Crown-of-thorns starfish predation and physical injuries promote brown band disease on corals
Crown-of-thorns starfish predation and physical injuries promote brown band disease on corals
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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English
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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Brown band (BrB) disease manifests on corals as a ciliate-dominated lesion that typically progresses rapidly causing extensive mortality, but it is unclear whether the dominant ciliate
Porpostoma guamense
is a primary or an opportunistic pathogen, the latter taking advantage of compromised coral tissue or depressed host resistance. In this st...
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Crown-of-thorns starfish predation and physical injuries promote brown band disease on corals
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1560125103
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1560125103
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0722-4028
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1432-0975
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10.1007/s00338-014-1153-2
