upon which they are each based can be entirely different. I won't go into the mathematics here, but suffice it to say that you can generate the exact same diversity index (i.e., Shannon and Weaver's H') from any number of data sets, each differing from the others in the number of species, the number of individuals within each species, and even the composition of the community encountered. Since the indices can be identical, statistical tests will identify no significant difference between the data sets, yet these data sets can be widely divergent. I also recall reading once that species diversity indices in particular are often highly correlated with each other, due simply to the formula that is used to calculate them - I apologize, I don't recall off-hand the paper that I read that described this "phenomenon (?)," but I'd be happy to look it up in my collection if you're interested. Combining this problem with the failure of most data commonly encountered in ecological field studies to even closely satisfy the assumptions of classical statistical methods and probability theory (missing data, mixed data [binary, rank, quantitative], independent and normal error distributions, homogeneity of variances, additivity of effects, etc.), I think one would be hard pressed to stand on any statistically "significant differences" between two or more indices. I said "usually" above; there may be limited instances where indices can be used as predictor variables, IF considerable thought is given a priori to the underlying hypotheses and the potential relationships that may exist between the variables. Assume, for example, that you have an impacted area and a control area, and you want to develop an index that "describes" that impact. After sampling both areas and using the log-transformed abundance values of the species abundances encountered in a discriminant analysis, the linear additive discriminate function of the log-transformed species abundances would represent (by definition) the best predictor of that impact, and the most efficient test of the null hypothesis: "no impact." The definition of impacted and control areas could be incorporated into the analysis by first performing a cluster analysis to group the samples into faunally homogenous assemblages. If a two-group solution could somehow be interpreted as representing the impacted and control groups of samples that are spatially contiguous, discriminant analysis could be used to define an index of the faunal differences between those two groups. If, however, the two groups were *derived* by cluster analysis, then no significance test would be appropriate since the two groups were created from the outset so as to maximize the differences on the discriminating variables. However, if the groups were defined a priori, then tests of the null hypothesis in species composition between impacted and control areas may be appropriate. My suggestion: first, know what question you are asking, and then second, try to use a statistical method that retains more of the underlying biological information. As for papers that you might want to consider, try R. Pikul, 1974, Development of environmental indices, IN Statistical and mathematical aspects of pollution problems. J.W. Pratt (Ed.). Mercel Dekker, New York. Hope this helps Michael Noah _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ U.S. Navy, COMFLEACT Yokosuka _/_/ _/ _/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ Environmental Department _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/ PSC 473 Box 1 Code 1000 _/ _/_/ _/_/_/_/ _/_/ _/ FPO AP 96349-1100 _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ 243-7311 / 011-81-311-743-7311 FAX 243-9027 / 011-81-311-743-9027 Michael D. Noah mnoah@gol.com "Mother, mother ocean, I have heard your call" J. Buffett U N I V E R S I T Y o f N E B R A S K A C O R N H U S K E R S N a t i o n a l C h a m p i o n s 1 9 7 0 - 7 1 1 9 9 4 - 9 5 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Mar 11 11:44:51 1996 Received: from dzowo (dzowo.uem.mz [196.24.128.66]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id LAA04351 for ; Mon, 11 Mar 1996 11:43:56 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199603111643.LAA04351@aoml.noaa.gov> Received: from mfca.uem.mz by dzowo.uem.mz id <13090-0@dzowo.uem.mz>; Mon, 11 Mar 1996 18:39:11 -0200 Received: from mfca by mfca.uem.mz (UUPC/extended 1.12k) with UUCP for hendee@wave.aoml.noaa.gov; Mon, 11 Mar 1996 18:31:49 -20000 From: AMORIM To: "James C.Hendee" Date: Mon, 11 Mar 1996 18:31:48 gmt+0200 Subject: Research requests by subscribers CC: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail v3.22 Status: RO X-Status: ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- On Mon, 11 Mar 1996, Jim wrote: Greetings, Amorim! Requests like yours for basic research are better filled when they are not urgent and when you can get to a good library or do a literature search using DIALOG or other similar services. However, we have set up an area at our Home Page for gaining access to (hopefully) some key references in coral health research. In your particular instance, I would suggest going to our Literature Abstracts area at: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/bib/lit.abstracts.html choose "Indexed by Senior Author", and search for the work of Dr. James Porter, and colleagues. In your particular case, I would think two good starting references would be: "Detecting Change in Coral Reef Communities: A Comparison of Survey Methods" (Meier, O. W. and J. W. Porter, 1991) and, "Species Profiles: Life Histories and Environmental Requirements of Coastal Fishes and Invertebrates (South Florida). Reef-building corals." (Porter, J. W, 1987). See the Page for complete journal citation. I realize the Literature Abstracts area is not up to date (1994, 95, 96 missing), but such are the problems with reduced funding for a project. Hope this helps... Sincerely yours, Jim Hendee +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+ | James C. Hendee | Internet: hendee@aoml.noaa.gov| | Coral Health and | | | Monitoring Program | Voice: 305 361-4380 | | Ocean Chemistry Division | Fax: 305 361-4582 | | NOAA/AOML | COASTAL RBBS: 305 361-4524 | | 4301 Rickenbacker Causeway | | | Miami, FL 33149-1026 | http://coral.aoml.erl.gov | +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+ On Mon, 11 Mar 1996, AMORIM wrote: > Date: Mon, 11 Mar 1996 10:40:02 gmt+0200 > From: AMORIM > To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov > Subject: diversity indexes > > Dear all, > I'm doing a research work on comparing coral reef fishes in two > areas, using a video camera. > What I need to know, urgently, is how to compare, statisticly, > diversity indexes to see if they are significant. > Are there any scientific papers on similar studies? > I would appreciate it if you would help me. Thanks! > Sorry for any duplication! > > -- > amorim > Dear Jim, Thank you very much for your advise. If I'm not mistaken, the priority of my message was normal, although I wrote "urgently" on the message.I decided to ask for urgent help to the coral-list because I need the information before thursday to finish my prothocol and it's a subject that the Scientific Commission of Eduardo Mondlane's University (where I study) advised to include in my prothocol, last friday. I've searched on the library and found nothing. The library is also very poor in abstracts and the books, although very good and updated, are few. The reason why I did not try the Internet is because I cannot have access to it,yet, here in Mozambique. Even for the e-mail, I think this service is relative new in Mozambique. Once again, thank you very much for your message. -- amorim From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Mar 11 12:37:04 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id MAA05412; Mon, 11 Mar 1996 12:36:59 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA10715; Mon, 11 Mar 1996 17:22:29 GMT Received: from pyxis.rtpnc.epa.gov by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id MAA10710; Mon, 11 Mar 1996 12:22:25 -0500 Received: from mr.rtpnc.epa.gov by mail.rtpnc.epa.gov (PMDF V4.3-10 #8611) id <01I27N9GJR9C8X083F@mail.rtpnc.epa.gov>; Mon, 11 Mar 1996 12:17:12 -0500 (EST) Received: with PMDF-MR; Mon, 11 Mar 1996 12:16:15 EST MR-Received: by mta CARINA; Relayed; Mon, 11 Mar 1996 12:16:15 -0500 Alternate-recipient: prohibited Disclose-recipients: prohibited Date: Mon, 11 Mar 1996 12:00:00 -0500 (EST) From: KENNARD POTTS 202-260-9178 Subject: U.S. Reef Status To: CORAL-LIST@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Message-id: <01I27N9N5XQA8X083F@mr.rtpnc.epa.gov> X-Envelope-to: CORAL-LIST@REEF.AOML.NOAA.GOV MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Posting-date: Mon, 11 Mar 1996 12:15:00 -0500 (EST) Importance: normal Priority: normal X400-MTS-identifier: [;51612111306991/4264417@MAIL] A1-type: MAIL Hop-count: 1 Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Can anyone identify a reference or documentation which would characterize a percentage of degradation of United States reefs? I know that Wilkinson was the basis for the International Coral Reef Initiative's global characterization of 10% of the worlds reefs being degraded beyond recovery. Has any similar work been done for the U.S. reefs? By U.S. reefs, this would include Florida, Hawaii, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa and Northern Mariana. Any suggestions? Ken Potts U.S. EPA Oceans and Coastal Protection Division (4504F) 401 M Street, SW Washington, DC 20460 Email: POTTS.KENNARD@EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV Thanks, Ken From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Mar 12 15:56:12 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id PAA24896; Tue, 12 Mar 1996 15:56:06 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA12302; Tue, 12 Mar 1996 20:35:48 GMT Received: from esa.org by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id PAA12297; Tue, 12 Mar 1996 15:35:37 -0500 From: Bruce@esa.org Received: from Ecological-Message_Server by esa.org with WordPerfect_Office; Tue, 12 Mar 1996 15:45:32 -0500 Message-Id: X-Mailer: WordPerfect Office 4.0 Date: Tue, 12 Mar 1996 15:26:48 -0500 To: coral@coral.aoml.erl.gov, coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Injection Wells in West Maui (fwd) -Reply Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: The Estuaries Section of the Americian Fisheries Society is looking for short articles, announcements (job, conferences, seminars), essays, poems, photos, etc. for the Spring Newsletter. Areas can include but are not limited to science, environment, industry, policy, litigation, economics, and education. Topics should be relevant to ecology, estuarine sciences, agricultural scienes, aquaculture and fisheries, etc. The spring deadline is March 31, 1996. Materials can be forwarded via email, fax, or mail. Please send contributions to: Bruce M. Kahn 2010 Massachusetts Ave., NW Suite 400 Washington, D.C. 20036 Tel: 202-833-8748 Fax: 202-833-8775 Internet: Bruce@esa.org The objective of the Estuaries Section of the American Fisheries Society is to encourage the exchange of information pertinent to the broad scope of multidisciplinary estuarine issues. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Mar 13 03:14:53 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id DAA02953; Wed, 13 Mar 1996 03:14:51 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA12865; Wed, 13 Mar 1996 08:09:01 GMT Received: from crab.jcu.edu.au by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id DAA12860; Wed, 13 Mar 1996 03:08:53 -0500 Received: by crab.jcu.edu.au id AA01951 (5.65v3.2/IDA-1.5); Wed, 13 Mar 1996 18:04:01 +1000 Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 18:04:01 +1000 (EST) From: Mr Rohan Pratt To: Coral List Subject: Coral Reef Restoration Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: I have been working on restoring coral reefs by transplanting coral fragments for two years as my PhD. I have not yet published any of my work, but am happy to provide some general information on how to successfully transplant coral fragments. For those interested, write to me directly. I know of only a few researchers currently working on restoration, and would be keen to hear what anyone else is currently doing on this topic. Rohan Pratt Dept. Marine Biology James Cook University Qld, Australia From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Mar 13 07:56:45 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id HAA05066; Wed, 13 Mar 1996 07:56:43 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA13054; Wed, 13 Mar 1996 12:43:16 GMT Received: from coral by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id HAA13049; Wed, 13 Mar 1996 07:43:14 -0500 Received: by coral (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) id HAA14585; Wed, 13 Mar 1996 07:43:14 -0500 Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 07:43:14 +30000 From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: RE: diversity indexes (fwd) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: This message, originally sent to owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov, is forwarded herewith: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 07:16:02 -0500 (EST) From: James C. Hendee To: coral@coral Subject: RE: diversity indexes (fwd) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 16:46:00 -0800 (PST) From: John McManus To: owner-coral-list Subject: RE: diversity indexes TO:coral list In reply to Amorim (and for others who are interested) there are several approaches to statistically comparing diversity indices. If you have data leading to two indices, you can calculate a variance for each index and conduct a t-test. The procedure is in: Magurran, A.E. 1988. Ecological Diversity and its Measurement. Croom Helm, London. 179 p. A more powerful approach would be to use a randomization approach. Randomization may become a standard way to do most statistical comparisons in the future, but is not there yet, so it might require some programming. Neither approach makes me comfortable about comparing diversities in two areas or one area over time, because they do not account for geographic variability in any straight-forward way. Instead, I prefer to take several sample units of equal size in each of the two areas (or times) and treat the diversity indices as if they were a variable such as "fish abundance per transect", calculating mean diversities, variances on the mean, and doing standard statistical tests. However, this only works for transects of the same length and width, as corrections for size are complicated. This will tell you if there is a difference in diversity "per transect" between areas or times. The pros and cons of using the Shannon versus other indices are covered in Magurran's book, which is highly recommended. I like to define the Shannon value as "diversity" and then to analyze the changes in diversity over time or space in terms of changes in abundance, richness, species per 1,000 individuals and evenness (H'/log(s)). That way I identify a pattern and then seek to explain it. Examples are found in our book "The Resource Ecology of the Bolinao Coral Reef" which is unfortunately out of print, but in the collections of some coral reef scientists. If you send us an address, we can send you photocopies of the relevant pages. The whole book is available as a photocopy from ICLARM for $17.50. Sincerely, Dr. John W. McManus Program Leader, Aquatic Environments Program Project Leader, ReefBase Project International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM) 205 Salcedo Street, Legaspi Village, Makati, Metro Manila 1229 Philippines Tel. No. (63-2) 8180466/Fax No.: (63-2) 8163183 E-Mail: J.McManus@cgnet.com ---------- From: owner-coral-list To: coral-list Subject: diversity indexes Date: Monday, March 11, 1996 10:40AM Dear all, I'm doing a research work on comparing coral reef fishes in two areas, using a video camera. What I need to know, urgently, is how to compare, statisticly, diversity indexes to see if they are significant. Are there any scientific papers on similar studies? I would appreciate it if you would help me. Thanks! Sorry for any duplication! -- amorim From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Mar 13 07:57:20 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id HAA05080; Wed, 13 Mar 1996 07:57:18 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA13046; Wed, 13 Mar 1996 12:41:55 GMT Received: from coral by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id HAA13041; Wed, 13 Mar 1996 07:41:53 -0500 Received: by coral (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) id HAA14580; Wed, 13 Mar 1996 07:41:53 -0500 Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 07:41:52 +30000 From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Other Mailing Lists Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Requests have been made for other list-server locations. For those of you interested in other marine science-oriented mailing lists, the following URL has a very comprehensive list of all kinds of subjects: http://www.NeoSoft.com/internet/paml/bysubj.html Another list that is not on there, but is of wide interest to marine biologists, is the Marine Biology list-server. Contact Mike Marshall at marshall@marinelab.sarasota.fl.us. Following are some excerpts from that list regarding some other marine science disciplines. The list includes cnidarians, mangroves, crustaceans, sea-grasses, sharks, fish, the deep-sea, aquariums and more. Sincerely yours, Jim Hendee =========== Cnidarians: Date: Fri, 8 Dec 95 10:03:24 +0900 From: Masaya Toyokawa To: marbio@marinelab.sarasota.fl.us Subject: Re: marbio: cniarian mailing list [The following text is in the "iso-2022-jp" character set] [Your display is set for the "US-ASCII" character set] [Some characters may be displayed incorrectly] At 5:30 PM 95.12.7 -0500, Susan E Reidy wrote: >Hi, > > I was wondering if anyone knew of any Cnidarian mailing lists? > Thanks very much, Sue Reidy > send mail to: listserv@uci.edu with a message: subscribe cnidaria should be replaced by your name. masaya --- mtoyokaw@nria.affrc.go.jp =========== Mangroves: From: Mike van Keulen Date: Fri, 8 Mar 1996 10:11:16 +0800 (WST) Subject: marbio: Yet another e-mail discussion list - MANGROVE Hello all, On the instigation of Dr Eric Paling at Murdoch University, I have recently established a new global e-mail discussion list devoted to all aspects of mangrove research. The information notice follows this message. To reach as many potential subscribers as possible, I have also posted this message to the discussion lists: ALGAE-L, MARBIO and COASTNET. If you also subscribe to those lists, please bear with me for the overlap. If anyone has any further suggestions for spreading the word, please let me know. For any list-related/administrative issues, please contact me on: keulen@murdoch.edu.au For any mangrove-related issues, contact Eric Plaing on: paling@essun1.murdoch.edu.au - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe to the list, simply send a message to: majordomo@essun1.murdoch.edu.au with the the line: subscribe mangrove in the body of the message. You will receive additional information on how to use the list on subscribing, including instructions on how to obtain help and extra information. Best regards, Mike =========== Shark Lists: Date: Wed, 25 Oct 1995 00:34:15 -0700 (PDT) From: "Selna L. Kaplan" To: marbio@marinelab.sarasota.fl.us Cc: Martha Subject: Re: marbio: Shark lists / Fisheries list On Tue, 24 Oct 1995, Martha wrote: > I agree with you about the list being too broad. I'm interested in a > list just on shark biology. Do you know of any or do you know how I > could start one? On Tue, 24 Oct 