Coral disease outbreak: pattern, prevalence and transmission in Acropora cervicornis

By Dana E Williams, Margaret W. Miller. 2005

207 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography

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In Ecology

1. Peter J. Mumby
2. B. Willis
3. Valerie J. Paul
4. H. Sweatman
5. C. Page
6. J. Bruno
7. Margaret W. Miller
8. J. Campbell

In Global and Planetary Change

1. Peter J. Mumby
2. Valerie J. Paul
3. B. Willis
4. C. Page
5. J. Bruno
6. H. Sweatman
7. E. Selig
8. Gareth J. Williams

In Oceanography

1. Peter J. Mumby
2. Valerie J. Paul
3. J. Bruno
4. B. Willis
5. H. Sweatman
6. Margaret W. Miller
7. C. Page
8. E. Selig

Citations in the corpus

• Thermal Stress and Coral Cover as Drivers of Coral Disease Outbreaks (2007, background): “[58,59], although no specific vector(s) have been identified for”
• Recruitment failure in Florida Keys Acropora palmata, a threatened Caribbean coral (2008, result): “Within four days of Hurricane Dennis, tissue loss was observed along the sides of the branches as though the tissue had been scoured oV by storm-suspended particulates (Fig. 5), yet progressed over the following weeks in a manner more consistent with the “white-syndrome” of unknown etiology observed”
• Pathogenesis of a Tissue Loss Disease Affecting Multiple Species of Corals Along the Florida Reef Tract (2019, background): “Florida’s reefs have been especially hard hit by diseases, which have contributed to significant declines in coral cover (Aronson and Precht, 1997; Richardson et al., 1998a; Patterson et al., 2002; Williams and Miller, 2005; Brandt et al., 2012).”
• Biotic homogenization of coral assemblages along the Florida reef tract (2012, background): “…that were caused largely by coral disease, thermal stress, and mass mortality of the herbivorous echinoid Diadema antillarum (Gladfelter 1982, Rützler et al. 1983, Dustan & Halas 1987, Jackson 1991, Aronson & Precht 2001a, 2001b, Ginsburg et al. 2001, Patterson et al. 2002, Williams & Miller 2005).”
• Effects of phosphate on growth and skeletal density in the scleractinian coral Acropora muricata: A controlled experimental approach (2012, background): “, 2010), disease (Aeby et al., 2011; Aronson and Precht, 2001; Green and Bruckner, 2000; Patterson et al., 2002; Williams and Miller, 2005), overfishing of reef fish (Hay and Rasher, 2010; McManus 1997), mortality of grazing sea urchins in the Caribbean (Hughes, 1994; Hughes et al.”
• Harnessing ecological processes to facilitate coral restoration (2018, unknown): “All rights reserved agents among corals, including species used for restoration (Williams and Miller 2005); for example, the bearded fireworm ( Hermodice carunculata ), a voracious coral predator and a reservoir for coral disease (Sussman et al. 2003), frequently consumes A cervicornis (Miller et…”
• Herbivory versus corallivory: are parrotfish good or bad for Caribbean coral reefs? (2009, background): “The role of parrotfishes as vectors of coral disease also needs to be investigated given that other corallivores have been associated with the transmission of some coral diseases (Williams and Miller 2005).”