Coral Oil Spills Scientists Observe Damage to Deep-sea Corals Pt. 2 Dr. M November 6, 2010 CoralGulf of MexicoNOAAOil Spill A single colony of coral with dying and dead sections (on left), apparently living tissue (top right) and bare skeleton with very sickly looking brittle star on the base. (Credit: Image courtesy of Lophelia II 2010 Expedition, NOAA-OER/BOEMRE.) KZ already posted this yesterday but you should venture over to the NOAA website and view both the high resolution version of the image above and this one. I am going to set one of these as my desktop and keep reminding myself that the oil spill wasn’t that bad. Right. Share the post "Scientists Observe Damage to Deep-sea Corals Pt. 2" FacebookXShare…Shares Related PostsGiven the choice, corals would prefer oil to dispersantDeepwater Horizon: Resources and RestorationScientists Observe Damage to Deep-Sea CoralsGuest Post: Greenpeace in the Gulf of Mexico – an UpdateIs Science on the Gulf Oil Spill Skewed?
