Spatial and temporal dynamics of mass mortalities in oysters is influenced by energetic reserves and food quality.

Although spatial studies of diseases on land have a long history, far fewer have been made on aquatic diseases. Here, we present the first large-scale, high-resolution spatial and temporal representation of a mass mortality phenomenon cause by the Ostreid herpesvirus (OsHV-1) that has affected oyste...

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Main Authors: Fabrice Pernet, Franck Lagarde, Nicolas Jeannée, Gaetan Daigle, Jean Barret, Patrik Le Gall, Claudie Quere, Emmanuelle Roque D'orbcastel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3925110?pdf=render