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Intrusion of warm hyper-pycnal plumes in shelfwaters of the Exuma Cays
| Title: | Intrusion of warm hyper-pycnal plumes in shelfwaters of the Exuma Cays. |
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| Name(s): |
Pitts, Patrick A. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Date Issued: | 2002 | |
| Publisher: | Media Enterprises Ltd. | |
| Place of Publication: | Nassau, Bahamas | |
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| Extent: | 9 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | FA00007089 (IID) | |
| Note(s): |
Coral bleaching is the loss of symbiotic zooxanthellae and/ or the reduction
in photosynthetic pigment
concentrations in zooxanthellae residing
in coral tissue. Bleaching can
have a devastating effect on the reefbuilding
corals of the tropics, as it
reduces the rate of coral growth and
calcification, impairs coral reproduction,
increases susceptibility to
disease and, in the most severe cases,
can be fatal (Glynn, 1993). Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution 1487 This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available and may be cited as: Pitts, P. A. (2002). Intrusion of warm hyper-pycnal plumes in shelf waters of the Exuma Cays. Bahamas Journal of Science, 11/02, 30-37. |
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| Subject(s): |
Exuma (Bahamas) Continental shelf Plumes (Fluid dynamics) Coral bleaching |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007089 | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