1995, Jeff Rodzen wrote: > Does anyone out there know of, and have addresses for, any fisheries > lists??? There are two shark biology lists. The first, SHARK-L, is geared for serious amateurs, although several biologists participate. It can be subscribed to at listserv@utcvm.utc.edu . The second, ELASMO-L, is for more technical research on sharks, rays, and chimeras, and is produced by the American Elasmobranch Society. Contact Sandy Moss at smoss@umassd.edu for subscription info. The principle fisheries biology list is FISH-ECOLOGY . It can be subscribed via listserv@searn.sunet.se . - Bruce Heyer University of California, San Francisco endo@itsa.UCSF.edu ================== Seagrass forum: Date: Wed, 25 Oct 1995 17:00:37 +0800 (WST) From: Mike van Keulen To: marbio@marinelab.sarasota.fl.us Subject: marbio: Announcing SEAGRASS_FORUM Dear fellow marine biologists, I thought this might be a way of reducing some of the load :-) I am pleased to announce the launch of SEAGRASS_FORUM, a global e-mail discussion list oriented to all aspects of seagrass research. The description notice follows this message. To reach as many potential subscribers as possible, I have also posted this message to the discussion lists: ALGAE-L, MARINE-L and COASTNET. If you have already received this message, I apologise. For any list-related/administrative issues, please contact me on: keulen@murdoch.edu.au ------------------------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe to the list, simply send a message to: majordomo@essun1.murdoch.edu.au with the the line: subscribe seagrass_forum in the body of the message. You will receive additional information on how to use the list on subscribing, including instructions on how to obtain help and extra information. I look forward to discussing seagrass-related matters with you in SEAGRASS_FORUM. Best regards, Mike ===================== Date: Wed, 25 Oct 95 08:16:41 BDB From: "Euclydes A. Santos" To: MARBIO@marinelab.sarasota.fl.us Subject: marbio: FISICOMP-L and subscription volume [ stuff deleted... ] For those interested in physiology of marine animals I would point to the existence of FISICOMP-L (Comparative Physiology Discussion List). This list is just the oposite of MARBIO, i.e., it has almost no posting at all. Some new blood may be more than welcome. To join? Send to LISTESERV@IF.USP.BR a single line msg: SUBSCRIBE FISICOMP-L Your Name . =============== Deepsea: Date: Tue, 24 Oct 1995 11:20:01 -0700 From: "Andrew G. McArthur" To: marbio@marinelab.sarasota.fl.us Subject: marbio: DEEPSEA Mailing List Join the DEEPSEA electronic mailing list! The DEEPSEA mailing list exists to serve as an electronic forum for the world's community of deep-sea and hydrothermal vent/seep biologists, oceanographers, and geologists. By joining DEEPSEA, you will recieve messages from the DEEPSEA membership by email. Frequent uses of DEEPSEA include searches for specialist literature or opinion, specimen exchange, technical discussions, and general discussions about deep-sea marine biology and geology. As of October 1995, DEEPSEA had over 600 members representing more than 35 countries. Moving to the USENET/BIONET soon! To join DEEPSEA, send email to listserv@uvvm.uvic.ca with "SUB DEEPSEA yourfullname" in the body of the letter. After joining you will receive email with full instructions on how to best utilize DEEPSEA. --------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that my email has changed: amcarthu@uvaix.uvic.ca But don't worry, email sent to my old address will still get to me (for now). --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew G. McArthur Department of Biology University of Victoria P.O. Box 1700 Victoria, British Columbia Canada, V8W 2Y2 =============== Aquarium: Date: Thu, 2 Nov 1995 15:10:19 -0400 (AST) From: Sophie Estelle Mckay To: marbio@marinelab.sarasota.fl.us Subject: marbio: Aquarium listserv I thought that some of you may be interested in the following listserv which discusses subjects related to fish and aquaria. Network-wide ID: AQUARIUM full address and list description: AQUARIUM@EMUVM1.CC.EMORY.EDU To subscribe send message to: LISTSERV@LISTSERV.NET Message sould read: SUBSCRIBE AQUARIUM Sophie ============== Water Management: Dialog-Agua-L is a forum for all whose lives and careers are involved with the use and management of water. The discussion list is moderated by the Florida Center for Environmental Studies, housed at Florida Atlantic University. The dialog was originally set up to serve the needs of the Inter-American Dialog on Water Management (IADWM) and the Florida Center for Environmental Studies (CES). The IADWM seeks to share useful water-related information of all kinds among water managers across the hemisphere. CES is dedicated to research, information and training in the area of tropical and subtropical freshwater and estuarine ecosystems worldwide. It represents all ten universities in the Florida State University System, and brings resources of these universities and state agencies together to address complex water resource problems. Dialog-Agua-L is guided by the IADWM secretariat, located at the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington, D.C., and CES. We welcome suggestions and material from all, and have no restrictions on material other than its relevance to our program. To subscribe, send a message to: mailserv@acc.fau.edu The body of the message should read: SUB DIALOG-AGUA-L "(your name)" END For further information, contact me at tgmessen@acc.fau.edu ============== Molluscs: Date: Mon, 27 Nov 1995 08:12:49 -0500 (EST) From: "Dana Denson TPA 813/744-6100 Ext. 320" To: marbio%marinelab.sarasota.fl.us%in@mr.dep.state.fl.us Cc: Peggy Morgan TPA Subject: marbio: Mollusc mailing list - thanks! Thanks to all of you who responded with information about mollusc mailing lists. Because several people also sent messages asking for what information I received on these lists, I have included it herein. Two lists which are wholly or substantially concerned with molluscs are: MOLLUSCA To subscribe, address to listproc@ucmp1.berkeley.edu With this message (only): subscribe mollusca Note the following: In the address, it is ucmp1 (one), not ucmpl (L). Also, the message should be in the order indicated above. Some sources say that your name should be in the middle, but this doesn't work. SHELLFISH To subscribe, address to shellfish-request@kenyon.edu With this message (only): subscribe Thanks again for your help! ============== NE Atlantic: Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 00:01:19 GMT From: pbrogaard@nn.apc.org To: fish-ecology@sern.sunet.se Cc: marbio@marinelab.sarasota.fl.us Subject: marbio: NE-atlant new list FISHBIO-NE-ATLANT a daily edited list, with news and letters from the whole world, but mainly addressed to academic scientists and tecnical staff who are working on the NE Atlantic area. The headlines will be: Highlights from other lists, Fishbiology, algae, assesment, otoliths, conservation, new tecnology, soft- ware, books, papers, new jobs, meetings and courses, workshops, questions from peopele to peopele, Who is Who, etc.etc. But the main reason to do this list, is the fact that now we got so many lists worldwide, so I think that there must be a need, to join an edited list, who get an fast wiev on todays headlines, specially focusing on the North east atlant (but not only, other topics can be seen, if they are interesting). Anyone can part in the discussion, just E-mail a letter to FISHBIO-NE-ATLANT@nn.apc.org Palle Brogaard, Denmark. listownr. ============== Other: Date: Thu, 26 Oct 1995 17:53:33 +0800 From: Melita Pennifold To: marbio@marinelab.sarasota.fl.us Subject: marbio: Other mailists Hi everybody, Several people have mentioned that this mailist is growing bigger and bigger and that maybe there should be specialised lists. Well, there are many specialised mailists already out there in the net (you just need to find them!). Here is a useful site to start looking: Marine Biology Links at http://www2.hawaii.edu/wormlab/mario.html Also here are several lists: Coral Health and Monitoring Program (CHAMP). To subscribe, send an e-mail message to: majordomo@reef.aoml.noaa.gov with the following text (only) in the body of the message: subscribe coral-list Seagrass Research Discussion List. To subscribe, send an e-mail message to: majordomo@essun1.murdoch.edu.au seagrass_forum Crustacean Discussion Group. To subscribe, send an e-mail message to: LISTSERV@SIVM.SI.EDU. with the following text (only) in the body of the message:CRUST-L XXXX XXXXX, where the XXXX XXXXX = your name Just to name a few! There will also be a list for polychaete and other wormy things soon (called ANNELIDA). If you are interested in polychaetes there is magazine on the net called Chaetozone and also a polychaete online researches list. These two groups plus many others are listed in Marine Biology Links (see above). I hope this is useful to someone out there. Melita Pennifold From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Mar 13 07:59:21 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id HAA05109; Wed, 13 Mar 1996 07:59:19 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA13067; Wed, 13 Mar 1996 12:46:00 GMT Received: from coral by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id HAA13062; Wed, 13 Mar 1996 07:45:59 -0500 Received: by coral (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) id HAA14592; Wed, 13 Mar 1996 07:45:58 -0500 Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 07:45:58 +30000 From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Coral Reef Restoration - Reply (fwd) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sun, 10 Mar 1996 11:57:00 -0500 (EST) From: KENNARD POTTS 202-260-9178 To: owner-coral-list Subject: Re: Coral Reef Restoration - Reply (fwd) Dear Dr. Jameson: I have noted your interactions with the list and thought that you may be of help to me. I am working on an ecosystem protection document for coral reefs with EPA. I am searching for appropriate case studies for inclusion into this document. This document is intended for users at the ground level. (resource managers) This document looks at the watershed and integrated coastal zone approachs to expand current efforts to protect near shore reefs. If you could suggest any possible examples for case studies, I would be most appreciative. Ken Potts U. S. EPA Oceans and Coastal Protection (4504F) 401 M Street, SW Washington DC 20460 Phone 202-260-7893 Fax 202-260-9920 Thank You, Ken From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Mar 13 15:20:48 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id PAA19421; Wed, 13 Mar 1996 15:20:43 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA13712; Wed, 13 Mar 1996 20:07:53 GMT Received: from dub-img-1.compuserve.com by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id PAA13707; Wed, 13 Mar 1996 15:07:50 -0500 Received: by dub-img-1.compuserve.com (8.6.10/5.950515) id PAA18818; Wed, 13 Mar 1996 15:03:05 -0500 Date: 13 Mar 96 12:44:08 EST From: "Jack, Sobel" To: Subject: Re: Fishing effects on coral Message-ID: <960313174407_555063.0_EHF74-1@CompuServe.COM> Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: On March 8, William Moreno Caycedo requested information on the effects of fishing or overfishing on corals (see below). Although this important impact has been overlooked and underestimated by many, some particularly good work on this has been published by McClanahan etal on Kenyan coral reefs. Their work was made possible by the existance of "marine no-take reserves", areas closed to fishing, that enabled comparisons between fished and unfished areas. Their work suggests that, at least in Kenya, the impacts of overfishing/fishing on corals may be more important and severe than even widely recognized problems, such as those associated with eutrophication and sedimentation. Jack Sobel, Ecosystem Scientist Center for Marine Conservation sobelj@dccmc.mhs.compuserve.com From: William Moreno Caycedo To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Fishing and its effect on coral Message-ID: Date: Fri, 8 Mar 1996 13:11:46 +0000 (gmt) Priority: NORMAL X-Mailer: Simeon for Windows X-Authentication: none MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk To anybody Does anybody knows anything about the effects to coral by fishing (or overfishing) in a particular area of the world. At the moment I'm trying to study this problem but at this University (Canterbury U.K) there is not much information. I would be most grateful if someone could tell me where I can obtain this kind of info. Thanks William Moreno Durrel Intitute of Conservation and Biology wm1@ukc.ac.uk From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Mar 13 18:54:54 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id SAA21146; Wed, 13 Mar 1996 18:54:51 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA13926; Wed, 13 Mar 1996 23:24:22 GMT Received: from iniki.soest.hawaii.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id SAA13921; Wed, 13 Mar 1996 18:24:18 -0500 Received: (from rgrigg@localhost) by iniki.soest.hawaii.edu (8.7.4/8.6.6) id NAA01657; Wed, 13 Mar 1996 13:19:19 -1000 (HST) Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 13:19:18 -1000 (HST) From: Rick Grigg X-Sender: rgrigg@iniki To: "Jack, Sobel" cc: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Fishing effects on coral In-Reply-To: <960313174407_555063.0_EHF74-1@CompuServe.COM> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Dear Jack, For impacts of fishing on coral reefs, see also: Grigg, R.W. 1994. Effects of sewage, fishing pressure and habitat complexity on coral ecosystems and reef fishes in Hawaii. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Series 103:25-34. Richard Grigg On 13 Mar 1996, Jack, Sobel wrote: > On March 8, William Moreno Caycedo requested information on the effects > of fishing or overfishing on corals (see below). Although this important > impact has been overlooked and underestimated by many, some particularly > good work on this has been published by McClanahan etal on Kenyan coral > reefs. Their work was made possible by the existance of "marine no-take > reserves", areas closed to fishing, that enabled comparisons between > fished and unfished areas. Their work suggests that, at least in Kenya, > the impacts of overfishing/fishing on corals may be more important and > severe than even widely recognized problems, such as those associated > with eutrophication and sedimentation. > > Jack Sobel, Ecosystem Scientist > Center for Marine Conservation > sobelj@dccmc.mhs.compuserve.com > > From: William Moreno Caycedo > To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov > Subject: Fishing and its effect on coral > Message-ID: > Date: Fri, 8 Mar 1996 13:11:46 +0000 (gmt) > Priority: NORMAL > X-Mailer: Simeon for Windows > X-Authentication: none > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII > Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov > Precedence: bulk > > To anybody > > Does anybody knows anything about the effects to coral by fishing (or > overfishing) in a particular area of the world. > At the moment I'm trying to study this problem but at this University > (Canterbury U.K) there is not much information. I would be most grateful > > if someone could tell me where I can obtain this kind of info. > > Thanks > > William Moreno > > Durrel Intitute of Conservation and Biology > wm1@ukc.ac.uk > > > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Mar 13 20:13:39 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id UAA21775; Wed, 13 Mar 1996 20:13:37 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA14014; Thu, 14 Mar 1996 01:02:26 GMT Received: from dub-img-4.compuserve.com by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id UAA14009; Wed, 13 Mar 1996 20:02:24 -0500 Received: by dub-img-4.compuserve.com (8.6.10/5.950515) id TAA25856; Wed, 13 Mar 1996 19:57:41 -0500 Date: 13 Mar 96 19:18:59 EST From: "Jack, Sobel" To: Subject: Re: Re: Fishing effects on cora Message-ID: <960314001859_555063.0_EHF44-1@CompuServe.COM> Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: After an earlier posting regarding work done on the effects of fishing on Kenyan coral reefs by McClanahan etal, I received requests for more specific reference information. There are actually a number of articles on this subject by this group. Among the more recent are: McClanahan, T.R. & D. Obura. 1995. Status of Kenyan Coral Reefs. Coastal Management 23:57-76. McClanahan, T.R. 1995. Fish predators and scavengersof the sea urchin Echinometra Mathaei in Kenyan coral-reef parks. Env. Biol. of Fishes 43:187-193. McClanahan, T.R. 1995. A coral reef ecosystem-fisheries: impacts of fishing intensity and catch selection on reef structure and processes. Ecolocical Modelling 80(1995):1-19. McClanahan, T.R. 1994. Kenyan coral reef lagoon fish: effects of fishing, substate complexity, and sea urchins. Coral Reefs (1994) 13:231-241. Jack Sobel, Ecosystem Scientist Center for Marine Conservation sobelj@dccmc.mhs.compuserve.com Original Message: Jack, Do you have a complete reference for the McClanahan publication, or an address for him so I can request a reprint? Thanks Bruce Carlson Waikiki Aquarium On 13 Mar 1996, Jack, Sobel wrote: > On March 8, William Moreno Caycedo requested information on the effects > of fishing or overfishing on corals (see below). Although this important > impact has been overlooked and underestimated by many, some particularly > good work on this has been published by McClanahan etal on Kenyan coral > reefs. Their work was made possible by the existance of "marine no-take > reserves", areas closed to fishing, that enabled comparisons between > fished and unfished areas. Their work suggests that, at least in Kenya, > the impacts of overfishing/fishing on corals may be more important and > severe than even widely recognized problems, such as those associated > with eutrophication and sedimentation. > > Jack Sobel, Ecosystem Scientist > Center for Marine Conservation > sobelj@dccmc.mhs.compuserve.com > > From: William Moreno Caycedo > To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov > Subject: Fishing and its effect on coral > Message-ID: > Date: Fri, 8 Mar 1996 13:11:46 +0000 (gmt) > Priority: NORMAL > X-Mailer: Simeon for Windows > X-Authentication: none > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII > Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov > Precedence: bulk > > To anybody > > Does anybody knows anything about the effects to coral by fishing (or > overfishing) in a particular area of the world. > At the moment I'm trying to study this problem but at this University > (Canterbury U.K) there is not much information. I would be most grateful > > if someone could tell me where I can obtain this kind of info. > > Thanks > > William Moreno > > Durrel Intitute of Conservation and Biology > wm1@ukc.ac.uk > > > > From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Mar 13 20:52:52 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id UAA22043; Wed, 13 Mar 1996 20:52:50 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id BAA14091; Thu, 14 Mar 1996 01:46:19 GMT Received: from VM1.MCGILL.CA by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id UAA14086; Wed, 13 Mar 1996 20:46:17 -0500 Received: from VM1.MCGILL.CA by VM1.MCGILL.CA (IBM VM SMTP V2R3) with BSMTP id 0918; Wed, 13 Mar 96 20:40:27 EST Received: from MUSICB.MCGILL.CA (NJE origin MUSICB@MCGILL1) by VM1.MCGILL.CA (LMail V1.1d/1.7f) with BSMTP id 7983; Wed, 13 Mar 1996 20:40:27 -0500 Message-Id: <13MAR96.22327657.0132.MUSIC@MUSICB.MCGILL.CA> Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 20:40:25 EST From: "PAUZE,MARC,M" To: X-Mailer: MUSIC/SP V4.1.0 Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Message: I'm looking for a picture of a coral head that is dead due to cyanide. It's for a poster presentation for a University course : Principles of ecology. If you have any interesting things for me, please send it to me. Marc Pauze E-mail : XKDB@MusicB.Mcgill.Ca From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Mar 14 10:38:50 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id KAA02807; Thu, 14 Mar 1996 10:38:48 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA14799; Thu, 14 Mar 1996 15:21:12 GMT Received: from wizard.wizard.net by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id KAA14794; Thu, 14 Mar 1996 10:21:08 -0500 Received: from [206.161.15.30] (pm100.wizard.net [206.161.15.30]) by wizard.wizard.net (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id KAA22358; Thu, 14 Mar 1996 10:15:48 -0500 Date: Thu, 14 Mar 1996 10:15:48 -0500 Message-Id: <199603141515.KAA22358@wizard.wizard.net> Subject: Re: U.S. Reef Status From: "Stephen C. Jameson" To: "KENNARD POTTS 202-260-9178" , "Coral-List" Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Dear Ken, In response to your 3/11/ question regarding the status of United States reefs. There are no - comprehensive - figures available on the percentage of degradation to coral reef ecosystems (or on just coral species in coral reef ecosystems) under United States jurisdiction. I define under U.S. jurisdiction as any coral reef ecosystem where United States environmental laws or regulations apply. Historically, most coral reef surveys have been limited to discrete reefs or species or have been time limited (Rogers 1985, Dustin and Halas 1987, Bythell et al. 1992, Porter and Meier 1992, Ginsburg 1994). The status and trends of complete coral reef ecosystems around entire islands or reef tracts have never been comprehensively evaluated because of the complexity, length of time, and cost of such endeavors. I did a paper for the National Biological Service on this topic. Jameson, S.C. 1995. Coral Reef Ecosystems. In: Our Living Resources: A Report to the Nation on the Distribution, Abundance, and Health of U.S. Plants, Animals, and Ecosystems. