Summer hot snaps and winter conditions: modelling white syndrome outbreaks on Great Barrier Reef corals.
Coral reefs are under increasing pressure in a changing climate, one such threat being more frequent and destructive outbreaks of coral diseases. Thermal stress from rising temperatures has been implicated as a causal factor in disease outbreaks observed on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, and els...
Main Authors: | Scott F Heron, Bette L Willis, William J Skirving, C Mark Eakin, Cathie A Page, Ian R Miller |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2923161?pdf=render |
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