Erosion vs. recovery of coral reefs after 1998 El Nino: Chagos reefs, Indian Ocean

Research is presented on the ecology of the Indian Ocean's Chagos coral reefs after the El Nino Current of 1998. The reefs were examined to a depth of 30 m. Mortality down to a depth of 15 m was near-total; species reliant on corals have significantly diminished. Juvenile growths are prevalent but are less robust, and are situated predominantly on unstable substrates.