Coral disease has emerged over recent decades as a significant threat to coral reef
ecosystems, with declines in coral cover and diversity of Caribbean reefs providing an …

Coral mortality due to climate-associated stress is likely to increase as the oceans get
warmer and more acidic. Coral bleaching and an increase in infectious disease are linked to …

Trait-based approaches advance ecological and evolutionary research because traits
provide a strong link to an organism's function and fitness. Trait-based research might lead …

Scleractinian (hard) corals are fundamental to the geomorphology, biodiversity, and
structure of coral reef ecosystems (Goreau 1963, Hoegh-Guldberg 2004, Pratchett et al …

All coral reef organisms are susceptible to diseases, as are terrestrial organisms, but
studying these diseases can be more difficult and much remains to be learned. Although …

Increasing evidence of links between climate change, anthropogenic stress and coral
disease underscores the importance of understanding the mechanisms by which reef …

Immunity is a key life history trait that may explain hierarchies in the susceptibility of corals to
disease and thermal bleaching, two of the greatest current threats to coral health and the …

Euendolithic microorganisms (boring microflora)–cyanobacteria, algae and fungi–colonize
all carbonate substrates in modern coral reefs and are distributed worldwide. Recent studies …

In Hawaii, coral reefs occur across a gradient of biological (host abundance), climatic (sea
surface temperature anomalies) and anthropogenic conditions from the human-impacted …

Growth anomalies (GAs) are common, tumor-like diseases that can cause significant
morbidity and decreased fecundity in the major Indo-Pacific reef-building coral genera …