Contemporary white-band disease in Caribbean corals driven by climate change

Nature Climate Change

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 375-379

  Randall, C J ^a   Van Woesik, R ^a  

^a Florida Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CORAL REEF; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA;

ACROPORA CERVICORNIS; ACROPORA PALMATA; ACROPORIDAE; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84925799557     PISSN: 1758678X     EISSN: 17586798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2530     Document Type: Article

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