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Brazilian coral reefs in time of climate changes229Table II. Information of coral reefs surveyed along the coast of Eastern Brazil. n = number of reef sites. SST = Sea SurfaceTemperatureReefs Location Depthrange(m)Date ofsurveySSTAnomalyMeasuredparametersMethodNorth Coastn=6Tinharé /Boipeban=4Cabralian=6Itacolomisn=3Abrolhoscoastal reefsn=20Abrolhosislandsn=12Abrolhosoffshore reefsn=6Todos SantosBayn=32Salvador CityYatch ClubAbrolhosseveral reefsN=1412.3805º S38.0200º W13.4910º S38.9024º W16.2397º S38.9526º W16.8976º S39.0909º W17.4670º S -18.0203º S39.0004º W -38.9883º W17.9673º S -17.9794º S38.7018º W -38.7080º W17.9977º S38.6713º W12.4720º S-13.1037º S38.3134º W-38.4532º W12.5900º S38.3100º W17.4701º S-17.5732º S39.0141º W-38.3020º W4.5-8.5 1998 1.0 ºC > 1 week Coral cover, colonydiameter, # coral species,coral recruits3.5-4.0 200320041.0 ºC > 1 week0.25 ºC < 2 weeksCoral cover, colonydiameter, # coral species,coral recruits, coral deadsurface, bleaching,disease, algal abundance4.8-6.8 2004 No SST anomaly Coral cover, colonydiameter, # coral species,coral recruits, coral deadsurface, bleaching,disease, algal abundance2.0-3.5 2005 0.75 ºC > 2 weeks Coral cover, colonydiameter, # coral species,coral recruits, coral deadsurface, bleaching,disease, algal abundance2.0-8.0 20012002200320053.5-8.0 20002001200220056.0-9.0 20002001200220033.0-8.0 2003n=92007n=230.50-0.75 ºC< 1 week1.0 ºC > 2 weeks0.75 ºC > 2 weeks0.25 ºC < 2 weeks0.50-0.75 ºC< 1 week0.75 ºC > 2 weeks0.25 ºC < 2 weeks0.50-0.75 ºC< 1 week1.0 ºC > 2 weeks1.0 ºC > 2 weeksNo SST anomalyCoral cover, colonydiameter, # coral species,coral recruits, coral deadsurface, bleaching,disease, algal abundanceCoral cover, colonydiameter, # coral species,coral recruits, coral deadsurface, bleaching,disease, algal abundanceCoral cover, colonydiameter, # coral species,coral recruits, coral deadsurface, bleaching,disease, algal abundanceCoral cover, # coralspecies, algal abundance,other benthics (sponge,zoanthus, soft coral)2.0-4.5 2006 No SST anomaly Rate of coral growth andbleaching4.3-15.0 200620072008No SST anomalyNo SST anomalyNo SST anomalyCoral bleachingprogressionBelt transect(3x1m wide x 20m long)60m 2 /siteBelt transect (AGRRA)(6x1m wide x 10m long)60m 2 /siteBelt transect (AGRRA)(6x1m wide x 10m long)60m 2 /siteBelt transect (AGRRA)(6x1m wide x 10m long)60m 2 /siteBelt transect (AGRRA)(6x1m wide x 10m long)60m 2 /siteBelt transect (AGRRA)(6x1m wide x 10m long)60m 2 /siteBelt transect (AGRRA)(6x1m wide x 10m long)60m 2 /siteBelt transect (Video)(10x0.20m wide x 20mlong)40m 2 /siteIn situ measurement in 30coral colonies ofSiderastrea sp andMontastrea cavernosaIn situ measurement incolonies of Montastreacavernosaas Mussismilia braziliensis, Meandrina braziliensis,Porites branneri, Stephanocoenina michelini andMillepora nitida. The most common species thatoccurred in both the 1960 and the 2003 surveys areMontastrea cavernosa, Siderastrea stellata,Mussismilia hartti, M. hispida and Favia gravida.There are also some species that Laborel did notidentify but were found in 2003: Madracis decactis,Agaricia agaricites, Porites astreoides and Scolymiawellsi. Comparing data from the living coral coverof the same reefs investigated in 2003 by Dutra et al.(2006) with a survey performed by Cruz in 2007(Cruz 2008, Cruz et al. 2009), it seems that thevalues found for five of these reefs in 2007 arelower than the ones registered in 2003 (see TableIV). Regarding the presence of the coral species,Pan-American Journal of Aquatic Sciences (2010), 5(2): 224-235