Environmental and anthropogenic stressors may influence the prevalence of disease-like phenotypes in an intertidal kelp.

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The effects of climate change and human pollution on ecosystems worldwide are becoming increasingly apparent and are expected to increase disease susceptibility, which could have devastating impacts when keystone species are affected. Habitat-forming kelps are vital ecosystem engineers in marine ecosystems. In the Southern Hemisphere, bull kelps (Durvillaea) shape shallow marine ecosystems, providing habitat,...

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