Diversity and Disease: The Effects of Coral Diversity on Prevalence and Impacts of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

Diversity and Disease: The Effects of Coral Diversity on Prevalence and Impacts of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) was first observed in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) in January 2019. This disease affects at least 20 scleractinian coral species; however, it is not well understood how reef diversity affects its spread or its impacts on reef ecosystems. With a large...

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Main Authors: Sophia V. Costa, Stephanie J. Hibberts, Danielle A. Olive, Kayla A. Budd, Alexys E. Long, Sonora S. Meiling, Madyson B. Miller, Kelsey M. Vaughn, Claudia I. Carrión, Maksym B. Cohen, Annie E. Savage, Matthew F. Souza, Lorraine Buckley, Kristin W. Grimes, Renata Platenberg, Tyler B. Smith, Jeremiah Blondeau, Marilyn E. Brandt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
stony coral tissue loss disease
US Virgin Islands
coral disease
diversity
impacts
reef ecosystems
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.682688/full

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