Observations of a new source of coral mortality along the Kenyan coast

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 530-531, Issue , 2004, Pages 469-479

  McClanahan, Timothy R ^a   McLaughlin, Shawn M ^b   Davy, Joanne E ^c,g   Wilson, William H ^c,d   Peters, Esther C ^e   Price, Kathy L ^b   Maina, Joseph ^f  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^b National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration   (United States)

^c THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^e TETRA TECH INC   (United States)

^f Kenyatta Beach Bamuri   (Kenya)

^g UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Astreopora; Coral disease; Coral histology; Echinopora; Marine fungi; Montipora

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL ZONES; COLOR; DEBRIS; HISTOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TISSUE;

CORAL MORTALITY; MUCUS LAYER; SYNDROMES; TISSUE COLOR;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

CORAL RECORD; CORAL REEF; FUNGAL DISEASE; HISTOLOGY; MORTALITY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA; WORLD;

ACROPORA; ANTHOZOA; ASTREOPORA; ECHINOPORA; FUNGI; GONIOPORA; MONTIPORA; PLATYGYRA; PORITES;

EID: 12444285888     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-004-2672-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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