Stony coral tissue loss disease decimated Caribbean coral populations and reshaped reef functionality

A new deadly coral disease, known as stony coral tissue loss disease, has modified the coral communities across the Caribbean region by disproportionately affecting key reef-building corals and reducing reef functionality.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip, F. Javier González-Barrios, Esmeralda Pérez-Cervantes, Ana Molina-Hernández, Nuria Estrada-Saldívar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-06-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03398-6