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- Title
Yellow band and dark spot syndromes in Caribbean corals: distribution, rate of spread, cytology, and effects on abundance and division rate of zooxanthellae.
- Authors
Cervino, J.; Goreau, T.J.; Nagelkerken, I.; Smith, G.W.; Hayes, R.
- Abstract
Examines the yellow band and dark spot syndromes among Caribbean coral reefs. Rate of coral tissue necrosis occurrence; Percentage decrease in zooxanthellae among infected corals compared to healthy ones; Evidence for impairment of zooxanthellae cell division in yellow band species; Effect of dark spot disease; Explanation for effect of both syndromes on the zooxanthellae symbiont.
- Subjects
CORAL reef organisms; CORAL diseases; ZOOXANTHELLA
- Publication
Hydrobiologia, 2001, Vol 460, Issue 1-3, p53
- ISSN
0018-8158
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1023/A:1013166617140