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Similarities and differences between two deadly Caribbean coral diseases : white plague and stony coral tissue loss disease
(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. These diseases are often difficult to separate in the ...
Status and trends of Caribbean coral reefs : 1970-2012
(2014)
This work is the most comprehensive analysis and compilation of information on coral reef in the Caribbean over the past 40 years. Although the report clearly shows that there has been an ongoing decline in coral cover and ...
Plan para el estudio de la epizootiología de corales: guía para la evaluación, seguimiento y manejo preventivo de enfermedades y blanqueamiento de coral en la República Dominicana
(2020)
[Español] Con la intención de generar información científica que permita conocer la exposición potencial y prevalencia de enfermedades coralinas, y contribuir a la implementación de acciones efectivas de manejo del ecosistema ...
Effects of herbivory by the urchin Diadema antillarum on early restoration success of the coral Acropora cervicornis in the central Caribbean
(2020)
Herbivory is a key process well-known to maintain a coral-dominated state, and in the Caribbean Sea, the long-spine urchin Diadema antillarum is thought to aid coral success by removing algae from seafloor substrate that ...
Reefs from space : satellite imagery, marine ecology, and ethnography in the Dominican Republic
(1994)
Coral reef bleaching is an obvious indication that coastal marine ecosystems are being stressed. However, bleached reefs alone are poor indicators because they reflect the final stages of stress. This research project used ...
Reefs at risk revisited
(2011)
This report provides a detailed assessment of the status of and threats to the world's coral reefs. It evaluates threats to coral reefs from a wide range of human activities, and includes an assessment of climate-related ...
Reefs at risk : a map-based indicator of threats to the world’s coral reefs
(1998)
This global, map-based analysis evaluates human pressure on coral reefs worldwide and provides information and tools to better manage coastal habitats.
Key Findings: - Coral reefs of Southeast Asia, the most species-rich ...