White plague-like coral disease in remote reefs of the Western Caribbean

White plague-like coral disease in remote reefs of the Western Caribbean

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The health of coral reef communities has been decreasing over the last 50 years, due the negative effects of human activities combined with other natural processes. We present documentation of a White Plague Disease (WPD) outbreak in the Serrana Bank, an isolated Western Caribbean atoll with presuma...

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Main Authors: Juan A Sánchez, Santiago Herrera, Raúl Navas-Camacho, Alberto Rodríguez-Ramírez, Pilar Herron, Valeria Pizarro, Alison R Acosta, Paula A Castillo, Phanor Montoya, Carlos Orozco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2010-05-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
Subjects:
Enfermedad coralina
atolón caribeño
banco Serrana
Isla de San Andrés
enfermedad de la Plaga Blanca
arrecifes coralinos
Montastraea
Coral disease
Caribbean atoll
Serrana bank
San Andrés Island
White Plague Disease
coral reefs
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