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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PeerJ Inc.
2017-06-01
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/3438.pdf |