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Biological Sevice, Washington, D.C. pp 280-281. Copies of Our Living Resources are for sale through the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, Stock #024-010-00708-7. Since you are with EPA you can probaly get a free copy by calling or writing: Michael Mac National Biological Service Status and Trends Report Manager Mailstop 3660-MIB 1849 C. St. NW Washington, DC 20240 phone: 202/482-2348 At the time of writing this paper the reefs under United States jurisdiction included: Western Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean: Florida Reef Tract Flower Garden Banks Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands Pacific Ocean: Northwest and Main Hawaiian Islands Wake Island Johnston Atoll Northern Mariana Islands Guam Palmyra Island Kingman Reef Howland Island Baker Island Jarvis Island American Samoa Let me know if you need more details. Best regards, Dr. Stephen C. Jameson, President Coral Seas, Inc. - Integrated Coastal Zone Management 4254 Hungry Run Road The Plains, VA 20198-1715 USA 703/754-8690, 703/754-9139 (FAX) Internet: sjameson@coralseas.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Mar 14 12:02:29 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id MAA04756; Thu, 14 Mar 1996 12:02:26 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA14893; Thu, 14 Mar 1996 16:51:34 GMT Received: from isurus.marinelab.sarasota.fl.us by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id LAA14888; Thu, 14 Mar 1996 11:51:31 -0500 Received: from marshall.marinelab.sarasota.fl.us by isurus.marinelab.sarasota.fl.us with smtp (Linux Smail3.1.29.1 #3) id m0txGAk-002NcuC; Thu, 14 Mar 96 11:46 EST Date: Thu, 14 Mar 1996 12:43:07 -0800 (PST) From: Mike Marshall To: Mangrove Research Discussion List , ELAN , coral list , seagrass Subject: Research Literature for Miskito Coast X-Sender: marshall@isurus.marinelab.sarasota.fl.us Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: To all - I am traveling to Nicaragua next week to continue work on estuarine and coral reef surveys within the Miskito Coast Reserve...a new protected area on the northeast coast of Nicaragua. We are collecting materials to establish a research library for the biologists who are charged with monitoring fisheries (shrimp, lobsters, groupers, snappers, snook, etc.) and environmental conditions (water quality, mangrove biology, seagrass ecology, coral monitoring,etc.) within the Reserve. If you have any extra literature (books, reprints, reports), on monitoring and research appropriate for this area, that you would like to donate to this effort please mail them to me at Mote Marine Lab. I will be traveling there on a regular schedule for the next several months. The northeast coast of Nicaragua, within the bounds of the MCR, has several very large and pristine estuaries, many small to large rivers, and many miles of completely undeveloped beaches. The Miskito Cays area is characterized by vast beds of seagrass and a complex reef ecosystem. Thus any papers on topics related to tropical estuaries, seagrass communities, and reefs would be most helpful. Thank you. Best regards, Mike Marshall MJM/MARBIO lstowner. """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Michael J. Marshall, Ph.D. Mote Marine Laboratory marshall@marinelab.sarasota.fl.us Tropical Marine Ecology Program 941-388-4441/941-388-4312(fax) 1600 Thompson Parkway http://www.marinelab.sarasota.fl.us Sarasota, Florida 34236 USA """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Mote Marine Lab is an independent, not-for-profit research organization From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Wed Mar 17 13:04:57 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id NAA09500; Sun, 17 Mar 1996 13:04:54 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA18117; Sun, 17 Mar 1996 17:55:56 GMT Received: from konichiwa.cc.columbia.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id MAA18112; Sun, 17 Mar 1996 12:55:51 -0500 Received: (from esh8@localhost) by konichiwa.cc.columbia.edu (8.7.3/8.7.3) id MAA16336; Sun, 17 Mar 1996 12:48:10 -0500 (EST) Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 12:48:10 -0500 (EST) From: Erika Haendel X-Sender: esh8@konichiwa.cc.columbia.edu To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Debt-for-Nature Swap Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: To All Interested Parties: I posted a note on the coral list several weeks ago concerning my senior thesis - "Using Debt-for-Nature Swaps as a Means to Protect Endangered Coral Reefs." I am currently working on the final part of my thesis which involves making recommendations for future debt-for-nature swaps which will protect endangered coral reefs. Unfortunately, it has been very difficult to find current information on threatened reefs. I have been using "Coral Reefs of the World Vol. 1-3," however, this was published in 1988 and I am concerned that this information may be out of date..... My question is, is the information on Disturbances and Deficiencies out of date? How much do these kinds of threats to coral reefs change over time? Would it be valid for me to use this data in my thesis? Furthermore, I am presently seeking information on human threats (sedimentation, land development, muro-ami fishing, etc.) to reefs contained within the borders of these countries: Egypt, India, Indonesia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Tanzania, Thailand, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama and Venezuela. If anybody is working in any of these nations, or has worked in these nations and could describe the conditions of some of the reefs, as well as current human threats to these reefs, I would greatly appreciate your assistance. Also, if you know of any areas that should be given funding for coral reef protection (existing marine parks, "paper parks," or any other areas with threatened coral reefs) that would be very helpful as well. Thank you in advance for your time and assistance, Erika Haendel esh8@columbia.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Mar 18 14:24:38 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id OAA25340; Mon, 18 Mar 1996 14:24:36 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA19913; Mon, 18 Mar 1996 19:10:05 GMT Received: from xaway.ciqro.conacyt.mx by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id OAA19908; Mon, 18 Mar 1996 14:09:41 -0500 Received: from [148.207.52.100] (camaron.ciqro.conacyt.mx [148.207.52.100]) by xaway.ciqro.conacyt.mx (8.6.9/8.6.9) with SMTP id NAA23895 for ; Mon, 18 Mar 1996 13:26:25 GMT Date: Mon, 18 Mar 96 12:30:30 CST From: "Juan Pablo Carricart Ganivet" Message-Id: <16930.jpcarri@xaway.ciqro.conacyt.mx> X-Minuet-Version: Minuet1.0_Beta_11 X-POPMail-Charset: English To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Looking for Information Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Dear All: Does anyone knows the e-mail of Dr. J.E.N. Veron? Many advanced thanks Juan P. Carricart-Ganivet From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Mar 18 15:51:35 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id PAA26802; Mon, 18 Mar 1996 15:51:32 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA20007; Mon, 18 Mar 1996 20:39:55 GMT Received: from jaws.marine.usf.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id PAA20002; Mon, 18 Mar 1996 15:39:50 -0500 Received: (from pmuller@localhost) by jaws.marine.usf.edu (8.6.11/8.6.11) id PAA05786; Mon, 18 Mar 1996 15:40:33 -0500 From: Pam Muller Message-Id: <199603182040.PAA05786@jaws.marine.usf.edu> Subject: Bleaching To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Date: Mon, 18 Mar 1996 15:40:33 -0500 (EST) Cc: pmuller@jaws.marine.usf.edu (Pam Muller), htalge@jaws.marine.usf.edu (Helen Talge) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL25] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Two papers were published in late 1995 on bleaching in larger foraminifera with diatom endosymbionts: Talge, HK and Hallock, P. 1995. Cytological examination of symbiont loss in a benthic foraminifer, Amphistegina gibbosa. Marine Micropaleontology 26:107-113. Hallock, P., Talge, HK, Cockey, EM, and Muller, RG. 1995. A new disease in reef-dwelling foraminifera: Implications for coastal sedimentation. Journal of Foraminiferal Research 25:280-286. To summarize: "Bleaching" in Amphistegina in the Florida Keys began in summer 1991 and has continued since, increasing in the population each spring, peaking near the summer solstice, and with recovery in progress by late summer and continuing through winter months. Mottling and bleaching in individual forams are caused by progressive digestion of diatom endosymbionts, accompanied by progressive deterioration of the foram's cytoplasm (Talge and Hallock). Associated "symptoms" include anomalous shell breakage, shell-surface lesions that permit invasion by microborers and epibionts, and reproductive damage including deformed young and sometimes failure to calcify (Hallock et al.). Similar symptoms have been observed in Amphistegina spp. from the Bahamas; Jamaica; Heron Island, Australia; the western Australian shelf; and, to a lesser extent, in Belau, and Hawaii. If you are interested in looking for similar symptoms in Amphistegina on your reefs, please let me know and will send you a color photocopy of normal, mottled and bleached Amphistegina, collection instructions, and a copy of the Hallock et al. reprint. This problem is not insignificant. Amphistegina is normally an abundant reef-dwelling organism that is found nearly circumtropically (except the eastern tropical Pacific). Its shells account for substantial proportions of the sand-sized sediments in the coastal zones of Indo-Pacific islands (e.g., 20+% of Hawai'i's beach sands and 90+% of Kapingimarangi's). Loss of Amphistegina populations could have serious implications for coastal sedimentation in such areas if populations sustain long-term damage of the magnitude seen in Florida Keys populations over the past 5 years. Pamela Hallock, Professor Department of Marine Science University of South Florida 140 Seventh Avenue S. St. Petersburg, FL 33701 USA pmuller@seas.marine.usf.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Mar 19 04:21:24 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id EAA03361; Tue, 19 Mar 1996 04:21:21 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id JAA20653; Tue, 19 Mar 1996 09:15:00 GMT Received: from vale.adm.ku.dk by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id EAA20648; Tue, 19 Mar 1996 04:14:52 -0500 Received: from host.domain (garm.adm.ku.dk [130.225.127.34]) by vale.adm.ku.dk (8.7.5/8.7) with SMTP id KAA26894 for ; Tue, 19 Mar 1996 10:05:15 +0100 (MET) Received: from AKI.KU.DK (aki.ku.dk [130.225.206.2]) by garm.adm.ku.dk (8.7.5/8.7.2) with SMTP id KAA28015 for ; Tue, 19 Mar 1996 10:05:13 +0100 (MET) Received: by AKI.KU.DK with Microsoft Mail id <314E86C0@AKI.KU.DK>; Tue, 19 Mar 96 10:04:48 DST From: "Bruce, Niel L. {ZMUC}" To: "'coral-l'" Subject: VERON ADDRESS Date: Tue, 19 Mar 96 10:05:00 DST Message-ID: <314E86C0@AKI.KU.DK> Encoding: 32 TEXT X-Mailer: Microsoft Mail V3.0 Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Juan P. Carricart-Ganivet asked: Does anyone knows the e-mail of Dr. J.E.N. Veron? Many advanced thanks If a direct e-mail address had been given, this message need not have gone to the whole group. AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE http://www.aims.gov.au/pages/about.html ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF AIMS STAFF WITH CONTACT DETAILS http://www.aims.gov.au/pages/staff.html The telephone numbers for AIMS are: Cape Ferguson location: voice (077) 534 211 (International - +61 77 534 211) facsimile (077) 725 852 274 Veron, John (Charlie) Chief Scientist/Module 6 j.veron@aims.gov.au Niel L. Bruce Curator of Crustacea Zoologisk Museum, Universitetsparken 15, Copenhagen O, DK 2100 DENMARK Ph: +45 35 32 10 00; +45 35 32 10 21 (direct); FAX: +45 35 32 10 10. e-mail: ; home page: From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Mar 19 17:09:26 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id RAA18746; Tue, 19 Mar 1996 17:09:24 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA21239; Tue, 19 Mar 1996 21:52:49 GMT Received: from wizard.wizard.net by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id QAA21234; Tue, 19 Mar 1996 16:52:47 -0500 Received: from [206.161.15.40] (pm110.wizard.net [206.161.15.40]) by wizard.wizard.net (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id QAA03943; Tue, 19 Mar 1996 16:42:41 -0500 Date: Tue, 19 Mar 1996 16:42:41 -0500 Message-Id: <199603192142.QAA03943@wizard.wizard.net> Subject: Re: Debt-for-Nature Swap From: "Stephen C. Jameson" To: "Erika Haendel" , "Coral-List" Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Dear Erika, The International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) State of the Reefs Report will give you: - a concise summary of what is known regarding the status and trends of coral reef ecosystems on a global and regional scale, - the consequences of coral reef ecosystem degradation to human populations, - and lists some of the major existing management and research programs. Jameson, S.C., J.W. McManus, and M.D. Spalding. 1995. State of the Reefs: Regional and Global Perspectives. International Coral Reef Initiative Executive Secretariat Background Paper, U.S. Departmenmt of State, Washington, D.C. Contact Dr. Peter Thomas, ICRI Coordinator (pthomas@state.gov) for a copy. The Reference Section of the State of the Reefs report lists most of the latest major studies on coral reef ecosystem health from around the world. These references will lead you to more specific studies. Best regards, Dr. Stephen C. Jameson, President Coral Seas, Inc. - Integrated Coastal Zone Management 4254 Hungry Run Road The Plains, VA 20198-1715 USA 703/754-8690, 703/754-9139 (FAX) Internet: sjameson@coralseas.com From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Mar 20 11:55:14 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id LAA02105; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 11:55:12 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA22223; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 16:47:17 GMT Received: from coral by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id LAA22218; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 11:47:15 -0500 Received: by coral (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) id LAA27790; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 11:47:15 -0500 Date: Wed, 20 Mar 1996 11:47:14 +30000 From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Coral-List Archives Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: The archives of this list-server are now updated fairly regularly (usually twice a day) and may be found off our Home Page at: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/lists/archive.html As a side note, an even more comprehensive list of other marine science related mailing lists can now be found at: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/lists/many_lists.html Take care... Sincerely yours, Jim Hendee From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Mar 20 13:06:53 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id JAA29408; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 09:16:58 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA21941; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 13:44:53 GMT Received: from ocean.ocean.fsu.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id IAA21936; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 08:44:51 -0500 From: mschultz@ocean.ocean.fsu.edu Received: by ocean.ocean.fsu.edu; id AA21527; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 08:36:49 -0500 Message-Id: <9603201336.AA21527@ocean.ocean.fsu.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 20 Mar 1996 08:39:23 -0500 To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Mururoa Atoll Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Dear Colleagues, Does anyone have information or citations on studies done on the basement and carbonate aquifer circulation at Mururoa and Fangataufa Atolls. We have had some interesting discussions concerning contamination of lagoon waters, etc. from the French nuclear testing. Regards, Mike Schultz Mike Schultz Graduate Researcher Department of Oceanography Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32306-3048 mschultz@ocean.fsu.edu GO SEMINOLES!!! From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Mar 20 13:06:57 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id JAA29363; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 09:13:44 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA21934; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 13:40:35 GMT Received: from ocean.ocean.fsu.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id IAA21929; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 08:40:32 -0500 From: mschultz@ocean.ocean.fsu.edu Received: by ocean.ocean.fsu.edu; id AA21511; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 08:32:29 -0500 Message-Id: <9603201332.AA21511@ocean.ocean.fsu.