Geographic variability in the incidence of coral and octocoral diseases in the wider Caribbean

By E. Weil, Isabel Urreiztieta, J. Garzón-Ferreira. 2000

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Are infectious diseases really killing corals? Alternative interpretations of the experimental and ecological data (2007, background): “The number of published works on coral diseases has increased dramatically during the last ten years (Ward and Lafferty, 2004), and an ecological survey of coral diseases in the Caribbean reports that disease outbreaks are widespread (Weil et al., 2002).”
Nutrient enrichment enhances black band disease progression in corals (2006, background): “Multiple coral diseases have been observed near LSI (Voss and Richardson 2006) and in Bonaire (Weil et al. 2002), both relatively pristine regions of the Caribbean.”
Is There a Relationship between Proximity to Sewage Effluent and the Prevalence of Coral Disease (2005, background): “Disease events are recognized as important factors affecting coral community composition, structure, and dynamics (Weil et al. 2003).”
Algal contact as a trigger for coral disease (2004, background): “Since then, this disease has spread throughout the Caribbean and affected most coral species (Nugues 2002; Weil et al. 2002; Miller et al. 2003).”
The Relationship Between Gorgonian Coral (Cnidaria: Gorgonacea) Diseases and African Dust Storms (2004, background): “Weil et al., (2002) and Smith and Weil (in press) have also reported aspergillosis on Gorgonia mariae, Plexaura flexuosa, Plexaurella nutans, and Pseudoplexaura porosa in Bermuda.”