Distribution, host range and large-scale spatial variability in black band disease prevalence on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-51

  Page, Cathie ^a   Willis, Bette ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

BBD; Black band disease; Bleaching; Coral disease; Cyanobacteria; GBR; Great Barrier Reef; SEB; Skeletal eroding band

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PATHOGEN; REEF;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

ACROPORA; ALCYONACEA; ANTHOZOA; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; CYANOBACTERIA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 33646265255     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao069041     Document Type: Article

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