S E A R C H - All Categories - 0000 Archive of Underwater Images - 0000 Videos now on YouTube - 000 Featured dives of the past - 000 San Blas coral reefs 2007 - 001 St. Maarten - 002 Aruba 2007 - 00 Gallery - 01 Key West coral reefs - 02 Bahamas coral reefs - 03 Cuba coral reefs - 04 Jamaica coral reefs - 05 Cozumel coral reefs 1997 - 06 coral reef disease and infection - 07 coral reef Physical Stress - 08 Key West Marine Park. - 09 Western Sambo coral nursery - 10 Coral Nursery report - 11 Coral Stress Report 1998 Key West - 12 Monitoring coral stress and disease - 13 St. Kitts Peninsula Ecosystem Survey - coral bleaching - State of the Reef 2007 - The State of the Reef 2003 - Yellow Band Disease AND   OR   PHRASE State of the Reef 2007 (003) Displaying image 3 of 52 Manual Slideshow Mode Top > State of the Reef .. > 003 FILE INFO Caption The biggest problem facing the coral reefs near Key West today is lack of clean; clear water. Corals need to be in clean; clear nutrient free waters in order to live. Clean water is the baseline; the underlying most important factor in regards to the survival of tropical corals. Corals have evolved over millions of years living in water that is so pure that it is often described as the desert of the oceans, meaning that it contains no nutrients or is nutrient limited. Coral reef habitats provide themselves with the right balance of essential nutrients that are in amounts so small only a few scientists are capable of detecting them. Filename Size Date Added 003.jpg 653 Kb 04/13/2007 BACKWARD coral bleaching Return to Thumbnail View Send As A Postcard FORWARD The State of the Reef 2003 C A T E G O R I E S - 0000 Archive of Underwater Images - 0000 Videos now on YouTube - 000 Featured dives of the past - 000 San Blas coral reefs 2007 - 001 St. Maarten - 002 Aruba 2007 - 00 Gallery - 01 Key West coral reefs - 02 Bahamas coral reefs - 03 Cuba coral reefs - 04 Jamaica coral reefs - 05 Cozumel coral reefs 1997 - 06 coral reef disease and infection - 07 coral reef Physical Stress - 08 Key West Marine Park. - 09 Western Sambo coral nursery - 10 Coral Nursery report - 11 Coral Stress Report 1998 Key West - 12 Monitoring coral stress and disease - 13 St. Kitts Peninsula Ecosystem Survey - coral bleaching - State of the Reef 2007 - The State of the Reef 2003 - Yellow Band Disease