Emerging marine diseases - Climate links and anthropogenic factors

Science

Volumn 285, Issue 5433, 1999, Pages 1505-1510

  Harvell, C D ^a   Kim, K ^a,b   Burkholder, J M ^c   Colwell, R R ^b,d   Epstein, P R ^e   Grimes, D J ^f   Hofmann, E E ^g   Lipp, E K ^h   Osterhaus, A D M E ⁱ   Overstreet, R M ^j   Porter, J W ^k   Smith, G W ^l   Vasta, G R ^d  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^g OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

ⁱ ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^j UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AIKEN   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE; DISEASE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT;

CLIMATE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EPIDEMIC; HOST RESISTANCE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MORTALITY; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEA POLLUTION; SEA URCHIN; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SPONGE (PORIFERA); STRESS; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; CLIMATE; CNIDARIA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFECTION; MARINE BIOLOGY; OCEANS AND SEAS; WATER POLLUTION;

ANTHOZOA; ECHINOIDEA; MAMMALIA; PORIFERA;

EID: 0033520444     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.285.5433.1505     Document Type: Review

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