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Coral Mortality and African Dust

Introduction:
Dust Hypothesis
Sampling Sites
Summary of Findings
Conclusions
Online Movie:
Mini-Documentary
Satellite Images
dust crossing the Atlantic
Photo Gallery
four decades of change
Significant Mortality Events:
History
Dust Record
Barbados		 You are at Mortality Events History
Diadema Die-off
Algal Infestation
Black Band Disease
Coral Bleaching
Print Products:
OFR 2003-028
Printable Poster
OFR 2001-246
Project Publications
References
Contacts

Barbados Dust Record: 1965-1996

Barbados Mineral Dust Annual Average and Benchmark Caribbean Events: The graph below, courtesy of Dr. Joe Prospero, University of Miami, shows the overall increase in African dust reaching the Caribbean island of Barbados since 1965. Notice the peak years for the dust deposition were 1983 and 1987. These were also years of extensive environmental change on Caribbean coral reefs.

graph showing the overall increase in African dust reaching the Caribbean island of Barbados since 1965

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