full 2001

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15 Sep 2001	Algal films were decleasing due to bad weather of typhoons. w. temp. down to 27C But all other new corals except N16-2 were dead...	up : N1 : (1y10m after N1's death) Algal films were decreasing due to bad weather of typhoons. up : B : The thin area is in critical condition	Algal films were decleasing due to typhoons. up : N15-2: Fortunately, it's recovering	up : G : It looks sick and tired up : N16-2: Recovered from bleaching
15 Sep 2001
26 Aug 2001		up : N1 : (1y10m after N1's death) Algal films were incleasing. up : B : The thin area is still alive. But slightly bleaching.	Algal films were incleasing. up : N15-2:	up : G : Algal films were growing on G up : N16-2: Bleaching
	Bleaching corals observed on this month. Many kind of corals are bleaching.

25 July 2001	Algal films were incleasing. w. temp. was over 30C I'm deeply worry about this year's w. temp.. up : N15-3: detail: A new Favites coral born on dead E. Slightly bleaching	up : N1 : (1y9m after N1's death) up : B : The thin area is still alive. But slightly bleaching.	Dark brown algal films were incleasing. N17-1: A tiny new coral born on dead A. up : N15-2: Half bleaching.	up : N3 : Three months after the death. up : N16-1: Dead. up : N16-2: Half dead.
22 Jun 2001	Algal films were slightly decreasing.	up : N1 : (1y8m after N1's death) up : N14: A new born acropora coral.Polyps keep growing.	Algal films were slightly decreasing. up : N15-2: This soft coral grows healthfully.	up : N3 : Two months after the death. up : E: 3y after the death.There are some new corals on the dead body. up : N16-1: A new born acropora coral. up : N16-2: A new born Leptoria coral.
27 May 2001	Algal films were slightly decreasing.	up : N15-1: A new born coral. I think it's hard to survive because this coral stands out from the base. up : N15-3: detail: A new Favites coral born on dead E.	up : N15-2: detail: A new soft coral born on dead A.	up : N3 : One month after the death.
21 Apr 2001	No remarkable change.	up : B : The thin area is still alive. up : N14: A new born coral.(a round area srrounded by four allows).It's very small.1cm x 1cm	No remarkable change. up : G : G (a kind of soft coral) is as healthy as last month.	up : N3 : DEAD...
25 Mar 2001	No remarkable change.		No remarkable change.	up : G : G (a kind of soft coral) is as healthy as last month.
18 Feb 2001	Algal films were slightly decreasing.	up : N1 : (After N1's death) Algal films on the dead branch kept reducing due to bad weather in winter. right : G : G (a kind of soft coral) is as healthy as last month.	Algal films were slightly decreasing.	up : N3 : Recovered fairly from the accident. This new coral keeps growing upward. We can still see one symbiotic tiny crab among the polyps as last month. up : N5 : New born coral last summer
20 Jan 2001	No remarkable change.	up : N1 : (After N1's death) Algal films on the dead branch have slightly reduced. right : G : G is healthy !	No remarkable change.	up : N3 : The upper part of N3 was fed by some preadetor. We can see one symbiotic tiny crab among the polyps as last month.
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1998	The beginning of the end	It was in the middle of Aug in '98, the never ending story of coral bleaching begun.
1999	Death and the return to life	Almost all the table coral has dead.The algal films has grown thickly over the body.
2000	The next generation	The glimmer of hope has fallen.A tiny new born coral has born.
2001	Breaching again	Corals of Cape Maeda are surffering sever breaching again since 1998.