Ecology and Pathology of Novel Plaque-Like Growth Anomalies Affecting a Reef-Building Coral on the Great Barrier Reef

Ecology and Pathology of Novel Plaque-Like Growth Anomalies Affecting a Reef-Building Coral on the Great Barrier Reef

Here we identify ecological and structural characteristics of a novel plaque-like growth anomaly (GA) at outbreak levels in a population of the staghorn coral, Acropora muricata, on the Great Barrier Reef. The smooth appearance of the plaques results from thickening of skeletal structures comprising...

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Main Authors: Lisa Ann Kelly, Tom Heintz, Joleah B Lamb, Tracy Danielle Ainsworth, Bette Willis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
Ecology
Pathology
Innate immune system
Great Barrier Reef
coral disease
Acropora
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmars.2016.00151/full

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