Increased loadings of nitrogen (N) from fertilizers, top soil, sewage, and atmospheric
deposition are important drivers of eutrophication in coastal waters globally. Monitoring …

With growing environmental pressures placed on our marine habitats there is concern that
the prevalence and severity of diseases affecting marine organisms will increase. Yet …

Coral disease is considered an important factor in the recent decline of coral reefs
worldwide; yet transmission, a critical factor for understanding disease ecology, identifying at …

While macroalgae (or seaweeds) are increasingly recognized to suffer from disease, in most
cases the causative agents are unknown. The model macroalga Delisea pulchra is …

Coral reef health depends on an intricate relationship among the coral animal,
photosynthetic algae, and a complex microbial community. The holobiont can impact the …

Global increases in coral disease prevalence have been linked to ocean warming through
changes in coral‐associated bacterial communities, pathogen virulence and immune system …

Linking marine epizootics to a specific aetiology is notoriously difficult. Recent diagnostic
successes show that marine disease diagnosis requires both modern, cutting-edge …

We propose 'the moving target hypothesis' to describe the aetiology of a contemporary coral
disease that differs from that of its historical disease state. Hitting the target with coral …

Abstract In the Florida Keys, coral cover on shallow reef systems (0–30 m) has declined over
the past several decades, punctuated by severe losses during coral disease outbreaks and …

The critically endangered elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) is affected by white pox disease
(WPX) throughout the Florida Reef Tract and wider Caribbean. The bacterium Serratia …