A 107-year-old coral from Florida Bay: barometer of natural and man- induced catastrophes?
Bulletin of Marine Science
By: J.H. Hudson, G.V.N. Powell, M. B. Robblee, and T. J. Smith III
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Abstract
The 107-yr growth history of a massive coral Solenastrea bournoni from Florida Bay was reconstructed with X-ray imagery from a single 4 in. diameter (10 cm) core that penetrated the exact epicenter of the 95.3 cm high colony. Growth increments totalled 952.9 mm, averaging 8.9 mm/yr over the life of the coral. Growth rate trends in the Florida Bay coral were compared to those in a Montastraea annularis of similar age from a nearby patch reef on the Atlantic Ocean side of the Florida Keys. It was concluded that growth rate, at least in these specimens, is a questionable indicator of past hurricanes and freezes. There does appear to be, however, a possible cause-and-effect relationship between major man-induced environmental perturbations and a prolonged reduction in growth rate in each coral's growth record. -from Authors
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Hudson, J., Powell, G., Robblee, M., and Smith, T.J., 1989, A 107-year-old coral from Florida Bay: barometer of natural and man- induced catastrophes?: Bulletin of Marine Science, v. 44, no. 1, p. 283-291.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | A 107-year-old coral from Florida Bay: barometer of natural and man- induced catastrophes? |
| Series title | Bulletin of Marine Science |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1989 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Bulletin of Marine Science |
| First page | 283 |
| Last page | 291 |