Subaerial exposure of coral reefs during spring low tides in the eastern Pacific

2019/10/19 by Juan C Mejía-Rentería, Gustavo A. Castellanos‐Galindo, Gustavo A Castellanos-Galindo +3 · 1 citation
Environmental Science · #Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies

paper · doi:10.5343/bms.2019.0085

openalex publication_date 2019/10/19 · openalex created_date 2019/10/25 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/25

Abstract

Extreme low tides that expose corals to air are damaging for coral reefs. The best developed coral reef of the continental Colombian Pacific was exposed at spring tide during consecutive days in 2019. Consumer-grade drone imagery revealed the extent of the area affected. These corals have high conservation and research value.

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