Nearshore and shelf-edge Oculina coral reefs: the effects of upwelling on coral growth and on the associated faunal communities

Colonies of Oculina varicosa were collected from nearshore, midshelf, and shelf-edge reefs off central eastern Florida. The shelfedge reefs are inundated episodically throughout the year by upwelling of cool, nutrient rich water. On the inner shelf, cyclic seasonal factors predominate and upwelling intrudes only for a few weeks during the summer.

This article may be cited as: Reed, J. K. (1983). Nearshore and shelf-edge Oculina coral reefs: the effects of upwelling on coral growth and on the associated faunal communities. In M.L. Reaka-Kudla (Ed.), The ecology of deep and shallow coral reefs: Results of a workshop on coral reef ecology held by the American Society of Zoologists, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 1983. (pp. 119-124). Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, Office of Undersea Research.

Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #355.