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 20 Mar 1996 08:35:02 -0500 To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Job Search Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Dear Colleagues, My name is Michael Schultz. I am currently employed as a graduate researcher in the Department of Oceanography at Florida State University under the direction of Dr. William C. Burnett. I will complete the requirements for the degree M. S. Geochemical Oceanography in the coming summer and actively seeking new opportunities. I am happily married with a wonderful wife and a beautiful almost three year old daughter. My area of research has centered on the behavior of natural decay-series (geochronology of marine phosphorites and carbonates) and authagenic radionuclides (actinide fractionation in marine sediments and soils) in the environment. I have a strong background in alpha- and gamma-spectroscopy, with experience in the latest instrumentation and alpha- and gamma-spec analysis software and also the latest radiochemical separations techniques by extraction chromatographic methods and field experience in sample collection. I have an excellent background in the preparation of effective oral presentations for national meetings and conferences and outstanding writing abilities. I am interested in a postion which will utilize and expand upon the experience and expertise (including both research oriented and nonresearch positions in environmental sciences) which I have gained thus far in my career. Please see; http://ocean.fsu.edu/oce/mschultz/index.html for more information including links to abstracts of presentations and publications. I would appreciate any comments, suggestions and advice. I would be very pleased to send a copy of a current CV along with excellent references to interested parties. Please respond directly (mschultz@ocean.fsu.edu) Thank you. Sincerely, Michael Schultz Mike Schultz Graduate Researcher Department of Oceanography Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32306-3048 mschultz@ocean.fsu.edu GO SEMINOLES!!! From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Mar 20 13:23:30 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id NAA03977; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 13:23:27 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA22342; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 18:17:16 GMT Received: from wcmc.org.uk by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id NAA22337; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 13:17:13 -0500 From: Sue.Wells@wcmc.org.uk Received: from RAPHUS.wcmc.org.uk by wcmc.org.uk (4.1/SMI-4.1(D-2.1.4b)) id AA02106; Wed, 20 Mar 96 18:10:28 GMT Message-Id: <9603201810.AA02106@wcmc.org.uk> Received: by RAPHUS.wcmc.org.uk with VINES ; Wed, 20 Mar 96 18:10:26 GMT Date: Wed, 20 Mar 96 17:55:54 GMT Subject: Information on reefs To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: With apologies to John McManus at ICLARM, if I am usurping his right to reply, and to all those who are already familiar with the following projects. This message is for anyone seeking information on threats to reefs, reef management etc. (and there have been several queries in recent weeks). The IUCN/UNEP volumes 'Coral Reefs of the World' 1988/89 remain the only detailed global compilation of this type of information. Some of the detail is out of date but, depressingly, the overall picture is still the same and probably worse as far as threats are concerned. There are however many more protected areas and conservation projects. For information on more recent work, the first place to contact is ICLARM in Manila in the Philippines where a computerised database is being established that provides the same type of information but on a larger-scale and with time-series data - John McManus is running the project (J.MCMANUS@CGNET.COM). If you want information on mapping of reefs you should contact Mark Spalding at the World Conservation Monitoring Centre (mark.spalding@wcmc.org.uk). You can find further information on these projects in Reef Encounter, the newsletter of the International Society for Reef Studies. Sue Wells Cambridge, UK (sue.wells@wcmc.org.uk) From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Mar 20 15:48:21 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id PAA06969; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 15:48:19 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA22460; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 20:38:29 GMT Received: from ns.noaa.gov by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id PAA22455; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 15:38:27 -0500 Received: from ogp.noaa.gov (QUICKMAIL.OGP.NOAA.GOV [140.90.171.10]) by ns.noaa.gov (8.6.9/8.6.9) with SMTP id PAA08752 for ; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 15:29:34 -0500 Message-ID: Date: 20 Mar 1996 15:38:36 -0500 From: "Mark Eakin" Subject: FWD>Press Release -First La To: "Recipients of coral-list" X-Mailer: Mail*Link SMTP-QM 3.0.2 Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Mail*Link(r) SMTP FWD>Press Release -First Large Scale Transplant/Hawaii FYI. I am merely forwarding the message and have no further information on this. For further information, please see contacts in press release. Mark ------------------------------------------ Southwest Region, Pacific Area Office, 2570 Dole Street, Room 106, Honolulu, HI 96822. FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: John Naughton March 20,1996 at (808) 973-2940 (Honolulu, HI) or Sue Smith (619) 546-7070 (San Diego, CA) FIRST LARGE-SCALE TRANSPLANT OF LIVE CORAL TAKES PLACE IN HAWAII In the first large-scale coral transplant project ever conducted, nearly fourteen tons of live corals have been successfully transplanted from one location to another in Kawaihae Bay, Hawaii, the Commerce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced today. The project was recommended by NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service and funded by the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers to mitigate coral loss during proposed harbor construction and to restore nearby reefs. "The Kawaihae project has been an unprecedented success, with ninety-nine percent of the coral surviving relocation," said Hilda Diaz Soltero, Director of NMFS' Southwest Region. "This study proves that large quantities of these living animals can survive the trauma of transplant." The coral was transplanted from areas that will be disrupted by harbor construction that begins next week , and will be moved from holding areas to reefs damaged during past harbor construction in the bay. Since September, live corals have been taken from the "footprints" of three proposed new breakwaters and relocated to a large stockpile site and seven experimental sites ranging from 10 to 50 feet of water all within a half mile of the proposed small boat harbor at Kawaihae. Participants in the project include NMFS, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Corps of Engineers, State of Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources, and the staff and students of the University of Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology and Hawaii Preparatory Academy. "Volunteer divers from the Science Department of Hawaii Preparatory Academy have been instrumental the transplant effort," said John Naughton, Pacific Island Environmental Coordinator for NMFS' Southwest Region. Coral heads were carefully detached by divers and gently placed in large wire trays which were then lifted up off the bottom and transported while still submerged to transplant sites by boat. "We'll continue to monitor coral transplant sites during and after the nearby harbor construction to see how they fare," said Naughton. Students and staff from University of Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology are under contract to monitor the transplant sites for three years to obtain data on the growth rates and mortality of the coral. The coral animals themselves are tiny, cuplike creatures with soft, fragile bodies about which they secrete a hard stony skeleton. They emerge only at night when their tentacles expand to sweep the sea for planktonic food. Restored coral reefs should provide new habitat for many species of fish and sea turtles. The National Marine Fisheries Service, an agency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, studies and manages U.S. living marine resources and is responsible for the protection of marine mammals and sea turtles as well as marine habitats and endangered species. ***VIDEO FOOTAGE AVAILABLE*** ### From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Mar 20 17:18:54 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id RAA08258; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 17:18:51 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA22547; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 21:54:54 GMT Received: from innet.meta.fr by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id QAA22542; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 16:54:47 -0500 Received: by innet.meta.fr (5.65/1.2-eef) id AA10189; Wed, 20 Mar 96 21:41:06 GMT Date: Wed, 20 Mar 96 21:41:06 GMT Message-Id: <9603202141.AA10189@innet.meta.fr> X-Mailis: C87 From: pecheux@eureka.meta.fr To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: REVIEW ON BLEACHING Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A >From Pecheux, 150p; 650 refs.(515 Ko) version 3 available at : http://coral.nooa.gov/temp/bleach or /bleach.html Original works in annexes. " net. Problems with html/ascii/text file resolve within weeks with version 4 (50 refs more). Commetaries wellcome. At request,Mac disk by mail (3$) Bab's bleaching is due to CO2 ! From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Mar 20 17:28:02 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id RAA08315; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 17:27:59 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA22585; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 22:13:31 GMT Received: from ns.noaa.gov by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id RAA22580; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 17:13:29 -0500 Received: from ogp.noaa.gov (QUICKMAIL.OGP.NOAA.GOV [140.90.171.10]) by ns.noaa.gov (8.6.9/8.6.9) with SMTP id RAA15057; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 17:04:40 -0500 Message-ID: Date: 20 Mar 1996 17:14:10 -0500 From: "Mark Eakin" Subject: Re: Information on reefs To: "Recipients of coral-list" Cc: Sue.Wells@wcmc.org.uk X-Mailer: Mail*Link SMTP-QM 3.0.2 Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Reply to: RE>Information on reefs Another source of information regarding reef status has come from efforts of the International Coral Reef Initiative. Documents presented at the Philippines-hosted International Coral Reef Initiative Workshop in June 1995 provided a concise comprehensive global summary of coral reef status. The State of the Reefs and six regional status documents (Tropical Americas, South Asia, Western Indian Ocean, East Asia, Pacific and Middle East) began this process of evaluating the environments, the major threats and opportunities for improved management. These reports should build on the excellent foundation established by Sue Wells' volume, 'Coral Reefs of the World'. >From June 1995 through February 1996, regional meetings have continued this process, often revising or discussing revisions needed in the regional status documents. Further revision of these regional reports will be presented at the 8th International Coral Reef Symposium in Panama in a session to be chaired by Drs. Bernard Salvat and Clive Wilkinson. These State of the Reefs report and regional documents should be available from the ICRI Secretariat at: International Coral Reef Initiative US Department of State-Room 4325, 2201 C St NW, Washington, DC 20520 e-mail: pthomas@state.gov Phone: 1-202-647-0658 Fax: 1-202-647-5247 While there is not a formal ICRI web site yet, ICRI information is available through the CHAMP web site (http://coral.aoml.erl.gov). __________________________________________________________ C. Mark Eakin, Ph.D. NOAA/Global Programs, 1100 Wayne Ave., Suite 1210 Silver Spring, MD USA 20910-5603 Voice: 301-427-2089 ext. 19 Fax: 301-427-2073 Internet: eakin@ogp.noaa.gov From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Mar 20 18:10:21 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id SAA08546; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 18:10:19 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA22610; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 22:42:59 GMT Received: from epic66.dep.state.fl.us by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id RAA22605; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 17:42:57 -0500 Received: from mr.dep.state.fl.us by EPIC66.DEP.STATE.FL.US (PMDF V5.0-4 #7204) id <01I2KJ1Z0JXC001ICA@EPIC66.DEP.STATE.FL.US> for CORAL-LIST@REEF.AOML.NOAA.GOV; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 17:36:49 -0500 (EST) Received: with PMDF-MR; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 17:36:40 -0500 (EST) MR-Received: by mta ARM1; Relayed; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 17:36:40 -0500 MR-Received: by mta EPIC66; Relayed; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 17:36:40 -0500 Date: Wed, 20 Mar 1996 15:44:00 -0500 (EST) From: "Patterson, Matt E" Subject: Diadema dieoffs in the 1980's To: CORAL-LIST@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Message-id: <01I2KJ209TYE001ICA@mr.dep.state.fl.us> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Priority: normal UA-content-id: WPCORP X400-MTS-identifier: [;04637102306991/173234@ARM1] Hop-count: 2 Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: I am in the process of compiling information about the dieoff events of Diadema antillarum in the Florida Keys as well as the rest of the Caribbean. I am interested in both information about the mid-eighties dieoff as well as any information on more recent events (Forcucci,1994). Any advice or information would be greatly appreciated. Matt Patterson Florida Marine Research Institute Coral Reef Research Team e-mail: Patterson_m@harpo.dep.state.fl.us From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Mar 20 20:00:26 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id UAA09304; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 20:00:24 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id AAA22728; Thu, 21 Mar 1996 00:48:56 GMT Received: from dub-img-4.compuserve.com by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id TAA22723; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 19:48:52 -0500 Received: by dub-img-4.compuserve.com (8.6.10/5.950515) id TAA19096; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 19:43:03 -0500 Date: 20 Mar 96 19:04:36 EST From: "Jack, Sobel" To: Subject: Re: FWD>Press Release -First La Message-ID: <960321000436_555063.0_EHF59-1@CompuServe.COM> Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A Response to recent posting by Mark Eaking below of Press Release on Large-scale coral reef removal and replanting: Let's not forget what mitigation projects are all about, at best they are designed to minimize or make-up for damage/destruction. While transplanting mitigation may beat reef annihilation, the destruction of natural reefs for port development hardly seems worthy of hoopla and celebration. Even if necessary, it seems that we should be saddened somewhat by the price we must pay in lost natural habitat. Furthermore, to declare the project an overwhelming success story because most of the transplanted corals are still alive a few months after the initial reef removal and transplant seems especially ludicrous. Am I missing something here? Original message follows: Mail*Link(r) SMTP FWD>Press Release -First Large Scale Transplant/Hawaii FYI. I am merely forwarding the message and have no further information on this. For further information, please see contacts in press release. Mark ------------------------------------------ Southwest Region, Pacific Area Office, 2570 Dole Street, Room 106, Honolulu, HI 96822. FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: John Naughton March 20,1996 at (808) 973-2940 (Honolulu, HI) or Sue Smith (619) 546-7070 (San Diego, CA) FIRST LARGE-SCALE TRANSPLANT OF LIVE CORAL TAKES PLACE IN HAWAII In the first large-scale coral transplant project ever conducted, nearly fourteen tons of live corals have been successfully transplanted from one location to another in Kawaihae Bay, Hawaii, the Commerce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced today. The project was recommended by NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service and funded by the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers to mitigate coral loss during proposed harbor construction and to restore nearby reefs. "The Kawaihae project has been an unprecedented success, with ninety-nine percent of the coral surviving relocation," said Hilda Diaz Soltero, Director of NMFS' Southwest Region. "This study proves that large quantities of these living animals can survive the trauma of transplant." The coral was transplanted from areas that will be disrupted by harbor construction that begins next week , and will be moved from holding areas to reefs damaged during past harbor construction in the bay. Since September, live corals have been taken from the "footprints" of three proposed new breakwaters and relocated to a large stockpile site and seven experimental sites ranging from 10 to 50 feet of water all within a half mile of the proposed small boat harbor at Kawaihae. Participants in the project include NMFS, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Corps of Engineers, State of Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources, and the staff and students of the University of Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology and Hawaii Preparatory Academy. "Volunteer divers from the Science Department of Hawaii Preparatory Academy have been instrumental the transplant effort," said John Naughton, Pacific Island Environmental Coordinator for NMFS' Southwest Region. Coral heads were carefully detached by divers and gently placed in large wire trays which were then lifted up off the bottom and transported while still submerged to transplant sites by boat. "We'll continue to monitor coral transplant sites during and after the nearby harbor construction to see how they fare," said Naughton. Students and staff from University of Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology are under contract to monitor the transplant sites for three years to obtain data on the growth rates and mortality of the coral. The coral animals themselves are tiny, cuplike creatures with soft, fragile bodies about which they secrete a hard stony skeleton. They emerge only at night when their tentacles expand to sweep the sea for planktonic food. Restored coral reefs should provide new habitat for many species of fish and sea turtles. The National Marine Fisheries Service, an agency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, studies and manages U.S. living marine resources and is responsible for the protection of marine mammals and sea turtles as well as marine habitats and endangered species. ***VIDEO FOOTAGE AVAILABLE*** ### From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Mar 21 02:02:15 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id CAA11734; Thu, 21 Mar 1996 02:02:12 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id GAA22946; Thu, 21 Mar 1996 06:44:45 GMT Received: from pnl.gov by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id BAA22941; Thu, 21 Mar 1996 01:44:42 -0500 From: ww_gardiner@ccmail.pnl.gov Received: from ccmail.pnl.gov by pnl.gov (PMDF V4.3-13 #6012) id <01I2KTMAK14W93626C@pnl.gov>; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 22:39:30 -0800 (PST) Date: Wed, 20 Mar 1996 22:38 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re[2]: FWD>Press Release -First La To: SOBELJ@dccmc.mhs.compuserve.com, coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Message-id: <01I2KTMAT06Q93626C@pnl.gov> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Mitigation should certainly be considered a late option. Perhaps the real reason to celebrate is that these methods may prove useful for reestablishing reefs destroyed by other means or from previous damage. To declare the project an "overwhelming success" after a short time seems a bit premature, but hopeful. Most wetland mitigation projects are observed over a period of years before they are considered a success. Some may do quite well for the first year or so, only to crash later on. Bill Gardiner Battelle Marine Sciences Lab ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Re: FWD>Press Release -First La Author: SOBELJ@dccmc.mhs.compuserve.com at -SMTPlink Date: 3/20/96 4:04 PM Response to recent posting by Mark Eaking below of Press Release on Large-scale coral reef removal and replanting: Let's not forget what mitigation projects are all about, at best they are designed to minimize or make-up for damage/destruction. While transplanting mitigation may beat reef annihilation, the destruction of natural reefs for port development hardly seems worthy of hoopla and celebration. Even if necessary, it seems that we should be saddened somewhat by the price we must pay in lost natural habitat. Furthermore, to declare the project an overwhelming success story because most of the transplanted corals are still alive a few months after the initial reef removal and transplant seems especially ludicrous. Am I missing something here? Original message follows: Mail*Link(r) SMTP FWD>Press Release -First Large Scale Transplant/Hawaii FYI. I am merely forwarding the message and have no further information on this. For further information, please see contacts in press release. Mark ------------------------------------------ Southwest Region, Pacific Area Office, 2570 Dole Street, Room 106, Honolulu, HI 96822. FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: John Naughton March 20,1996 at (808) 973-2940 (Honolulu, HI) or Sue Smith (619) 546-7070 (San Diego, CA) FIRST LARGE-SCALE TRANSPLANT OF LIVE CORAL TAKES PLACE IN HAWAII In the first large-scale coral transplant project ever conducted, nearly fourteen tons of live corals have been successfully transplanted from one location to another in Kawaihae Bay, Hawaii, the Commerce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced today. The project was recommended by NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service and funded by the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers to mitigate coral loss during proposed harbor construction and to restore nearby reefs. "The Kawaihae project has been an unprecedented success, with ninety-nine percent of the coral surviving relocation," said Hilda Diaz Soltero, Director of NMFS' Southwest Region. "This study proves that large quantities of these living animals can survive the trauma of transplant." The coral was transplanted from areas that will be disrupted by harbor construction that begins next week , and will be moved from holding areas to reefs damaged during past harbor construction in the bay. Since September, live corals have been taken from the "footprints" of three proposed new breakwaters and relocated to a large stockpile site and seven experimental sites ranging from 10 to 50 feet of water all within a half mile of the proposed small boat harbor at Kawaihae. Participants in the project include NMFS, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Corps of Engineers, State of Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources, and the staff and students of the University of Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology and Hawaii Preparatory Academy. "Volunteer divers from the Science Department of Hawaii Preparatory Academy have been instrumental the transplant effort," said John Naughton, Pacific Island Environmental Coordinator for NMFS' Southwest Region. Coral heads were carefully detached by divers and gently placed in large wire trays which were then lifted up off the bottom and transported while still submerged to transplant sites by boat. "We'll continue to monitor coral transplant sites during and after the nearby harbor construction to see how they fare," said Naughton. Students and staff from University of Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology are under contract to monitor the transplant sites for three years to obtain data on the growth rates and mortality of the coral. The coral animals themselves are tiny, cuplike creatures with soft, fragile bodies about which they secrete a hard stony skeleton. They emerge only at night when their tentacles expand to sweep the sea for planktonic food. Restored coral reefs should provide new habitat for many species of fish and sea turtles. The National Marine Fisheries Service, an agency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, studies and manages U.S. living marine resources and is responsible for the protection of marine mammals and sea turtles as well as marine habitats and endangered species. ***VIDEO FOOTAGE AVAILABLE*** ### From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Mar 21 05:22:51 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id FAA12712; Thu, 21 Mar 1996 05:22:49 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id KAA23114; Thu, 21 Mar 1996 10:03:53 GMT Received: from sme.univ-mrs.fr by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id FAA23109; Thu, 21 Mar 1996 05:03:45 -0500 Received: from [139.124.16.46] (smemac16.univ-mrs.fr) by sme.univ-mrs.fr with SMTP (1.37.109.16/16.2) id AA258322339; Thu, 21 Mar 1996 10:58:59 +0100 X-Sender: thomassi@sme.univ-mrs.fr Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Eudora F1.5.1 Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 11:03:29 +0100 To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov From: thomassi@com.univ-mrs.fr (Bernard A. THOMASSIN) Subject: Books on Mururoa and Fangatofa atolls. Answer to mschultz Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Dear, As coral reef ecologist quiet well known since near 30 years in our coral reef communinity, and as member of the scientific council of the "Direction des Centres d'Exp‰rimentations nucl‰aires" (with my friend Prof. Bernard SALVAT, and other french scientists involve in studies), head of the nuclear tests in Mururoa and Fangataufa atolls, I have to inform you that you could find revelant informations on these atolls and the nuclear tests in the 3 books published by the Ministˆre de la D‰fense/DIRCEN and the scientific editor MASSON, ed. in Paris, Milan & Barcelone, These 3 books (a 4rth is in preparartion) are entitled : "Les atolls de Mururoa et de Fangataufa (Polyn‰sie fran‡aise". Tome 1. 1993. G‰ologie, P‰trologie, Hydrog‰ologie, ‰dification et ‰volution des ‰difices. (= Geology, petrology, building and evolution of the edifice) by G. GUILLE, G. GOUTIERE, J.F. SORNEIN, with coll. of D. BUIGHES, C. GUY, A. GACHON : 168 pp. 82 fig. ISBN n : 2-11-087427-9. (this volume deals with the hydrogeological problems of atolls) Tome 2. 1995. Les exp‰rimentations nucl‰aires. Effets m‰caniques, lumino-thermiques, ‰lectromagnetiques.(= The nuclear tests. Mecanical, ligh-thermic and electromagnetic effect) by J. BOUCHEZ, R. LECOMTE, with the coll. of J. BRUGIES, Ch. GUERRINI, J.F. SORNEIN, J.-L. PLANTET, E. BLANC : 189 pp., >16 fig. ISBN n : 2-225- 84906-4. Tome 3. 1995. Le milieu vivant et son ‰volution.(= The living environment and its evolution) by J.P. BABLET, B. GOUT, G. GOUTIERE, with the coll. of J.Y. TREGUIER, F. POIRRIER and H. TYMEN : 307 pp., 87 fig. ISBN n : 2-225-84907-2. The first issues of these well documented books (written for scientist and graduate student levels) are in french (of course !), but english issues are published or in preparation. But I know from my experience, that when a scientist want to read an interesting book or paper he could always ask the help of colleague, or a foreingh student in stage in the lab., university, and so on...to have a short translation. So before to discuss, please get the informations..."at the fount of the knowledge". Sincerely yours and Best regards to all knowing me. Bernard A. Thomassin Bernard A. THOMASSIN Centre d'Oc‰anologie de Marseille (CNRS-URA n 41), Station marine d'Endoume, traverse de la Batterie des Lions, 13007 Marseille, France. t‰l.lab.: (33) 91 04 16 17 t‰l. home: (33) 91 40 35 24 (if Urgent) fax: (33) 91 04 16 35 e-mail: thomassi@com.univ-mrs.fr From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Mar 21 07:17:50 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id HAA13620; Thu, 21 Mar 1996 07:17:47 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA23199; Thu, 21 Mar 1996 11:45:03 GMT Received: from mercury.ukc.ac.uk by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id GAA23192; Thu, 21 Mar 1996 06:45:00 -0500 Received: from kiwi.ukc.ac.uk by mercury.ukc.ac.uk with SMTP (PP); Thu, 21 Mar 1996 11:40:17 +0000 Received: from pc-esd.ukc.ac.uk by kiwi.ukc.ac.uk (SMI-8.6/UKC-2.14) id LAA09048; Thu, 21 Mar 1996 11:40:15 GMT From: William Moreno Caycedo To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Belize Coastal Zone Management Project Message-ID: Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 11:40:14 +0000 (gmt) Priority: NORMAL X-Mailer: Simeon for Windows X-Authentication: none MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Dear all Does anybody knows the e-mail adress for someone involved in the Belize Coastal Zone Management Project or the adress of an organisation taking part in the project. Thanks William Moreno Durrel Institute of Conservation wm1@ukc.ac.uk From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Mar 21 08:45:59 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id IAA16191; Thu, 21 Mar 1996 08:45:57 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA23361; Thu, 21 Mar 1996 13:30:54 GMT Received: from coral by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id IAA23356; Thu, 21 Mar 1996 08:30:51 -0500 Received: by coral (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) id IAA29869; Thu, 21 Mar 1996 08:30:51 -0500 Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 08:30:50 +30000 From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Personal Marketing Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Dear coral-list subscribers, It has come to my attention by several subscribers that the coral-list may not be the best forum for marketing of personal skills (job hunting) or publications unrelated to coral health. Therefore, I would like to ask the cooperation of the subscribers that they not post personal qualifications for job appointments to the coral-list. However, if enough subscribers are interested (AND if we get any further funding!), I will consider placing a special section on our World-Wide Web Home Page for personnel related issues. If you have any other ideas or thoughts regarding this topic, please let me know, as we *do* want to keep our best minds at work doing something they like! If you feel this *is* the forum for posting new job availabilities, then I would appreciate knowing this, too. Please send your messages directly to me (hendee@aoml.noaa.gov), instead of the whole list, if you wish your position to remain confidential. Many thanks for your thoughts and gracious consideration. Sincerely yours, Jim Hendee coral-list Administrator From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Mar 21 12:00:49 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id MAA21672; Thu, 21 Mar 1996 12:00:46 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA23576; Thu, 21 Mar 1996 16:20:35 GMT Received: from ns.noaa.gov by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id LAA23571; Thu, 21 Mar 1996 11:20:32 -0500 Received: from ogp.noaa.gov (QUICKMAIL.OGP.NOAA.GOV [140.90.171.10]) by ns.noaa.gov (8.6.9/8.6.9) with SMTP id LAA15876; Thu, 21 Mar 1996 11:13:57 -0500 Message-ID: Date: 21 Mar 1996 11:23:03 -0500 From: "Mark Eakin" Subject: Re: Diadema dieoffs in the 1 To: CORAL-LIST@reef.aoml.noaa.gov, "Patterson, Matt E" X-Mailer: Mail*Link SMTP-QM 3.0.2 Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Reply to: RE>Diadema dieoffs in the 1980's Some of the papers on the dieoff and subsequent effects are: Carpenter, R. C. (1985). "Sea urchin mass-mortality: effects on reef algal abundance, species composition, and metabolism and other coral reefherbivores. Abstract." Proceedings of the Fifth International Coral Reef Congress, Tahiti 4: 53. Carpenter, R. C. (1988). "Mass mortality of a Caribbean sea urchin: immediate effects on community metabolism and other herbivores." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 85: 511-514. Carpenter, R. C. (1990). "Mass mortality of Diadema antillarum II. Effects on population densities and grazing intensity of parrotfishes and surgeonfishes." Marine Biology 104: 79-86. Carpenter, R. C. (1990). "Mass mortality of Diadema antillarum I. Long-term effects on sea urchin population-dynamics and coral reef algal communities." Marine Biology 104: 67-77. Liddell, W. D. and S. L. Ohlhorst (1986). "Changes in benthic community composition following the mass mortality of Diadema at Jamaica." Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 95(3): 271-278. Lessios, H. A., P. W. Glynn, et al. (1983). "Mass mortalities of coral reef organisms." Science 222: 715. -------------------------------------- Date: 3/20/96 6:16 PM To: Mark Eakin From: Patterson, Matt E I am in the process of compiling information about the dieoff events of Diadema antillarum in the Florida Keys as well as the rest of the Caribbean. I am interested in both information about the mid-eighties dieoff as well as any information on more recent events (Forcucci,1994). Any advice or information would be greatly appreciated. Matt Patterson Florida Marine Research Institute Coral Reef Research Team e-mail: Patterson_m@harpo.dep.state.fl.us ------------------ RFC822 Header Follows ------------------ Received: by ogp.noaa.gov with SMTP;20 Mar 1996 18:13:44 -0500 Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id WAA22610; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 22:42:59 GMT Received: from epic66.dep.state.fl.us by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id RAA22605; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 17:42:57 -0500 Received: from mr.dep.state.fl.us by EPIC66.DEP.STATE.FL.US (PMDF V5.0-4 #7204) id <01I2KJ1Z0JXC001ICA@EPIC66.DEP.STATE.FL.US> for CORAL-LIST@REEF.AOML.NOAA.GOV; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 17:36:49 -0500 (EST) Received: with PMDF-MR; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 17:36:40 -0500 (EST) MR-Received: by mta ARM1; Relayed; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 17:36:40 -0500 MR-Received: by mta EPIC66; Relayed; Wed, 20 Mar 1996 17:36:40 -0500 Date: Wed, 20 Mar 1996 15:44:00 -0500 (EST) From: "Patterson, Matt E" Subject: Diadema dieoffs in the 1980's To: CORAL-LIST@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Message-id: <01I2KJ209TYE001ICA@mr.dep.state.fl.us> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Priority: normal UA-content-id: WPCORP X400-MTS-identifier: [;04637102306991/173234@ARM1] Hop-count: 2 Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Mar 21 16:29:56 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id QAA25901; Thu, 21 Mar 1996 16:29:54 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA23819; Thu, 21 Mar 1996 21:08:00 GMT Received: from calafia.uabcs.mx by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id QAA23814; Thu, 21 Mar 1996 16:07:52 -0500 Received: by calafia.uabcs.mx (AIX 3.2/UCB 5.64/4.03) id AA16866; Thu, 21 Mar 1996 14:09:17 -0600 Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 14:09:16 -0600 (CST) From: "Ayax R. Diaz R." To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Looking for M. E. Huber Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Dear all: Does anybody knows the e-mail address of PhD M. E. Huber? He was working in 1987 in the Marine Biology Research Division, A002, Scripps Institution of Oceanography; the subject of his work was a little simbiont of corals, the crab Trapezia. I'm working on an ecological experiment with corals and their crabs so I need all the information I can get. If anyone in this organization could help me sending all related information I would really thank you all. Hope someone answer this message. Thanks Ayax Rolando Diaz Ruiz Reef Fauna Proyect - Biologia Marina - UABCS Km. 5.5 Carretera al Sur, Apto. Postal 19 - B C.P. 23080. La Paz, B. C. S. Mexico. E-mail adiaz@calafia.uabcs.mx From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Mar 21 21:58:59 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id VAA29325; Thu, 21 Mar 1996 21:58:56 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id CAA24050; Fri, 22 Mar 1996 02:29:54 GMT Received: from coral by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id VAA24045; Thu, 21 Mar 1996 21:29:52 -0500 Received: by coral (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) id VAA01248; Thu, 21 Mar 1996 21:29:51 -0500 Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 21:29:51 +30000 From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Coral Researchers Directory Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.erl.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Since we are all gathered here to discuss coral health, it is tempting to say, "Oh, by the way, do you know where I can find Dr. Whomever?" To that end, I will construct a Coral Researchers Directory (although I can't make it real fancy at this time), and I'll try to make it easy for you to add your name and personal information, should you choose to do so. That way, we can all check the directory, rather than flood the list with "Whither Dr. Feelgood?" types of messages. To add your name to the Coral Researchers Directory send the following information to: lagoon@coral.aoml.noaa.gov with your name (Last Name, First Name) in the Subject line of your message: Name: (How you'd like it to appear, e.g., Vice-Pres. Al Gore) Title: Institution: Address Line 1: Address Line 2: Address Line 3: City: State or Province: Country: Business Phone: Business Fax: E-mail: Other info: (Let 'er rip, up to, say, 20 lines, if you'd like.) I know some of you may be tired from staying up all night slaving over a hot microscope, but PLEASE be careful to only send this information to: lagoon@coral.aoml.noaa.gov and not to any of the other various addresses associated with this program. I really appreciate your help and cooperation. I'll post the whereabouts of the Directory after I get enough names (and enough time!). The Directory will hopefully be updated fairly routinely, say, two or three times a week. I hope this helps facilitate networking of the coral research community. Take care... Sincerely yours, Jim Hendee coral-list administrator From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Mar 22 13:10:44 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id NAA08919; Fri, 22 Mar 1996 13:10:39 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id RAA24976; Fri, 22 Mar 1996 17:34:04 GMT Received: from dns2.hboi.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id MAA24971; Fri, 22 Mar 1996 12:34:00 -0500 Received: from SMTP.HBOI.EDU (smtp.hboi.edu [199.227.45.3]) by dns2.hboi.edu (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id MAA31257 for ; Fri, 22 Mar 1996 12:40:33 -0500 Received: by SMTP.HBOI.EDU with Microsoft Mail id <31530F34@SMTP.HBOI.EDU>; Fri, 22 Mar 96 12:36:04 PST From: Kris Metzger To: "'SMTP:coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov'" Subject: Chlorine to corals - toxicity? Date: Fri, 22 Mar 96 12:25:00 PST Message-ID: <31530F34@SMTP.HBOI.EDU> Encoding: 19 TEXT X-Mailer: Microsoft Mail V3.0 Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Can anyone provide any information on toxic effects of chlorine, bleach or hypochloride on corals? I don't want information on coral bleaching. I have already searched Biological Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts, Oceanic Abstracts, Pollution Abstracts, ASFA and Zool. Rec. and I have found some journal articles, but not much. I'm hoping that someone can direct me to some gray literature. Thanks very much for your help. Kristen Kristen L. Metzger, Librarian Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution 5600 U.S. 1 North Ft. Pierce FL 34946 USA (800)333-4264, Ext. 201 (407)465-2446, FAX metzger@hboi.