Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 1, Page 221-236, February 2026.ABSTRACT Mass mortality events (MMEs) have been occurring since the dawn of time. However, in contrast to terrestrial events, most marine MMEs remain undetected, largely due to the inaccessibility of many marine environments. One of the most notorious and best‐studied marine MMEs in modern times is that of the population collapse of the echinoid ...
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Marine ornamental animals collection, culture and conservation [PDF]
, 2002 Eventhough the coral reefs cover less than 0.25% of the marine environment, they constitute the most biologically rich and productive system on earth and are often described as 'coral paradise' and 'rain forest of the seas'.
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The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States: 2002 [PDF]
, 2003 Called for by the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force’s (USCRTF) National Action Plan to Conserve Coral Reefs, this is the first biennial report on the condition of coral reefs. It is the scientific baseline for subsequent reports on the health of U.S. coral reef
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019 An outbreak of stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD), emerged on reefs off the coast of southeast Florida in 2014 and continues to spread throughout Florida’s Reef Tract.
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Ultrastructural and Histological Analysis of Dark Spot Syndrome in Siderastrea siderea and Agaricia agaricites [PDF]
, 2008 Dark Spot Syndrome (DSS) typically manifests in scleractinian corals as lesions of varying color, size, shape and location that can result in skeletal changes and tissue death. A causative agent for DSS has not yet been identified.
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Acute and Sub-Acute Toxicity of the Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon 1-Methylnaphthalene to the Shallow-Water Coral Porites divaricata: Application of a Novel Exposure Protocol [PDF]
, 2017 Previous research evaluating hydrocarbon toxicity to corals and coral reefs has generally focused on community-level effects, and results often are not comparable between studies because of variability in hydrocarbon exposure characterization and ...
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A characterization of a Southeast Florida stony coral assemblage after a disease event [PDF]
, 2019 Coral reefs have declined globally due to anthropogenic stressors increasing the frequency and severity of bleaching and disease events. In 2014, a stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) outbreak occurred off the coast of southeast Florida and ...
Hayes, Nicole K
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Integrated conceptual ecosystem model development for the Florida Keys/Dry Tortugas coastal marine ecosystem: MARine Estuarine goal Setting (MARES) for South Florida [PDF]
, 2013 The overall goal of the MARine and Estuarine goal Setting (MARES) project for South Florida is “to reach a science-based consensus about the defining characteristics and fundamental regulating processes of a South Florida coastal marine ecosystem that is
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Novel Ex-situ Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Treatment Protocol v1
Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) is a highly lethal coral tissue loss disease that has shown to cause catastrophic loss of coral cover and biodiversity in Caribbean coral reef ecosystems. The unprecedented loss to SCTLD has demonstrated significant harm to reef functionality, making intervention and mitigation strategies essential.
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Frontiers in Marine ScienceThe recent widespread mortality and tissue loss in Florida from stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) has propelled the need for assisted reproduction to restore reefs, especially for the ESA listed species Orbicella faveolata.
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