Figure 8From: Responses of the soft coral Xenia elongata following acute exposure to a chemical dispersant Typical bleaching timeline after dispersant exposure; Typical timeline of colony appearance in 50Â ppm dispersant treatment A) Loss of hydrostatic pressure after 8Â h B) Bleaching and tissue necrosis after 24Â h C) Decomposition of tissue and colony death after 72Â h. Back to article page