White plague-like coral disease in remote reefs of the Western Caribbean

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 58, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 145-154

  Sánchez, Juan A ^a   Herrera, Santiago ^a   Navas Camacho, Raúl ^b   Rodríguez Ramírez, Alberto ^b   Herron, Pilar ^c   Pizarro, Valeria ^c,d   Acosta, Alison R ^a   Castillo, Paula A ^b   Montoya, Phanor ^b   Orozco, Carlos ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

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

^c Corporacion para el desarrollo sostenible del Archipielago de San Andres y Providencia CORALINA ^*  (Colombia)

^d UNIVERSIDAD JORGE TADEO LOZANO   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Caribbean atoll; Coral disease; Coral reefs; Montastraea; San andr s island; Serrana bank; White plague disease

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; MANTA; MONTASTRAEA;

EID: 77956585271     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15517/rbt.v58i1.20031     Document Type: Article

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