Coral disease is becoming increasingly problematic on reefs worldwide. However, most
coral disease research has focused on the abiotic drivers of disease, potentially overlooking …

It is often assumed that predators reduce disease prevalence and transmission by lowering
prey population density and/or by selectively feeding on infected individuals. However …

Bacterial symbionts are integral to the health and homeostasis of invertebrate hosts.
Notably, members of the Rickettsiales genus Wolbachia influence several aspects of the …

Coral diseases are among the most serious threats to coral reefs worldwide, yet most coral
diseases remain poorly understood. How the coral host responds to pathogen infection is an …

White band disease (WBD) has caused unprecedented declines in the Caribbean Acropora
corals, which are now listed as critically endangered species. Highly disease-resistant …

Bacterial diseases affecting scleractinian corals pose an enormous threat to the health of
coral reefs, yet we still have a limited understanding of the bacteria associated with coral …

The threatened status (both ecologically and legally) of Caribbean staghorn coral, Acropora
cervicornis, has prompted rapidly expanding efforts in culture and restocking, although …

Rapidly changing climate regimes combined with other anthropogenic pressures are
implicated in increased disease epizootics among reef building corals, resulting in changing …

Coral reefs of Grand Bahama and New Providence islands in The Bahamas have been
surveyed several times over the past decade, and long-term monitoring indicates declines in …

By inflicting damage to prey tissues, consumer species may increase stress in prey hosts
and reduce overall fitness (ie, primary effects, such as growth or reproduction) or cause …