Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 Stony coral tissue loss disease has spread widely in the Caribbean and causes substantial changes to coral community composition because of its broad host range and high fatality rate.
Graham E. Forrester +4 more
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Measuring Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Induction and Lesion Progression Within Two Intermediately Susceptible Species, Montastraea cavernosa and Orbicella faveolata [PDF]
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 During the last several decades, Florida’s Coral Reef (FCR) has been impacted by both global and local stressors that have devastated much of its living coral cover.
Katherine R. Eaton +4 more
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The impact of stony coral tissue loss disease and amoxicillin treatments on coral gametogenesis
Frontiers in Marine ScienceThe unprecedented mortality of stony corals on Florida’s Coral Reef from stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) was mitigated on some priority sites and corals through the use of a topical amoxicillin paste to halt disease lesion progression.
Hannah E. Mazurek +2 more
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Microbial Community Shifts Associated With the Ongoing Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Outbreak on the Florida Reef Tract [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019 As many as 22 of the 45 coral species on the Florida Reef Tract are currently affected by stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD). The ongoing disease outbreak was first observed in 2014 in Southeast Florida near Miami and as of early 2019 has been ...
Julie L. Meyer +6 more
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Similarities and Differences Between Two Deadly Caribbean Coral Diseases: White Plague and Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease [PDF]
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 For several decades, white plagues (WPDs: WPD-I, II and III) and more recently, stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) have significantly impacted Caribbean corals.
Aldo Cróquer +3 more
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Metabolomic profiles of stony coral species from the Dry Tortugas National Park display inter- and intraspecies variation [PDF]
mSystemsCoral reefs are experiencing unprecedented loss in coral cover due to increased incidence of disease and bleaching events. Thus, understanding mechanisms of disease susceptibility and resilience, which vary by species, is important.
Jessica M. Deutsch +10 more
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Frontiers in Marine ScienceStony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) has devastated Caribbean coral reefs since 2014, but its potential for global impact remains uncertain. We developed predictive models to assess the worldwide vulnerability of coral reefs to SCTLD under different ...
Kevin D. Lafferty, Giovanni Strona
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Progressive chronic tissue loss disease in Siderastrea siderea on Florida's coral reef. [PDF]
PLoS ONEStony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) has devastated numerous species of corals across the Western Atlantic but one reef coral, Siderastrea siderea, displays unusual tissue loss lesions. We examined the dynamics of lesions in S.
Greta Smith Aeby +7 more
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Assessment of nutrient amendments on stony coral tissue loss disease in Southeast Florida
Frontiers in Marine ScienceFlorida’s coral reefs are facing a multi-year outbreak of stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) with dramatic consequences for coral communities. However, potential anthropogenic and environmental drivers of SCTLD progression and severity remain poorly
Ashley M. Carreiro +7 more
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Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Outbreaks in The Bahamas [PDF]
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Coral reefs of Grand Bahama and New Providence islands in The Bahamas have been surveyed several times over the past decade, and long-term monitoring indicates declines in coral cover associated with hurricanes, bleaching events, and local threats ...
Craig Dahlgren +4 more
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