Coral reefs of southeastern Dominican Republic hit by two simultaneous epizootic events

Abstract

During the past decades, Caribbean coral reefs have undergone rapid changes that have transformed the structure and function of these important ecosystems...Here, we present the first report of the ongoing D. antillarum die-off event in the Dominican Republic, and the simultaneous arrival of SCTLD in the southeastern coast of the country, within the Southeastern Reefs Marine Sanctuary.