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Mar 22 14:16:00 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id OAA10161; Fri, 22 Mar 1996 14:15:57 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA25096; Fri, 22 Mar 1996 18:33:19 GMT Received: from coral by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id NAA25091; Fri, 22 Mar 1996 13:33:17 -0500 Received: by coral (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) id NAA03185; Fri, 22 Mar 1996 13:33:16 -0500 Date: Fri, 22 Mar 1996 13:33:16 +30000 From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Other Directories Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: As many of you may already know, there are existing printed directories of coral researchers. Here is one source: Eldredge, L.G. 1987. Coral Reef Researchers: Pacific. UNEP Regional Seas Directories and Bibliographies, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome. 104 p. The International Society of Reef Studies and the Pacific Science Association also publish directories. They, and other associations with directories, are herewith invited to broadcast the availability of such publications. Yours, Jim Hendee From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Tue Mar 23 19:39:10 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id TAA21506; Sat, 23 Mar 1996 19:39:08 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id XAA26500; Sat, 23 Mar 1996 23:55:02 GMT Received: from extra.ucc.su.OZ.AU by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id SAA26495; Sat, 23 Mar 1996 18:54:57 -0500 Received: from linnaeus.bio.usyd.edu.au (linnaeus.bio.usyd.edu.AU [129.78.177.10]) by extra.ucc.su.OZ.AU (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id KAA00095 for ; Sun, 24 Mar 1996 10:53:25 +1100 Received: from a08pc-20.bio.usyd.edu.AU by linnaeus.bio.usyd.edu.au; (5.65/1.1.8.2/12Aug94-0642PM) id AA17583; Sun, 24 Mar 1996 10:54:55 +1000 Message-Id: <1.5.4b12.32.19960324004703.0083e844@mail.bio.usyd.edu.au> X-Sender: oveh@mail.bio.usyd.edu.au X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.4b12 (32) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 10:47:03 +1000 To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov From: Ove Hoegh-Guldberg Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Clarification: The two grey literature reports announced as available before : 1. Hoegh-Guldberg, O. (1994) Mass-bleaching of coral reefs in French Polynesia, April 1994. 2. Hoegh-Guldberg, O. (1995) The mass bleaching of coral reefs in the Central Pacific in 1994. A followup study and establishment of long-term monitoring sites. ... are available at the URL http://www.bio.usyd.edu.au/CRRI/LIBRARY/gp1.html. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ove Hoegh-Guldberg Ph: (02) 351-2389 School of Biological Sciences Fax: (02) 351-4119 Building A08 Mobile: 014 811 935 University of Sydney Country code Australia = 61 2006 NSW Australia OHG: http://www.bio.usyd.edu.au/SOBS/ACADEMIC/ACASTAFF/ohg.html Coral Reef Research Institute: http://www.bio.usyd.edu.au/CRRI/crri-ind.html One Tree Island Research Station: http://www.bio.usyd.edu.au/OTI/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Mar 25 11:04:07 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id LAA10191; Mon, 25 Mar 1996 11:04:05 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA00415; Mon, 25 Mar 1996 15:47:19 GMT Received: from nsu.acast.nova.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id KAA00410; Mon, 25 Mar 1996 10:47:16 -0500 Received: by nsu.acast.nova.edu (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id KAA22607; Mon, 25 Mar 1996 10:44:09 -0500 Date: Mon, 25 Mar 1996 10:44:09 -0500 (EST) From: CLAY Beauregard To: Coral Health Mailing List cc: COASTNET mailing list Subject: Ciguatera Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A Dear subscribers, I am looking for any information (online or not) documenting ciguatera cases in the Caribbean during the last couple decades. I am writing my M.S. thesis paper on the distribution of ciguatera in Florida and the Caribbean region. I have plenty of case studies and first-hand accounts, but I am looking for trends or statistics of reported cases from various Caribbean locations. The CDC takes reports and has published several cases in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, but I don't believe they keep statistics since ciguatera is not really a reportable disease, but a biotoxin poisoning. If anyone can point me in the right direction, I would be very grateful. You can respond to me personally if you wish. Thank you, Clay Beauregard Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center (W) 954-920-1909 (F) 954-947-8557 clay@nsu.acast.nova.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Mar 25 15:10:14 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id PAA15286; Mon, 25 Mar 1996 15:10:09 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id TAA00687; Mon, 25 Mar 1996 19:49:34 GMT Received: from relay1.Hawaii.Edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id OAA00682; Mon, 25 Mar 1996 14:49:31 -0500 Received: from uhunix3.its.Hawaii.Edu ([128.171.44.52]) by relay1.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <11481(7)>; Mon, 25 Mar 1996 09:47:36 -1000 Received: by uhunix3.its.Hawaii.Edu id <464470>; Mon, 25 Mar 1996 09:46:37 -1000 Date: Mon, 25 Mar 1996 09:46:30 -1000 From: Marian B Westley X-Sender: westley@uhunix3 To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov cc: COASTNET mailing list Subject: mangroves and coral reefs In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Dear subscribers, I am looking for information to support statements like the following: "cutting of mangrove trees which normally entrap sediments can result in excessive siltation for nearby seagrass beds and reefs from runoff from heavy rains" (from C.S. Rogers (1990) Responses of coral reefs and reef organisms to sedimentation. Marine Ecology Progress Series 62:185-202). I am particularly interested in cases where mangroves have been cut down and consequent damage to reefs has been documented. Many thanks, Marian Westley From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Mar 26 03:43:31 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id DAA22785; Tue, 26 Mar 1996 03:43:25 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA01433; Tue, 26 Mar 1996 08:17:01 GMT Received: from galadriel.otago.ac.nz by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id DAA01428; Tue, 26 Mar 1996 03:16:57 -0500 Received: from [139.80.104.184] (MAC104184.otago.ac.nz [139.80.104.184]) by galadriel.otago.ac.nz (8.7.1/8.7.1) with SMTP id UAA13856 for ; Tue, 26 Mar 1996 20:13:23 +1200 (NZST) X-Sender: st004593@brandywine.otago.ac.nz Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 20:15:35 +1200 To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov From: oliver.gussmann@stonebow.otago.ac.nz (Oliver Gussmann) Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Hope somebody out there can help me out. Looking for info on carbonate production, in situ measueremnt techniques, reefs in terrigenous-carbonate settings, particularly for Pacific tropical/temperate reefs. Cheers Oliver Gussmann University of Otago Department of Marine Science PO Box 56 Dunedin, New Zealand Fax: (64)-3-479 8336 Tel.: (64)-3 479 8306 email: oliver.gussmann@stonebow.otago.ac.nz From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Mar 26 04:41:08 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id EAA23088; Tue, 26 Mar 1996 04:41:06 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id JAA01507; Tue, 26 Mar 1996 09:06:50 GMT Received: from galadriel.otago.ac.nz by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id EAA01502; Tue, 26 Mar 1996 04:06:47 -0500 Received: from [139.80.104.184] (MAC104184.otago.ac.nz [139.80.104.184]) by galadriel.otago.ac.nz (8.7.1/8.7.1) with SMTP id VAA15795 for ; Tue, 26 Mar 1996 21:03:14 +1200 (NZST) X-Sender: st004593@brandywine.otago.ac.nz Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 21:05:27 +1200 To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov From: oliver.gussmann@stonebow.otago.ac.nz (Oliver Gussmann) Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Need information on South Pacific reefs concerning tagging, carbonate production (in situ measuerment techniques), whats being done on reefs in small island nations of the South Pacific, effects of terrigenous sedimentation on carbonate production, terrigenous-carbonate transitions. Cheers, oliver Oliver Gussmann University of Otago Department of Marine Science PO Box 56 Dunedin, New Zealand Fax: (64)-3-479 8336 Tel.: (64)-3 479 8306 email: oliver.gussmann@stonebow.otago.ac.nz From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Thu Mar 25 16:39:34 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id QAA17510; Mon, 25 Mar 1996 16:39:31 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA00839; Mon, 25 Mar 1996 21:17:18 GMT Received: from bishop.bishop.Hawaii.Org by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id QAA00834; Mon, 25 Mar 1996 16:17:14 -0500 Received: by bishop.bishop.Hawaii.Org (AIX 3.2/UCB 5.64/4.03) id AA40738; Mon, 25 Mar 1996 11:16:39 -1000 Date: Mon, 25 Mar 1996 11:16:39 -1000 (HST) From: Pacific Science Assn To: Coral Health and Monitoring Program Cc: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Coral Researchers Directory In-Reply-To: Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: The revised Directory of Coral Reef Researchers of the World is well in hand and now contains more than 1000 names. [This directory will include names, professional addresses, telephone, fax, e-mail, and scientific interests, indexed on subject, taxonomic interest, and geographic areas of interest and residence]. Each individual researcher will receive a copy for verification of his/her entry as it currently exists. For the most part the entires pre-date e-mail. The verification will also request e-mail addresses for each of the researchers [telephone and fax are already included but also need verification]. At this time, I should very much appreciate your sending me your e-mail address and any other pretinent information to help expedite the completion of this directory. [Please let me know whether or not you would like an original questionnaire as as to be included in this first round.] I anticipate a draft copy of this directory by the time of the Panama meeting. Aloha, Lu Eldredge Pacific Science Association P.O. Box 17801 Honolulu, HI 96817 FAX (1) 808-847-8252 From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Mar 26 00:42:23 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id AAA21686; Tue, 26 Mar 1996 00:42:21 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id FAA01231; Tue, 26 Mar 1996 05:19:26 GMT Received: from CGNET.COM by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id AAA01226; Tue, 26 Mar 1996 00:19:20 -0500 Received: from msm.cgnet.com by CGNET.COM (PMDF V4.3-9 #7702) id <01I2RQ8ZUDC0001M51@CGNET.COM>; Mon, 25 Mar 1996 21:18:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: by msm.cgnet.com with Microsoft Mail id <31577DFC@msm.cgnet.com>; Mon, 25 Mar 96 21:17:48 PST Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 13:16:00 -0800 (PST) From: "Ma. Carmen Ablan" To: coral list Message-id: <31577DFC@msm.cgnet.com> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A Hi! I've been receiving a lot of material from coral-list passed on to me from a variety of sources. Would it be possible for me to receive these regularly from you? I am currently team leader of ReefBase here at ICLARM. John McManus, our project leader receives coral-list updates himself but information he passes on to me gets delayed when he is away on travel. Thank you so much for taking time. I really appreciate your efforts in getting coral-list organized. Sincerely, Ma. Carmen A. Ablan Team Leader ReefBase From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Mar 26 10:55:24 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id KAA29883; Tue, 26 Mar 1996 10:55:20 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA01868; Tue, 26 Mar 1996 15:33:42 GMT Received: from coral by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id KAA01863; Tue, 26 Mar 1996 10:33:40 -0500 Received: from localhost by coral via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id KAA04551; Tue, 26 Mar 1996 10:33:39 -0500 Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 10:33:39 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Online Coral Researchers Directory Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: The Online Coral Researchers Directory is now listed as a link off the main CHAMP Home Page at http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov. As you will see from the "disclaimer", this is only meant to supplement the various existing coral researchers directories within the coral research community. I'm open for suggestions, but please remember that since this project is now operating "out of hide", we can't do much that is fancy at this time. For that very reason, the Directory is not at all fancy, but it does at least make for some interesting reading! The Directory will be updated automatically every night at about 9:00 pm Eastern Time (USA). If you have sent in your registration information, but do not see the posting, it is just because I haven't yet reviewed the information. I'll get to it as soon as I can. Sincerely yours, Jim Hendee ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | | | Coral Health and Monitoring Program | | Ocean Chemistry Division | | Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorlogical Laboratory | | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | | Miami, Florida | | USA | | | | Email: coral@coral.aoml.noaa.gov | | World-Wide Web: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov | | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Mar 26 16:38:13 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id QAA07412; Tue, 26 Mar 1996 16:38:09 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA02193; Tue, 26 Mar 1996 21:21:30 GMT Received: from axe by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id QAA02188; Tue, 26 Mar 1996 16:21:28 -0500 Resent-From: cel1@axe.humboldt.edu Resent-Message-Id: <199603262121.QAA02188@reef.aoml.erl.gov> Received: from axe.humboldt.edu by axe.humboldt.edu (PMDF V5.0-6 #11939) id <0DOW8HQ0100B4O@axe.humboldt.edu> for coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov; Tue, 26 Mar 1996 13:17 -0800 (PST) Resent-date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 13:17 -0800 (PST) Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 13:17:50 -0800 (PST) From: Christopher Ledford Subject: Getting an MS in coral reef ecology To: ecology Coral reef Message-id: MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: I am currently attending Humboldt State University working on my BS in Marine Biology. I am looking for schools (world wide) that have a Masters program dealing with coral reef ecology. Thank you for any help. Chris Ledford cel1@axe.humboldt.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Mar 27 07:23:31 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id HAA13341; Wed, 27 Mar 1996 07:23:27 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA02874; Wed, 27 Mar 1996 11:50:53 GMT Received: from aoml.erl.gov by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id GAA02869; Wed, 27 Mar 1996 06:50:51 -0500 Received: (from hendee@localhost) by aoml.erl.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3.CAR) id GAA13747; Wed, 27 Mar 1996 06:48:55 - 0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 27 Mar 1996 06:48:55 -0500 (EST) From: "James C. Hendee" X-Sender: hendee@wave To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Appropriate Subjects Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Dear Esteemed Subscribers, I very much appreciate your interest in this list-server. It would be most helpful if we could all confine our discussions to the following subjects (or at least close), taken from the original informational notice to new subscribers: o bleaching events o outbreaks of coral diseases o high predation on coral reefs o environmental monitoring sites o incidences of coral spawnings o shipwrecks on reefs o international meetings and symposia o funding opportunities o marine sanctuary news o new coral-related publications o announcements of college courses in coral reef ecology o coral health initiatives o new and historical data availability o controversial topics in coral reef ecology o recent reports on coral research Thank you very much for your help and cooperation. Sincerely yours, Jim Hendee coral-list administrator From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Mar 27 10:21:33 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id KAA16827; Wed, 27 Mar 1996 10:21:29 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA03155; Wed, 27 Mar 1996 15:09:22 GMT Received: from coral by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id KAA03150; Wed, 27 Mar 1996 10:09:21 -0500 Received: from localhost by coral via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id KAA06663; Wed, 27 Mar 1996 10:09:20 -0500 Date: Wed, 27 Mar 1996 10:09:19 -0500 (EST) From: Coral Health and Monitoring Program To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Subjects, clarified Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: I fear I may have been misunderstood. ANYTHING having to do with coral reef biology or coral reefs in general (e.g., palaeocology of reefs) is welcome on this list. What I feel are inappropriate messages are "flamings" of individuals, subjects that do not relate directly to coral research (e.g., things with religious overtones, postings of, say, deep-sea research, etc.), and perhaps commercial solicitations which will not help the coral research community. However, let me know if you feel differently. Thanks, Jim Hendee coral-list administrator From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sat Mar 27 10:52:40 1996 Received: from aoml.erl.gov (wave [192.111.123.25]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id KAA17152 for ; Wed, 27 Mar 1996 10:52:40 -0500 (EST) Received: (from hendee@localhost) by aoml.erl.