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