Slow progression of black band disease in Goniopora cf. columna colonies may promote its persistence in a coral community
Coral diseases have been little investigated in the
Indian Ocean and especially in the Republic of Maldives,
where they were firstly observed in 2010. Through repeated
monitoring, we observed a peculiar slow progression of
Black Band Disease in several large colonies of the
reef-building coral Goniopora cf. columna in the Maldivian
reefs of Magoodhoo Island (Faafu Atoll). We argue that this
may ensure the local persistence of the disease, possibly
promoting long-term mortality of other, more susceptible
coral species.
MONTANO Simone;
STRONA Giovanni;
SEVESO Davide;
MAGGIONI Davide;
GALLI Paolo;
2014-11-17
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
JRC92061
1867-1616,
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12526-014-0273-9,
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC92061,
10.1007/s12526-014-0273-9,
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