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Figure 6.6.
Examples of bleached and diseased coral colonies found in MCEs off La Parguera, Puerto Rico. (a) and (c) White plague-like
signs were observed in agaricids. White band syndromes were observed in (b)
Agaricia grahamae
and (d)
Undaria agaricites
. (e) Bleaching
was observed in
A. grahamae
. (f) Many coral colonies show signs of recent mortality (photos Héctor Ruiz).
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)