Coral diseases: What is really known?

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 438-443

  Richardson, Laurie L ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL; DISEASE;

ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BEGGIATOA; BIOMASS; CYANOBACTERIUM; DESULFOVIBRIO; DISEASE COURSE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HISTOLOGY; LAND USE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PLAGUE; REVIEW; SEASHORE;

ANTHOZOA; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BEGGIATOA; CNIDARIA; DESULFOVIBRIO; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032211678     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(98)01460-8     Document Type: Review

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