Summer hot snaps and winter conditions: modelling white syndrome outbreaks on Great Barrier Reef corals.

Coral reefs are under increasing pressure in a changing climate, one such threat being more frequent and destructive outbreaks of coral diseases. Thermal stress from rising temperatures has been implicated as a causal factor in disease outbreaks observed on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, and els...

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Main Authors: Scott F Heron, Bette L Willis, William J Skirving, C Mark Eakin, Cathie A Page, Ian R Miller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2923161?pdf=render