STATUS OF REEFS AFTER SEVERE WEATHER IN 2005
Added to website: 25 February 2008
2005 was one of the two hottest years since records started in 1880, and was the most damaging for coral reefs in the Caribbean. Abnormally high sea surface temperatures resulted in coral bleaching and mortality throughout the region, and there was record hurricane activity, including some particularly damaging storms.
Produced by the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN), this is a report from 70 coral reef scientists and managers documenting what happened to their coral reefs due to the warming and storms of 2005. This book documents the devastating effects on coral reefs of the Caribbean and Atlantic basins during the hottest year on record for the Northern Hemisphere. Chapter 8 refers extensively to the work conducted in Tobago by Coral Cay Conservation.
To download the report please click here.
