Zea,-S.; Duque-Tobon,-F.  Bleaching of reef organisms in the 
	Santa Marta Region, Colombia: 1987 Caribbean-wide 
	event.TRIANEA. 1989. no. 3, pp. 37-51.

The coral reef bleaching event that began in October 1987 
along the Caribbean coast of Colombia is described. Twenty 
species of sessile coral reef organisms were bleached, but no 
more than 10% of the total living coral tissue was affected. 
All marked corals recovered almost completely within  
approximately equals 5 months. The most likely cause of this 
event was the combined effect of water warming and turbidity 
associated with meteorological phenomena and extensive 
deforestation of coastal watersheds.