Research has found that coral disease is more likely to attack reefs that are suffering from bleaching, which is associated with rising sea temperatures.
Research has found that coral disease is more likely to attack reefs that are suffering from bleaching, which is associated with rising sea temperatures.
Researchers have asked recreational divers to diagnose coral diseases in the Great Barrier reef, helping efforts to monitor the 1500 square kilometre area.
... to stop growing and reproducing.
Warmer water temperatures can also lead to increased incidence of coral diseases, which, unlike most bleaching, can cause irreparable loss of coral tissues. In many ...
The outbreak of crown-of-thorns starfish that has been plaguing the Great Barrier Reef is waning, but coral disease is on the rise, a new study has found.
Researchers have found the first clues that the mysterious coral disease devastating reefs around the world could be caused by bacteria.
... Scientists believe that increased coral disease also is linked to higher sea temperatures and an increase in run- ... analyze data on 845 reef-building coral species, including population range and size ...
... dinoflagellates are not equally beneficial, and that there is a link between the type of dinoflagellate and coral disease," says Stat. "We also suggest that some dinoflagellates living inside coral ...
... pox by the small, round bumps on her skin, you can tell a coral with yellow band ... Islands, Florida, the Caribbean, YBD is one of the most threatening coral diseases."
The Vibrio bacteria that cause YBD ...
... different populations.
Understanding these microbial shifts could illuminate the magnitude and causes of coral disease, and possibly how to stop it, which is where the PhyloChip comes in. The credit ...
A DNA microarray may help scientists learn how to preserve coral, one of the ocean's most important denizens. The technology tracks changes in microbial populations that indicate coral disease.
A study has found how White Syndrome kills coral – the bacteria disrupts basic cell processes, in a similar way to cholera in humans.
A study has found how White Syndrome kills coral – the bacteria disrupts basic cell processes, in a similar way to cholera in humans.
... make informed decisions about protecting the world's fragile coral reefs.
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Increased rates of coral disease due to warming ocean temperatures ...
Scientists say conditions are favorable for significant coral bleaching and infectious coral disease outbreaks in the Caribbean, especially in the Lesser Antilles. Similar conditions may develop in ...
