Measuring Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Induction and Lesion Progression Within Two Intermediately Susceptible Species, Montastraea cavernosa and Orbicella faveolata

Measuring Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Induction and Lesion Progression Within Two Intermediately Susceptible Species, Montastraea cavernosa and Orbicella faveolata

During the last several decades, Florida’s Coral Reef (FCR) has been impacted by both global and local stressors that have devastated much of its living coral cover. Additionally, since 2014 FCR has experienced a lethal disease outbreak termed stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD). Here, we examin...

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Main Authors: Katherine R. Eaton, Jan H. Landsberg, Yasunari Kiryu, Esther C. Peters, Erinn M. Muller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
stony coral tissue loss disease
disease induction
Orbicella faveolata
Montastraea cavernosa
Florida’s coral reef
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.717265/full

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