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Coral reef bleaching |
American Samoa
The information for all the coral reef bleaching hotspots comes from maps and text from each of the following four sources combined:
ISRS, 1998. ISRS statement on global coral bleaching in 1997-98. International Society for Reef Studies. http://www.uncwil.edu/isrs/
NOAA, 1999. NOAA/NESDIS 1998 Coral Bleaching Hotspots. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/
PSB/EPS/SST/retro.html
Wilkinson C, Linden O, Cesar H, Hodgson G, Rubens J, Strong AE (1999). Ecological and socioeconomic impacts of 1998 coral mortality in the Indian Ocean: An ENSO impact and a warning of future change? Ambio 28, 188-196.
World Conservation Monitoring Centre, 1998. The 1998 Global Coral Bleaching Incident. 4 December 1998.
http://www.wcmc.org.uk/
latenews/bleaching.htm
