Spatial variability of disease incidence and mortality in the sea fan Gorgonia ventalina in Puerto Rico (Alcyonacea: Goorgoniidae)

Spatial variability of disease incidence and mortality in the sea fan Gorgonia ventalina in Puerto Rico (Alcyonacea: Goorgoniidae)

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Populations of the common sea fan (Gorgonia ventalina) were decimated by an aspergillosis outbreak throughout the Caribbean two decades ago. Since then, aspergillosis has been considered as the principal cause of mortality in sea fans. However, prevalence and presumably incidence of this disease hav...

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Main Authors: Anabella Zuluaga-Montero, Alberto M. Sabat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2012-06-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
Subjects:
Gorgonia ventalina
aspergilosis
prevalencia
mortalidad
abanicos de mar
Caribe
disease
prevalence
mortality
Caribbean
sea fans
Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442012000200001

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