Link between sewage-derived nitrogen pollution and coral disease severity in Guam

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 57-63

  Redding, Jamey E ^a   Myers Miller, Roxanna L ^b,d   Baker, David M ^c,e   Fogel, Marilyn ^c,f   Raymundo, Laurie J ^b   Kim, Kiho ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUAM MARINE LABORATORY   (Guam)

^c GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d not available   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; Disease; Nitrogen pollution; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; ISOTOPES; NITROGEN; POLLUTION; REEFS;

CORAL DISEASE; CORAL REEF; DISEASE SEVERITY; NEAR-SHORE WATERS; NITROGEN POLLUTION; SAMPLING DATES; STABLE ISOTOPES; STABLE-ISOTOPE ANALYSIS;

SEWAGE;

NITROGEN; NITROGEN 15;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL REEF; DISEASE SEVERITY; INFECTIVITY; MACROALGA; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; SEWAGE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TAXONOMY;

ARTICLE; CAULERPA SERRULATA; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORAL REEF; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL DISEASE; GUAM; HALIMEDA MICRONESICA; MACROALGA; NONHUMAN; PORITES; SEWAGE; SINULARIA POLYDACTYLA; WATER POLLUTION;

GUAM; MARIANA ISLANDS;

ALCYONACEA; ANTHOZOA; PORITES;

EID: 84881028043     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.06.002     Document Type: Article

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