Prevalence of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease at El Seco, a Mesophotic Reef System off Vieques Island, Puerto Rico

Prevalence of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease at El Seco, a Mesophotic Reef System off Vieques Island, Puerto Rico

Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) are ecologically and functionally vital, as they are Essential Fish Habitats that function as refugia for corals and sponges of shallow-water reefs. Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) is a relatively new lethal coral disease, first affecting coral reefs in Flo...

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Main Authors: Stacey M. Williams, Jorge García-Sais, Jorge Sabater-Clavell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
Caribbean
Ramicrusta spp.
coral decline
Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease
Mesophotic Coral Ecosystem
SCTLD
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.668669/full

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