Modelling environmental drivers of black band disease outbreaks in populations of foliose corals in the genus Montipora

Seawater temperature anomalies associated with warming climate have been linked to increases in coral disease outbreaks that have contributed to coral reef declines globally. However, little is known about how seasonal scale variations in environmental factors influence disease dynamics at the level...

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Main Authors: Carla C.M. Chen, David G. Bourne, Christopher C. Drovandi, Kerrie Mengersen, Bette L. Willis, M. Julian Caley, Yui Sato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2017-06-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/3438.pdf