Dog Cemetery, Refinery Reef, Reef Berths, Pos Chikitu - Annual Linear Extension Data Eakin, C.M.; Feingold, J.S.; Glynn, P.W. Eakin, C.M. Feingold, J.S. Glynn, P.W. earth science/paleoclimate/corals and sclerosponges (age,null,null,year Common Era,null,corals and sclerosponges,null,null,N,null) earth science/paleoclimate/corals and sclerosponges (extension rate,Orbicella annularis,null,millimeter per year,null,corals and sclerosponges,null,null,N,null) earth science/paleoclimate/corals and sclerosponges (Refinery Reef>LATITUDE 12.43>LONGITUDE -69.92) (Dog Cemetery>LATITUDE 12.42>LONGITUDE -69.88) (Reef Berths>LATITUDE 12.43>LONGITUDE -69.93) (Pos Chikitu>LATITUDE 12.47>LONGITUDE -69.97) From 1925 to 1985, Lago Oil and Transport Co. operated a transshipping terminal and refinery on the southeastern coast of Aruba, N.A. This facility has affected the nearshore marine ecosystem through both oil contamination at the harbor and tanker berths, and from disturbance related to shipping, dredging and construction. The impact of this facility on nearby coral reef communities was studied from January 1987 to August 1989. This included an analysis of reef community structure comparing sites adjacent to the refinery with those upstream and downstream, the modern and historical growth of the predominant coral species, and recruitment of new corals. Both upstream and downstream control sites were in good health and exhibited high diversity. In contrast, reefs adjacent to the refinery exhibited low density and diversity of live corals and abundant dead coral rubble. Additionally, periods of construction in the inner harbor and on surrounding spoil islands and high refinery activity corresponded well with periods of reduced coral growth near the refinery. Although the relative importance of oil contamination, sedimentation and other anthropogenic effects is uncertain, our observations suggest that sedimentation and other physical stress resulted in substantial reductions in environmental quality at the disturbed sites. Coral recruitment at the highly impacted sites showed hope for recovery if these environments are protected from renewed perturbation. NCDC-Paleoclimatology https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/paleoclimatology-data - Bauer Bruce Investigator : Eakin, C.M. Investigator : Feingold, J.S. Investigator : Glynn, P.W. 1994-07-01 ONLINE Files online, ASCII https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/study/1892 https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/coral/caribbean/aruba1994.txt https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/coral/caribbean/aruba1994.txt English https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/study/1892 https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/coral/caribbean/aruba1994.txt Eakin, C.M., J.S. Feingold, P.W. Glynn. 1994. Oil refinery impacts on coral reef communities in Aruba, N.A. Pages 139-145 in R.N. Ginsburg (editor), Proceedings of the Colloquium on Global Aspects of Coral Reefs: Health Hazards and History. Rosenstield School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Florida, USA. START YEAR: 1898 AD * END YEAR: 1989 AD -69.97 12.42 -69.88 12.47