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3.CAR) id KAA15970; Wed, 27 Mar 1996 10:52:39 - 0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 27 Mar 1996 10:52:39 -0500 (EST) From: "James C. Hendee" X-Sender: hendee@wave To: Jim Hendee Subject: National Religious Partnership for the Environment (NRPE) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Status: RO X-Status: Accidentally deleted from coral-list archives: >From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Fri Mar 26 16:01:54 1996 Status: RO X-Status: DA Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id QAA06922; Tue, 26 Mar 1996 16:01:44 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id UAA02160; Tue, 26 Mar 1996 20:42:55 GMT Received: from esa.org by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id PAA02155; Tue, 26 Mar 1996 15:42:50 -0500 From: Bruce@esa.org Received: from Ecological-Message_Server by esa.org with WordPerfect_Office; Tue, 26 Mar 1996 16:07:04 -0500 Message-Id: X-Mailer: WordPerfect Office 4.0 Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 15:47:28 -0500 To: ellenbethw@aol.com, mmandell@doc.gov, mrand@dorsai.dorsai.org, allison@ewg.org, ahoffnun@hillel.org, jroth@hillel.org, tmoran@hillel.org, aray@oaservera2.ssmc.noaa.gov, /S=M.KNAPP/OU1=W01A@mhs-fswa.attmail.com, FISHFOLK@mitvma.mit.edu, sboa@nsf.gov, osman@nwf.org, lmersfelder@ocean.nos.noaa.gov, bbarak@peacecorps.gov, coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov, gjensen@reeusda.gov, mlevy@sysplan.com, dnew@wo0033wp.wo.blm.gov Subject: National Religious Partnership for the Environment (NRPE) Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk FYI- please disseminate as appropriate to those who might be interested DOES THE EARTH HAVE A PRAYER? The NRPE invites the environmental community and its friends to a discussion on religion and the enviromnment: " Does the earth have a prayer?" This program is designed to build bridges of communication and understanding between communities of faith and environmentalists who share a concern for the natural world. We will discuss our specific constituencies and why we care about environmental issues, and explore ways in which we can work together and inspire one another. Speakers include: Paul Gorman, Director and Daniel Schwartz, Associate Director National Religious Partnership for the Environment Michal Smart, Co-Director, Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life Drew Christiansen, Director, Office of International Justice and Peace, U.S. Catholic Conference. Paz Artaza-Regan, United Methodist Church, National Council of Churches for Christ. Dr. Ron Sider, President, Evangelicals for Social Action. Date; April 12, 1996 Time: 12:30 to 2:30 Place: 1616 P St., NW, 7th floor Washington, D.C. Please RSVP with number attending to Mara Osman, National Wildlife Federation, 202-797-6818 internet: osman@nwf.org The NRPE was established in 1992 and is a collaboration of the U.S. Catholic Conference, the National Council of Churhces for Christ, the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life and the Evangelical Environmental Network. With those member groups, the Partnership serves more than 100 million Americans and has undertaken a mobilization which represents the religious community's fullest and most formal entry into environmental activity. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Mar 28 00:02:38 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id AAA25775; Thu, 28 Mar 1996 00:02:33 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA03878; Thu, 28 Mar 1996 04:31:05 GMT Received: from galadriel.otago.ac.nz by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id XAA03873; Wed, 27 Mar 1996 23:30:59 -0500 Received: from [139.80.104.154] (MAC104154.otago.ac.nz [139.80.104.154]) by galadriel.otago.ac.nz (8.7.1/8.7.1) with SMTP id QAA20913 for ; Thu, 28 Mar 1996 16:29:02 +1200 (NZST) X-Sender: st004593@brandywine.otago.ac.nz Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Thu, 28 Mar 1996 05:32:04 +0000 To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov From: oliver.gussmann@stonebow.otago.ac.nz (Oliver Gussmann) Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Are there currently projects underway monitoring the effects of terrigenous sedimentation on carbonate production rates, carbonate sedimentation? Cheers, Oliver Oliver Gussmann University of Otago Department of Marine Science PO Box 56 Dunedin, New Zealand Fax: (64)-3-479 8336 Tel.: (64)-3 479 8306 email: oliver.gussmann@stonebow.otago.ac.nz From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Mar 28 00:02:45 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id AAA25790; Thu, 28 Mar 1996 00:02:41 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id EAA03886; Thu, 28 Mar 1996 04:35:43 GMT Received: from galadriel.otago.ac.nz by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id XAA03881; Wed, 27 Mar 1996 23:35:39 -0500 Received: from [139.80.104.154] (MAC104154.otago.ac.nz [139.80.104.154]) by galadriel.otago.ac.nz (8.7.1/8.7.1) with SMTP id QAA22010 for ; Thu, 28 Mar 1996 16:33:47 +1200 (NZST) X-Sender: st004593@brandywine.otago.ac.nz Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Thu, 28 Mar 1996 05:36:47 +0000 To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov From: oliver.gussmann@stonebow.otago.ac.nz (Oliver Gussmann) Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A Since I am new to this list I would like to have some info on what is new on coral-related publications, recent reports on coral research, controversial topics in reef ecology, environmental monitoring sites, international meetings and symposia, and new and historical data availability. Thanks, oLiver Oliver Gussmann University of Otago Department of Marine Science PO Box 56 Dunedin, New Zealand Fax: (64)-3-479 8336 Tel.: (64)-3 479 8306 email: oliver.gussmann@stonebow.otago.ac.nz From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Mar 28 03:08:46 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id DAA26923; Thu, 28 Mar 1996 03:08:42 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id HAA04082; Thu, 28 Mar 1996 07:44:27 GMT Received: from gala.univ-perp.fr by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id CAA04077; Thu, 28 Mar 1996 02:44:13 -0500 Received: from (pichon@localhost) by gala.univ-perp.fr (8.6.10/jtpda-5.1) id IAA04133 for coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov; Thu, 28 Mar 1996 08:42:51 GMT Date: Thu, 28 Mar 1996 08:42:51 GMT From: pichon@univ-perp.fr (michel pichon) Message-Id: <199603280842.IAA04133@gala.univ-perp.fr> To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Coral bleaching Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A A CORAL BLEACHING EPISODE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA The onset of a coral bleaching episode has been observed at Moorea (Society Islands, French Polynesia) at the beginning of February 1996, by the permanent staff of the "Centre de Recherches Insulaires et Observatoire de l'Environnement/Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes". (C.R.I.O.B.E./E.P.H.E.). The intensity of the phenomenon is moderate, and it has not been reported from other French Polynesian islands, where a network of observers is monitoring the situation. Some unconfirmed reports, however, suggest that very localized coral bleaching took place on Tahiti, Bora Bora and Rangiroa, in the lagoons as well as on the outer reef slopes. The bleaching does not appear to have gained in intensity since it was first noticed early in February. At the beginning of March, at a depth of 9m, on the outer reef slope on the north coast of Moorea, 27% of all coral colonies were affected by the phenomenon, with 17% partly bleached and 10% wholly or partly fluorescent. The genera most bleached were Montipora, Acropora and Pocillopora. B. Salvat Y Chancerelle email : pol@univ-perp.fr From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Mar 28 03:48:09 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id DAA00473; Thu, 28 Mar 1996 03:48:04 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id IAA04113; Thu, 28 Mar 1996 08:25:56 GMT Received: from galadriel.otago.ac.nz by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id DAA04108; Thu, 28 Mar 1996 03:25:53 -0500 Received: from [139.80.104.154] (MAC104154.otago.ac.nz [139.80.104.154]) by galadriel.otago.ac.nz (8.7.1/8.7.1) with SMTP id UAA32546 for ; Thu, 28 Mar 1996 20:24:00 +1200 (NZST) X-Sender: st004593@brandywine.otago.ac.nz Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Thu, 28 Mar 1996 09:27:01 +0000 To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov From: oliver.gussmann@stonebow.otago.ac.nz (Oliver Gussmann) Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A Are there currently projects underway monitoring the effects of terrigenous sedimentation on carbonate production rates, carbonate sedimentation? I would also like to have some info on what is new on coral-related publications, recent reports on coral research, controversial topics in reef ecology, environmental monitoring sites, international meetings and symposia, and new and historical data availability. Cheers, Oliver Oliver Gussmann University of Otago Department of Marine Science PO Box 56 Dunedin, New Zealand Fax: (64)-3-479 8336 Tel.: (64)-3 479 8306 email: oliver.gussmann@stonebow.otago.ac.nz From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Mar 28 09:08:31 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id JAA04142; Thu, 28 Mar 1996 09:08:27 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id NAA04393; Thu, 28 Mar 1996 13:45:06 GMT Received: from servms.fiu.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id IAA04387; Thu, 28 Mar 1996 08:45:04 -0500 Date: Thu, 28 Mar 1996 8:42:26 -0500 (EST) From: CLAIR DONNELLY To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov CC: CDONNE01@servms.fiu.edu Message-Id: <960328084226.20407c35@servms.fiu.edu> Subject: Photosynthesis inhibition Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A Does anybody have information / experience using DCMU to block photosynthesis in stony corals? i.e. quantities used, time it takes to work etc. Many thanks, Clair Donnelly. Florida International University Department of Biology University Park Miami Florida 33199. From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Mar 28 10:34:10 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id KAA05906; Thu, 28 Mar 1996 10:34:03 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id PAA04503; Thu, 28 Mar 1996 15:13:33 GMT Received: from kira.cldc.howard.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id KAA04498; Thu, 28 Mar 1996 10:13:28 -0500 Received: (from rhayes@localhost) by kira.cldc.howard.edu (8.7.3/8.6.6) id KAA14346; Thu, 28 Mar 1996 10:14:58 - 0500 Date: Thu, 28 Mar 1996 10:14:57 -0500 (EST) From: "R. Hayes" X-Sender: rhayes@kira To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Bleaching - French Polynesia Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Greetings, I have just read of the onset of coral bleaching in Moorea, Society Islands, French Polynesia (posted by Salvat and Chancerelle). Has anyone noticed, or heard reports of, whether bleaching is occuring in New Caledonia, French Polynesia? Please respond to me directly at Thanks in advance, Raymond Hayes Howard University From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Mar 28 11:35:57 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id LAA06840; Thu, 28 Mar 1996 11:35:40 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id QAA04596; Thu, 28 Mar 1996 16:13:33 GMT Received: from charleston.nadn.navy.mil by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id LAA04591; Thu, 28 Mar 1996 11:13:30 -0500 Received: (from strong@localhost) by charleston.nadn.navy.mil (8.6.12/8.6.12) id LAA19609; Thu, 28 Mar 1996 11:12:07 -0500 Date: Thu, 28 Mar 1996 11:12:06 -0500 (EST) From: Prof Alan E Strong To: michel pichon cc: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Re: Coral bleaching In-Reply-To: <199603280842.IAA04133@gala.univ-perp.fr> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Michel & Salvat -- Satellite SSTs have been showing 30C water to be lurking off to the north and west of Moorea since mid-Feb. Do you see in-sit values cooresponding to this? Cheers, Al Strong ***************************************************************************** Alan E. Strong Physical Scientist/Oceanographer Adj. Asst. Professor NOAA/NESDIS/ORA -- E/RA28 US Naval Academy NOAA Science Center Oceanography Department Camp Springs, MD 20233 Annapolis, MD 21402 301-763-8102 410-293-6566 [v-mail] astrong@nesdis.noaa.gov strong@nadn.navy.mil FAX: 301-763-8020 FAX: 410-293-213 http://www.nadn.navy.mil/Oceanography/FACULTY/AES_resume.html ***************************************************************************** From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Mar 28 14:15:23 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id OAA01395; Thu, 28 Mar 1996 14:15:18 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id SAA04770; Thu, 28 Mar 1996 18:42:48 GMT Received: from stimpy.ir.miami.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id NAA04765; Thu, 28 Mar 1996 13:42:45 -0500 Received: from umiami.ir.miami.edu by umiami.ir.miami.edu (PMDF V5.0-5 #12471) id <01I2VH4PRVSW9ANA7X@umiami.ir.miami.edu> for coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov; Thu, 28 Mar 1996 13:40:27 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 28 Mar 1996 13:40:26 -0500 (EST) From: atyrell@umiami.ir.miami.edu Subject: summer employment To: coral list server Message-id: MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Hello, I am a sophmore in Marine Biology at the University of Miami. I am extremly interested in coral. In particular coral genetics and coral bleaching. I have two summers of experience in coral genetics including both lab and field work. I am looking for a paid summer position dealing with corals. If anyone on this list has a position open please email me. Thank you, Alicia Tyrell atyrell@umiami.ir.miami.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Mar 28 17:10:48 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id RAA05798; Thu, 28 Mar 1996 17:10:44 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id VAA05122; Thu, 28 Mar 1996 21:50:27 GMT Received: from vxc.ocis.uncwil.edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via ESMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id QAA05117; Thu, 28 Mar 1996 16:50:24 -0500 X-PMrqc: 1 Received: from nurc.cmsr.uncwil.edu by UNCWIL.EDU (PMDF V4.3-10 #15654) id <01I2VND9935S8ZFXY2@UNCWIL.EDU>; Thu, 28 Mar 1996 16:39:08 -0400 (EDT) Received: from NURC/SpoolDir by nurc.cmsr.uncwil.edu (Mercury 1.12); Thu, 28 Mar 96 16:42:41 +1100 Received: from Mailqueue by NURC (Mercury 1.11); Thu, 28 Mar 96 16:42:17 +1100 Date: Thu, 28 Mar 1996 16:42:08 +0005 From: Katie Laing Subject: Alizarine and Halimeda growth rates To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Message-id: <357E717901@nurc.cmsr.uncwil.edu> Organization: National Undersea Research Center X-Mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (v2.23) Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Priority: normal X-Confirm-Reading-To: "Katie Laing" Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: Dear Coral Reef List: Does anyone have information or experience using Alizarine Red-S stain for determining growth rates of calcareous algae? I need to know what concentration, how long to stain and what time of day gives best results. I will be working specifically with Halimeda and am concerned with the stain interfering with growth rates and CNP tissue content. Thanks in advance for any advice you can share. Katie (Halimeda is my life) Laing Master's Student University of North Carolina at Wilmington From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Sun Mar 28 22:40:11 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id WAA09537; Thu, 28 Mar 1996 22:40:07 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id DAA05651; Fri, 29 Mar 1996 03:24:05 GMT Received: from relay1.Hawaii.Edu by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id WAA05646; Thu, 28 Mar 1996 22:24:00 -0500 Received: from uhunix3.its.Hawaii.Edu ([128.171.44.52]) by relay1.Hawaii.Edu with SMTP id <11612(6)>; Thu, 28 Mar 1996 17:22:07 -1000 Received: by uhunix3.its.Hawaii.Edu id <464527>; Thu, 28 Mar 1996 17:21:56 -1000 Date: Thu, 28 Mar 1996 17:21:49 -1000 From: Deborah Gochfeld X-Sender: gochfeld@uhunix3 To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Subject: Coral bleaching in PNG Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: A I was very interested in John Rewald's report of bleaching in Milne Bay, PNG. I just returned from PNG where I did extensive diving in Milne Bay (Dec 1-15), Madang (Dec 15-Feb 15) and southern New Ireland (Feb 20-Mar 1). I did not observe an unusual amount of bleading in Milne Bay in December, although it sounds as if this event began more recently. I also did not observe an unusual amount of bleaching in Madang, although there were a few white corals here and there. However, there was an excessive amount of bleaching on the reefs in southern New Ireland. Transects laid at each of 15 sites showed that approximately 10-60% of corals in shallow water were bleached. Bleaching on most reefs extended to a depth of 25m. Most corals were still alive, suggesting a very recent event, and the few dead corals were not yet covered with algae. A higher proportion of soft corals were affected, as well as a few anemones. I would be interested in hearing more details about the Milne Bay bleaching event and any other known events in the region. Does anyone know whether any monitoring is being undertaken in Milne Bay or elsewhere in the region. I also think that some periodic monitoring should be performed in Madang (and perhaps elsewhere along the north coast of PNG), if anyone is over that way, as that area is between the two known affected areas. I last dove in Madang around Feb. 15th and did not observe bleaching but it would be interesting to know if or when the bleaching event progresses to Madang. If anyone has any further information on these or other bleaching events, please post it!! Sincerely, Deborah Gochfeld Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology P.O. Box 1346 Kaneohe, HI 96744 gochfeld@uhunix.uhcc.hawaii.edu From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Mar 29 07:27:13 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id HAA14666; Fri, 29 Mar 1996 07:27:09 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id MAA06017; Fri, 29 Mar 1996 12:00:31 GMT Received: from ccrv.obs-vlfr.fr by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id HAA06012; Fri, 29 Mar 1996 07:00:26 -0500 Message-Id: <199603291200.HAA06012@reef.aoml.erl.gov> Received: from kiwi.obs-vlfr.fr by ccrv.obs-vlfr.fr with SMTP (1.38.193.4/16.2) id AA19653; Fri, 29 Mar 1996 12:58:20 +0100 Received: from macmiche.obs-vlfr.fr by kiwi with SMTP (1.37.109.4/16.2) id AA12295; Fri, 29 Mar 96 12:57:50 +0100 Date: Fri, 29 Mar 96 12:57:50 +0100 X-Sender: micho@193.49.112.12 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Mailer: Eudora F1.4 To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov From: micho@ccrv.obs-vlfr.fr (francois Michaud) Subject: BLEACHING REVIEW Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: If reply then to pecheux@eureka.meta.fr About my Review on Bleaching (about 150p., 650 refs, and I hope quite good), sorry for those who read my message (terribly scrambled by Minitel !) and try to get it from the server !. There was quiproquo and it was supress from it. Never mind, it will be on Internet but I dont know when. In the meantime, at request to me, I will send you a MacIntosh diskette by mail.Cheers to all. MICHAUD francois Laboratoire de Geodynamique sous marine Universite Pierre et Marie Curie La Darse, B-P 48, Villefranche sur Mer, France Tel : (33) 93 76 37 40 ou 37 49 Fax : (33) 93 76 37 66 E-mail : micho@ccrv.obs-vlfr.fr From hendee@aoml.noaa.gov Mon Mar 29 07:32:57 1996 Received: from reef.aoml.noaa.gov (reef.aoml.noaa.gov [192.111.123.16]) by aoml.noaa.gov (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id HAA14955; Fri, 29 Mar 1996 07:32:53 -0500 (EST) Received: by reef.aoml.noaa.gov (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for coral-list-outgoing id LAA06006; Fri, 29 Mar 1996 11:58:20 GMT Received: from ccrv.obs-vlfr.fr by reef.aoml.erl.gov via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id GAA06000; Fri, 29 Mar 1996 06:57:39 -0500 Message-Id: <199603291157.GAA06000@reef.aoml.erl.gov> Received: from kiwi.obs-vlfr.fr by ccrv.obs-vlfr.fr