Coral disease in the Indian Ocean: taxonomic susceptibility, spatial distribution and the role ofhost density on the prevalence of white syndrome

Coral diseases, such as white diseases and white syndrome (WS), have caused widespreaddamage to coral reefs throughout the Caribbean and are increasing in prevalence on PacificOcean reefs. The current study confirms that WS is also present on coral reefs in the Indian Ocean and tests whether pattern...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hobbs, Jean-Paul, Frisch, A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Inter-Research 2010
Online Access:http://www.int-res.com/articles/dao2010/89/d089p001.pdf
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10978