Widespread disease in Caribbean sea fans: II. Patterns of infection and tissue loss

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 160, Issue , 1997, Pages 255-263

  Nagelkerken, I ^a   Buchan, K ^b   Smith, G W ^c,d   Bonair, K ^e   Bush, P ^f   Garzon Ferreira J ^g   Botero, L ^g   Gayle, P ^h   Harvell, C D ⁱ   Heberer, C ^j   Kim, K ⁱ   Petrovic, C ^k   Pors, L ^a   Yoshioka, P ^j  

^a CARMABI FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

^b Saba Marine Park   (Netherlands Antilles)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AIKEN   (United States)

^d Bahamian Field Station   (United States)

^e Institute of Marine Affairs Trinidad and Tobago   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^f Cayman Isl Natural Resources Unit   (British Indian Ocean Territory)

^g INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS Y COSTERAS INVEMAR   (Colombia)

^h University of the West Indies Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory   (Jamaica)

ⁱ Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^k H Lavity Stoutt Community College   (Virgin Islands (British))

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Author keywords

Algal tumors; Aspergillus; Cyphoma gibbosum; Disease; Fungal pathogen; Gorgonia flabellum; Gorgonia ventalina; Mortality; Sea fan; Tissue loss

Indexed keywords

DISEASE; FUNGAL INFECTION; SEA FAN; TISSUE LOSS;

BAHAMAS; CARIBBEAN SEA; CURACAO;

ASPERGILLUS; CYPHOMA GIBBOSUM; GORGONIA FLABELLUM; GORGONIA VENTALIANA;

EID: 0031573891     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps160255     Document Type: Article

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