with SMTP (1.38.193.4/16.2) id AA19606; Fri, 29 Mar 1996 12:55:36 +0100 Received: from macmiche.obs-vlfr.fr by kiwi with SMTP (1.37.109.4/16.2) id AA12290; Fri, 29 Mar 96 12:55:06 +0100 Date: Fri, 29 Mar 96 12:55:06 +0100 X-Sender: micho@193.49.112.12 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Mailer: Eudora F1.4 To: coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov From: micho@ccrv.obs-vlfr.fr (francois Michaud) Subject: BLEACHING : NOT UV Sender: owner-coral-list@reef.aoml.noaa.gov Precedence: bulk Status: RO X-Status: FROM PECHEUX : pecheux@eureka.meta.fr The following article was refused by Marine Ecology Progress Series (see at end). Please, is there native English-speaking scientist who can check the english before an other submission ? Thanks a lot ! Tables and figures send at request. Also any critics, comments, new informations are wellcome and may be taken in account. It can be also be quoted as unpublished with now archive coral-list server reference. ANALYSIS OF OZONE SATELLITE DATA : NO RELATION BETWEEN UV AND REEF MASS BLEACHING Martin Pecheux, Scientific Consultant, 8, rue Dante, F-06000 NICE, FRANCE. Email : pecheux@eureka.meta.fr Abstract : One of the major threats on Earth ecosystems is the recent and worldwide mass bleaching of reef symbioses, yet unexplained. Global warming or weather pattern change are probably not the causal factors. Many researchers have conducted bleaching experiments with UV, supposed to trigger bleaching events. Here I analyze Nimbus 7 TOMS ozone data above reef areas from 1979 to 1991. There is no trend in ozone amount in tropics at month, season nor year time scale, nor more frequent or more pronounced low ozone values. Examination of twenty bleaching events did not reveal any correlation with ozone drawdown. The UV hypothesis must be discarded, and this lets CO2 rise as the last serious explanation of reef mass bleaching. Key-words : ozone, TOMS, Nimbus 7, ultra-violet, reef, bleaching, CO2. Introduction recent mass bleaching affects all reef photosynthetic symbioses, not only hard corals but also other cnidarians, large foraminifers, sponges and Tridacna mollusks, in association with either dinoflagellates, diatoms or cyanobacteria, some with no mortality. It corresponds to the ruture of the symbiosis with loss of the colored symbionts and/or the photosynthetic pigments, hence the name. This phenomenon is worldwide and observed in all reef biotopes, without coherent spatial pattern. It began in 1979, and seems to increase in magnitude and frequency, becoming chronic (see reviews of Williams and Bunkley-Williams, 1990, Smith and Buddmeier, 1992, Glynn, 1993, Pecheux, soon on Internet). The most worrysome is that the cause is not identified. As bleaching generally occurs during hot time, calm sea and clear sky, global warming has been often invoked. But global warming is evenly distributed on Earth (Jones et al., 1986, Gray, 1990 and ref. herein), in particular not found over Caribbean (Atwood et al., 1992, IPCC, 1992). Temperatures are often reported to be "above normal" during bleaching but long term data are insufficient to label them as abnormally high, apart for the exceptional El Nino 1983 in East Pacific (Glynn, 1989) but not elsewhere (Croffroth et al., 1989). Morever, good counter-examples exist, as for the well studied Great Barrier Reef 1982 event with normal temperature (Coffroth et al., 1989) or bleaching of large foraminifers at less than 27oC in Florida 1991-1993 (Hallock and Talge, 1993, Hallock et al., 1995). Convincing evidences of a climatic shift in the late 70's are accumulating, primarly with an increase of evaporation in marine tropical areas (Flohn and Kappala, 1989, Kumar et al., 1994, Graham, 1995), but with a pattern similar to El Nino, i.e. not worldwide. Mass bleaching have been suspected to be a consequence of formation of dense hot hypersaline waters (Jaap, 1988, Odgen and Wicklund, 1988, Lang et al., 1989), favourized by evaporation, but such formation is excluded when slack winds (Pecheux, 1996, Annex 2). On the other hand, probable increase of mean wind speeds by enhanced convection (Flohn and Kappala, 1989, but see Graham, 1995) seems to rule out more frequent doldrum times in warm tropical areas. With the coincidence of the advents of mass bleaching and the Antartic ozone hole around 1979, many researchers have considered ultra-violet (UV) as the primary cause. Many biological experiments have been carried out (Scelfo, 1986, Siebeck, 1988, Lesser and Schick, 1989, Lesser et al., 1990, Schick et al., 1991, Hallock and Talge, 1993, Reaka-Kudla et al., 1993, Gleason and Wellington, 1993) and measures done in situ (Gleason and Wellington, 1993, Drollet et al., 1994), although it was already known that mean stratospheric ozone had not yet decreased in tropics (Bowman and Krueger, 1985, Frederick and Serafino, 1985, Herman et al., 1991, Stolarski et al., 1991, see last synthesis in Stolarski et al., 1992, Herman and McPeters, 1993). It was necessary to verify if this holds also at seasonal time scale, or if variation had not increased with concomitent more frequent low ozone values. A third posibility might have been that mass bleaching events would be triggered by "mini-ozone holes". Ozone drawdowns are known to occur at time scale of few days in latitude as low as Texas (Michaels et al., 1994). Moreover these drawdowns are associated with anticyclonic features, suggesting their advent during doldrum time, although this correlation is the weakest in tropics (Barsby and Diab, 1995). In order to examine those possibilities, I analyzed available data on ozone level in tropics, as measured by the Nimbus 7 satellite. Data Whole column ozone quantities have been mesured by the Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet/Total Ozone Map Spectrophotometer (SBUV/TOMS) aboard the NOAA Nimbus 7 satellite since November 1978. Its principle is based on the ratio of sun backscatter radiations at 312 nm and 331 nm lengthwave, one strongly absorbed by ozone while the other not. Data are freely available from the Goddard Space Flight Center (DAAC User Service, Global Change Data Center, Code 902.2, Greenbelt, MD 20771) in specific format of ASCII files on three CD-ROMs covering the period from November 1978 to January 1991. Daily 200 000 measures over the globe are averaged in a grid 1o latitude x 1.25o longitude, corresponding to 111 x 139 km squared at equator. Ozone quantities are expressed in Dobson units, corresponding to hundreth of millimeter of an equivalent pure ozone layer at sea level pressure and temperature. Missing values represent 2.4% to 5.7% of the data, evenly distributed in first approximation (not shown). I selected 36 reef locations, using ozone values of the nearest TOMS grid point (Tab. 1). Spatial ozone gradient is weak, with absolute difference between adjacent squares of a mean and standard deviation of about 3 Dobsons, and maximum difference roughly ten time greater, as checked in the GBR and Florida areas. I restricted the data from the 1st January 1979 to the 31th December 1991 (4745 days) to eliminate winter biais in trend analysis. Programs of data extraction from CD-ROMs, with patch reads by trap calls to Operating System primitives for reasonnable speed of lecture, and those of data analysis were written in Think PascalR on Macintosh, and displayed with StatViewR. Results General trends As it was already known, there is no decrease of ozone level in tropics between 21.5oS to 20.5oN for studied locations, with p always > 0.05 for 1979 to 1991. Even positive trends are observed in Chiriqui and San Blas, Panama, and Venezuela (with p=0.009, 0.017, 0.056 respectively). North of 20.5oN, decrease of ozone becomes sensible (p<0.0005), with trend downto 1.2% per year in Aqaba (with no mass bleaching) and Bermuda. A similar pattern is seen with selection of the lowest values of each month, with p<0.05 only north of 29.5oN (one value selected) or north of 26.5oN (four values selected), exception Oahu, 21.5oN, with a weak trend=-0.475 Dobson/year, p=0.029, r2=0.764. Trends for each month are similar, with no significant trend between at least 15oS and 15oN. They group into the four seasons (Fig. 1). In the Southern hemisphere, a weak negative trend is observed in summer, increasing with latitude (-0.63 Dobson/year in New Caledonia, with no mass bleaching reported), but none in the Northern hemisphere summer, even to the northernmost tropical latitudes (and temperate ones, not shown). In addition, ozone values are at their highest level in summer in both hemispheres, May-August in the North and August-December in the South, with a cross of seasonality pattern around 5oS. The lowest ozone values for the 1979-1991 period always occured in June-August south of 5oS and November-February north of it. The 20th lowest values are mostly encountered in northern locations in winters 1983, 1985 and 1988, and in southern locations in winters 1985, 1990, 1980, and also in summers 1984 and 1987 (when no mass bleaching is reported). Correlation with bleaching events I restricted my study to twenty bleaching events for which time of advent is known within a month (Tab. 2). A first visual inspection quickly revealed very few low values of ozone for the time of year at time of bleaching, or within the two months before the event, nor drawdown of ozone. I compared the mininimum and the mean ozone values during either one or two months before bleaching (using as date the last day indicated or the end of the month if days were unprecised in references) with the same values for equivalent periods in 1979-1991. There is no difference with the 1979-1991 mean (range -6.77 to 7.14 Dobson, mean 0.79 plus/minus 4.09 for two months period). It could always be found another year with lower mean and minimum. Exceptions are Bahamas, September 1987, and Bermuda, August 1988, where values are often near the lower range, with about ten days of lowest values upon the two months period. Only San Blas, Panama, with bleaching in June 1983, shows clearly lowest values during the 1-15 May (257-269 Dobson, mean 263.5 plus/minus 3.4, versus decade 256-293, mean 273.9 plus/minus 7.0), however within only 1.5 standard deviation for this two weeks. Transient ozone drawdowns of a few days were quantified by the difference between the daily data and the centered rectangular moving average on (best) three weeks, and more precisely, by the square of only negative value of this difference, emphasizing remarkable low events, also both for one or two months period before bleaching events. No differences for the drawdown indexes are noticeable with the 1979-1991 mean (-0.108 to 0.360, mean -0.078 plus/minus 0.0.363 for the squared index over two months) and lower minima and means could always be found in other years. Particularly low values of drawdown indexes associated with bleaching in Jamaica 1987, Pari 1983 and Looe Key 1983, but are due to jigsaw records from quite high levels ; and in Lizard island, GBR (event between the 15 December 1981 and 7 January 1982), with a pretty fall of ozone from the 16 to 22 December, downto 254 Dobsons, i.e. 5 to 15 Dobsons below moving average, but there are usual falls downto 240-250 Dobsons in December and January. Moreover, the GBR 1982 event appeared synchronously over 500 km, and ozone values over the Magnetic and Myrmydon islands areas, though with some parrallellism, show no drawdown. Also relevant, bleaching was observed in 1987 in Florida in mid-July at Looe Key and end-August at Key Largo (Jaap, 1988), whereas the ozone records are very similar with difference of -1.10 plus/minus 0.85 Dobson, range -19 to 12, mainly because of a time lag of one day between this two sites (Fig. 2A). Discussion These results confirm previous analysis of an abscence of trend of ozone in tropics and extended them for month and seasonal time scales, as well as for variance and particularly low values. Ozone level is at its highest in summer when mass bleaching usually occurs. Its record appears highly variable at annual and interannual scale (ex. fig. 2A). In fact, the volcano impacts (El Chichon, March 1992, Nevado del Ruiz, November 1985, Pinatubo, June 1991) are not discernable in the raw data unless removal of seasonal, ENSO, QBO and 11 years sun cycles (Zerefos et al., 1992, Herman and McPeters 1993), contrary to a suggestion that preferential bleaching in 1983, 1986-88 and 1991 might have been due to those volcanic eruptions (Hallock and Talge, 1993). The abscence of any trend nor correlation between ozone low and mass bleaching implicates that UV are not the primary cause of the phenomenon. An indirect UV effect, due to higher water transparency in reason of a would-be global increase of doldrum time in tropics was suggested by Gleason and Wellington (1993). But periods with very calm sea certainly occur already in the past decades. Moreover, mass bleaching is often observed in very shallow waters and long term change of irradiation in one meter depth water or less can be only negligable. Of course, this does not preclude that UV play is one of the stress, perhaps important, as shown in situ by UV shielding of large foraminifers during an event (Hallock and Talge, 1993) or of upward transplanted corals (Gleason and Wellington, 1993), but just like visible light, probably involved at the photoinhibition site, the PS II D1 protein Qb site (Friso et al., 1995, Day and Vogelmann, 1995, and ref. herein). Large foraminifers, which at contrast to corals continue to calcify during bleaching, show, even in the stable conditions of front reef facies bathed by pristine open ocean waters, spectacular shell abnormalities (Pecheux in Muller et al., 1991, unpublished, Hallock and Talge, 1993, Hallock et al., 1995), almost unknown in sub-present or geological times (in prep.). This clearly emphasizes the recent appearance of mass bleaching and its real signifiance at long term planetary level. Given bleaching occurance, its explanation must hold for all latitudes and longitudes in tropics, for all reef biotopes (from 0 to 100 m depth, lagoon to fore-reef, isolated islands to barriers). It must involved a fundamental biochemical process, as implicated by the biodiversity of reef photosynthetic symbioses, exclusively and all affected, symbioses which constitute the founder of this ecosystem. This excludes complex regional-differentiated climatic or hydrologic changes origin and lets ozone depletion and CO2 rise as the only alternatives. Now the UV hypothesis can be also rejected with good confidence. As supported by theoritical arguments and preliminary CO2-induced bleaching experiments (Pecheux, 1993, 1994), the CO2 rise and the acidification of surface ocean, with H+ actual change of 21%, appears as the responsable global changing factor. 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Table 2 : Examined bleaching events : sites, year (Y), month (M) and day (D) (last day indicated in references or last day of month if unprecised), mean (Mean), minimum (Min), and maximum (Max) ozone values of two months period before bleaching, their differences for the same period of year with the 1979-1991 mean (dM), with the year of lowest mean (dLM) and the minimum value (dMin), and same differences (dD, dLD, dMin) for a drawdown index (minus squared of only negative values of difference with three weeks movering average on one month period before bleaching). Bleaching events were described in : Great Barrier Reef : Oliver, 1985, Harriott, 1985, Fisk and Done, 1985, Coffroth et al., 1898 ; Mayotte : Faure et al., 1984 ; Indonesia : Hoeksema, 1991 ; Galapagos : Robinson, 1985, Glynn, 1989 ; Panama : Lasker et al., 1984, Knowlton, 1988 ; Venezuela : Losada, 1988 ; Philipine : Yap et al., 1992 ; Puerto Rico : Goennega and Canals, 1990 ; Jamaica : Woodley, 1988, Sandeman, 1988, Goreau and MacFarlane, 1990, Goreau, 1990, 1991 ; Japan : Kamezaki and Ui, 1984 ; Bahamas : Lang et al., 1989 ; Florida : Jaap, 1985, 1988, Te Strake et al., 1988, Hudson, 1988, Porter et al., 1989 ; Bermuda : Cook et al., 1990. Fig.1 : Ozone trends in Dobson/year during 1979-1991 versus latitude for the four seasons, without significance between 15oS and 15oN. Note that no ozone decrease is observed in summer Northern hemisphere up to 35oN, whereas it exists in summer Southern hemisphere south of 15oS, of which I does not have explanation. Fig. 2: a) Example of an ozone record : Key Largo, Florida, USA. 2A : Note the great variance at annual and interannual scales. Highest values of ozone occur during summer. Note lowest values in winter 1985, 1988, 1991. There were bleaching events in September 1983, August 1987, in autumn 1991, and more recently in summer 1992 (only large foraminifers) and summer 1993 (Hallock and al., 1995). b) Ozone record around the 1987 bleaching event in Looe Key in July (continuous line) and Key Largo in August (discontinuous line), together with minimum and maximum values for same days during 1979-1991. Note coherent values of ozone level over the region, and their normal level for this year. REVIEWER'S EVALUATION >From Editor of the Marine Ecology Progress Series, mainly : "(...). Your paper may well be publishable in another journal; but, the work is largely outside the scope of MEPS. (...)". First reviewer : "Publication not recommanded. This ms does not pass our usual MEPS standard. It presents a confusing picture. Global warming does occur and many bleachings are related to increase seawater temperatures although more than one causal factor may be involved. The results, General trends as well as the Correlation with bleaching events, are confusing without appropriate statistical analysis of data. The ms is badly written and the contents are not very interesting." /My commentary : critics not interesting/ Second reviewer (my commentary under //): "This paper adresses an interesting and important topic but suffers from careless presentation, and language problems as well as misinterpretation of the existing literature (see comments on the text). Contrary to what what is stated in the paper there is good evidence of a coincidence between extreme El Nino events and bleaching at sites across the Pacific in 1983 (Glynn 1993) /what I agree in the text for El Nino 1993/. Elevated seawater temperatures are known to result in coral bleaching both in simulated laboratory experiments (Glynn and D'Croz 1990) /yes, and many other papers, but as with almost any kind of stress/ and in the field (Glynn 1994). In the submitted paper the effects of elevated seawater temperatures are practically ignored /not the subject/. While the analysis of the satellite derived ozone data is of some interest it is important to consider other factors which are likely to influence the bleaching response in shallow waters as a result of increased UVR penetration. One such is the transparency of seawater at any particular location and this should be acknwoledged in the text /I can not agree : long term global change of transparency in very shallow water, for which no indication is in support, can be only negligeable/. Similarly no consideration is given to synergistic effects of interacting factors eg. high seawater and high irradiance /at contrary I conclude that bleaching appears to be due to CO2 in synergy with temperature, light include UV, water agitation/. The current analysis has produce negative resuslts which, nonetheless are important to publish given the body of scientific opinion seeking to involve UVR as a major factor responsible for coral bleaching. I would suggest that the author attemps to summarise his finding as a short note /bof/, eliminates all jargon (eg ozone drawdowns /but it used in geophysical papers/, jigsaws records etc) and quite simply presents a case which is based on two figures and a single table. Most importantly it would be ess