Christmas Tree Coral - Santa Cruz

what are christmas tree corals?

Dec 04, 2008 by Phedna C | Posted in Earth Sciences & Geology

The quick and easy answer:
Christmas Tree Coral, also known as coral Medusa are unique effect. They look like a tree form, and may be white, beige or brown.

Christmas Tree Coral 2

Christmas Tree Coral 2

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With temperatures above-average all year, NOAA's models show a strong potential for bleaching in the southern and southeastern Caribbean through October that could be as severe as in 2005 when over 80 percent of corals bleached and over 40 percent... The NOAA Coral Reef Watch (CRW) satellite coral bleaching monitoring shows sea surface temperatures continue to remain above-average throughout the wider Caribbean region. Prolonged coral bleaching, can lead to coral death and the subsequent loss of coral reef habitats for a range of marine life. SILVERSPRING, Maryland -- According to the NOAA Coral Reef Watch monitoring system, coral bleaching is likely in the Caribbean in 2010. Scientists are already reporting coral bleaching at several Caribbean sites and severe bleaching has been reported from other parts of the world. The CRW Coral Bleaching Thermal Stress Outlook indicates that the high stress should continue to develop in the southern and southeast Caribbean until mid-October....

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