Algal contact as a trigger for coral disease

By M. Nugues, Garriett W Smith, R. Hooidonk, M. Seabra, R. Bak. 2004

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Subfields: Biotechnology, Ecology, Oceanography

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Nutrient versus herbivore control of macroalgal community development and coral growth on a Caribbean reef (2009, background): “Altering these top-down and bottom-up forces can lead to increased macroalgal growth (Burkepile & Hay 2006) which can negatively impact the survival, growth, and recruitment of corals as well as increase the prevalence of coral diseases (Lewis 1986, Nugues et al. 2004, Hughes et al. 2007).”
Harmful algae on tropical coral reefs: Bottom-up eutrophication and top-down herbivory (2006, background): “Proximity to shelter has been long recognized (Randall, 1965; Ogden et al., 1973) as an important factor determining herbivorous fish foraging ranges.”
Assessment of coral reefs using herbivory/nutrient assays and indicator groups of benthic primary producers: a critical synthesis, proposed protocols, and critique of management strategies (2007, background): “, 2003), and algal blooms can serve as the vectors (Nugues et al., 2004).”
Effects of benthic algae on the replenishment of corals and the implications for the resilience of coral reefs (2008, background): “For example, petersen et al. (2005) report the accumulation of faeces from grazing hermit crabs in sediments amidst algal turfs, and grazing and defaecation by parrotfishes can produce large amounts of carbonate sediments (bellwood & choat 1990, bellwood 1996).”
The coral probiotic hypothesis. (2006, background): “It has also been shown that the macroalgae Halimeda opuntia can serve as a reservoir and vector for bacterial diseases of Caribbean corals (Nugues et al., 2004).”
Coral Reef Algae (2011, background): “…(Edmunds and Carpenter 2001; Birrell et al. 2005) are thought to be due in part to chemically induced mortality or the increased biomass of fleshy algae functioning as a reservoir for coral pathogens (Nugues et al. 2004; Ritson-Williams et al. 2009; Chadwick and Morrow 2010; Rasher and Hay 2010).”
Inhibition of coral recruitment by macroalgae and cyanobacteria (2006, background): “However, an alternative to allelopathy is the hypothesis that pathogens associated with the algae are responsible for the observed negative effect (Nugues et al. 2004b).”
Competition Among Sessile Organisms on Coral Reefs (2011, background): “In one case, a macroalga potentially served as a vector of a virulent disease (white plague type II) to adjacent corals, indicating that some algae might be reservoirs for coral pathogens (Nugues et al. 2004b).”
Strong relationship between coral bleaching and growth anomalies in massive Porites (2009, background): “, 2006), or algae (Nugues et al., 2004) in promoting some diseases, it is common to observe diseases, particularly ‘white diseases’ in more remote and less human-influenced environments (Weil, 2004; Willis et al.”
Effect of macroalgal competition on growth and survival of juvenile Caribbean corals (2007, background): “…on micro-habitat through flow reduction and increased localised sedimentation (Nugues & Roberts 2003), chemical induced mortality (Littler & Littler 1997), enhanced microbial activity caused by algal exudates (Smith et al. 2006) and by acting as a reservoir for coral pathogens (Nugues et al. 2004).”
Impact of coral predators on tropical reefs (2008, background): “Faster-growing algae compete with corals for light and space (reviewed by McCook et al. 2001), and direct contact with algae can enhance harmful microbial activity (Smith et al. 2006) and trigger coral disease (Nugues et al. 2004).”