Characterizations of the Major Coral Diseases of the Philippines: Ulcerative White Spot Disease and Novel Growth Anomalies of Porites

Coral reefs are in decline worldwide and coral disease is a significant contributing factor. However, etiologies of coral diseases are still not well understood. In contrast with the Caribbean, extremely little is known about coral diseases in the Philippines. In 2005, off Southeast Negros Island, P...

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Main Author: Kaczmarsky, Longin T
Format: Others
Published: FIU Digital Commons 2009
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Online Access:http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/118
http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1162&context=etd