The occurrence and toxicity of herbicides in reef building corals |
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| Authors: | Peter W Glynn LS Howard Eugene Corcoran Ana D Freay |
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| Institution: | 1. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, P.O. Box 2072, Balboa,Panamá;2. University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK;3. University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149, USA |
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| Abstract: | Herbicide residues including 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T have been detected in the tissues of corals subject to massive mortality in the Gulf of Chiriquí, Panamá. Tolerance tests conducted using Pocillopora damicornis demonstrated a toxic effect of a commercial herbicide (incorporating 2,4-D) on this coral. |
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