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Genotype and symbiont composition rather than environment influence susceptibility to stony coral tissue loss disease in coral restoration broodstock.
Scientific reports - 1 Dec 2025
Eaton Katherine R, Banister Raymond B, Arick Lindsay N, Hall Emily R, Muller Erinn M
Abstract excerpt
Over the last several decades, Florida's Coral Reef has been impacted by global and local stressors causing significant declines in living coral with no signs of natural recovery. Ocean warming, ocean acidification, and infectious diseases are major contributors to the precipitous loss of corals within this region. Since 2014, the stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) outbreak has been particularly devastating,...
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- Animals
- Anthozoa
- Genotype
- Coral Reefs
- Symbiosis
- Climate Change
- Florida
