noaa-coral-1892 Dog Cemetery, Refinery Reef, Reef Berths, Pos Chikitu - Annual Linear Extension Data Eakin, C.M.; Feingold, J.S.; Glynn, P.W. Dog Cemetery, Refinery Reef, Reef Berths, Pos Chikitu - Annual Linear Extension Data 1994-07-01 NCDC-Paleoclimatology ONLINE Files Pending https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/study/1892 Investigator C.M. Eakin Investigator J.S. Feingold Investigator P.W. Glynn 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 physical properties geoscientificInformation 1898 AD 1989 AD 52 cal yr BP -39 cal yr BP Complete 12.42 12.47 -69.97 -69.88 Ocean Atlantic Ocean North Atlantic Ocean Caribbean Sea Aruba Refinery Reef>LATITUDE 12.43>LONGITUDE -69.92 Ocean Atlantic Ocean North Atlantic Ocean Caribbean Sea Aruba Dog Cemetery>LATITUDE 12.42>LONGITUDE -69.88 Ocean Atlantic Ocean North Atlantic Ocean Caribbean Sea Aruba Reef Berths>LATITUDE 12.43>LONGITUDE -69.93 Ocean Atlantic Ocean North Atlantic Ocean Caribbean Sea Aruba Pos Chikitu>LATITUDE 12.47>LONGITUDE -69.97 None Please cite original publication, online resource, dataset and publication DOIs (where available), and date accessed when using downloaded data. If there is no publication information, please cite investigator, title, online resource, and date accessed. The appearance of external links associated with a dataset does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of external Web sites or the information, products or services contained therein. For other than authorized activities, the Department of Commerce/NOAA does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. These links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of this Department of Commerce/NOAA Web site. English DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/paleoclimatology-data DATA Center Contact Bruce Bauer bruce.a.bauer@noaa.gov paleo@noaa.gov 303-497-6280 303-497-6513

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Boulder CO 80305-3328 USA online ASCII 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.

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.

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