The microbial profile of a tissue necrosis affecting the Atlantic invasive coral Tubastraea tagusensis

Abstract The Southwestern Atlantic rocky reef ecosystems are undergoing significant changes due to sun-corals (Tubastraea tagusensis and T. coccinea) invasion. At Búzios Island, on the northern coast of São Paulo State, where the abundance of T. tagusensis is particularly high, some colonies are dis...

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Main Authors: Aline Aparecida Zanotti, Gustavo Bueno Gregoracci, Marcelo Visentini Kitahara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-89296-z