Local dynamics of a white syndrome outbreak and changes in the microbial community associated with colonies of the scleractinian brain coral Pseudodiploria strigosa
Reef corals in the Mexican Reef System have been severely affected by the emergence of a white syndrome that resembles both White Plague II and SCTLD descriptions. Meandroid scleractinian coral species are among the most severely affected. To gain insight into this affliction we conducted a broad st...
Main Authors: | Patricia E. Thome, Jacqueline Rivera-Ortega, Jenny C. Rodríguez-Villalobos, Daniel Cerqueda-García, Edgar O. Guzmán-Urieta, José Q. García-Maldonado, Natalia Carabantes, Eric Jordán-Dahlgren |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2021-02-01
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Series: | PeerJ |
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/10695.pdf |
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