Regional coral disease outbreak overwhelms impacts from a local dredge project

No effect of dredging on the prevalence of coral disease detected during a large dredging program

(2019) James Stoddart et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Unravelling the links between heat stress, bleaching and disease: fate of tabular corals following a combined disease and bleaching event

(2019) O. B. Brodnicke et al.   CORAL REEFS

The unprecedented loss of Florida's reef‐building corals and the emergence of a novel coral‐reef assemblage

(2019) L. T. Toth et al.   ECOLOGY

Three decades of heat stress exposure in Caribbean coral reefs: a new regional delineation to enhance conservation

(2019) Aarón Israel Muñiz-Castillo et al.   Scientific Reports

Extensive coral mortality and critical habitat loss following dredging and their association with remotely-sensed sediment plumes

(2019) Ross Cunning et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Spatial and temporal patterns of mass bleaching of corals in the Anthropocene

(2018) Terry P. Hughes et al.   SCIENCE

Increasing thermal stress for tropical coral reefs: 1871–2017

(2018) J. M. Lough et al.   Scientific Reports

Symbiotic immuno-suppression: is disease susceptibility the price of bleaching resistance?

(2018) Daniel G. Merselis et al.   PeerJ

Differential disease incidence and mortality of inner and outer reef corals of the upper Florida Keys in association with a white syndrome outbreak

(2018) John P Rippe et al.   BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE

Disentangling causation: complex roles of coral-associated microorganisms in disease

(2017) Hanaka Mera et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Global warming and recurrent mass bleaching of corals

(2017) Terry P. Hughes et al.   NATURE

US withdrawal from the COP21 Paris Climate Change Agreement, and its possible implications

(2017) Christopher J. Rhodes   SCIENCE PROGRESS

The GreatDiadema antillarumDie-Off: 30 Years Later

(2016) H.A. Lessios   Annual Review of Marine Science

A geological perspective on the degradation and conservation of western Atlantic coral reefs

(2016) Ilsa B. Kuffner et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Faecal pollution along the southeastern coast of Florida and insight into the use of pepper mild mottle virus as an indicator

(2016) E.M. Symonds et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Coral microbial community dynamics in response to anthropogenic impacts near a major city in the central Red Sea

(2016) Maren Ziegler et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Reserves as tools for alleviating impacts of marine disease

(2016) Joleah B. Lamb et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Temporal patterns in innate immunity parameters in reef-building corals and linkages with local climatic conditions

(2016) Jeroen A. J. M. van de Water et al.   Ecosphere

Detecting sedimentation impacts to coral reefs resulting from dredging the Port of Miami, Florida USA

(2016) Margaret W. Miller et al.   PeerJ

Extensive coral mortality in the US Virgin Islands in 2005/2006: A review of the evidence for synergy among thermal stress, coral bleaching and disease

(2016) Caroline S. Rogers et al.   CARIBBEAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE

Temporal variability and impact of coral diseases and bleaching in La Parguera, Puerto Rico from 2003–2007

(2016) Ernesto Weil et al.   CARIBBEAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE

Coral reef degradation is not correlated with local human population density

(2016) John F. Bruno et al.   Scientific Reports

Unprecedented Disease-Related Coral Mortality in Southeastern Florida

(2016) William F. Precht et al.   Scientific Reports

Warming Trends and Bleaching Stress of the World’s Coral Reefs 1985–2012

(2016) Scott F. Heron et al.   Scientific Reports

Local-scale projections of coral reef futures and implications of the Paris Agreement

(2016) Ruben van Hooidonk et al.   Scientific Reports

Sewage pollution: mitigation is key for coral reef stewardship

(2015) Stephanie L. Wear et al.   Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

White plague-like coral disease in remote reefs of the Western Caribbean

(2015) Juan A Sánchez et al.   REVISTA DE BIOLOGIA TROPICAL

Projections of climate conditions that increase coral disease susceptibility and pathogen abundance and virulence

(2015) Jeffrey Maynard et al.   Nature Climate Change

The coral disease triangle

(2015) John F. Bruno   Nature Climate Change

Contemporary white-band disease in Caribbean corals driven by climate change

(2015) C. J. Randall et al.   Nature Climate Change

Rapid Recent Warming of Coral Reefs in the Florida Keys

(2015) Derek P. Manzello   Scientific Reports

Modeling the Impact of White-Plague Coral Disease in Climate Change Scenarios

(2015) Assaf Zvuloni et al.   PLoS Computational Biology

Dynamics of marine bacterial community diversity of the coastal waters of the reefs, inlets, and wastewater outfalls of southeast Florida

(2015) Alexandra M. Campbell et al.   MicrobiologyOpen

Whole transcriptome analysis reveals changes in expression of immune-related genes during and after bleaching in a reef-building coral

(2015) J. H. Pinzon et al.   Royal Society Open Science

Relationships between the history of thermal stress and the relative risk of diseases of Caribbean corals

(2014) C. J. Randall et al.   ECOLOGY

A Century of Ocean Warming on Florida Keys Coral Reefs: Historic In Situ Observations

(2014) Ilsa B. Kuffner et al.   Estuaries and Coasts

Regional-scale dominance of non-framework building corals on Caribbean reefs affects carbonate production and future reef growth

(2014) Chris T. Perry et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Emerging coral diseases: a temperature-driven process?

(2014) Aaron W. Miller et al.   Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective

Lost opportunities: Coral recruitment does not translate to reef recovery in the Florida Keys

(2014) Robert van Woesik et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Relationship between Phylogeny and Immunity Suggests Older Caribbean Coral Lineages Are More Resistant to Disease

(2014) Jorge H. Pinzón C. et al.   PLoS One

Sediment and Turbidity Associated with Offshore Dredging Increase Coral Disease Prevalence on Nearby Reefs

(2014) F. Joseph Pollock et al.   PLoS One

Climate Change Influences on Marine Infectious Diseases: Implications for Management and Society

(2013) Colleen A. Burge et al.   Annual Review of Marine Science

Chronic nutrient enrichment increases prevalence and severity of coral disease and bleaching

(2013) Rebecca L. Vega Thurber et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Potential role of viruses in white plague coral disease

(2013) Nitzan Soffer et al.   ISME Journal

Bacterial profiling of White Plague Disease in a comparative coral species framework

(2013) Cornelia Roder et al.   ISME Journal

Climate change impedes scleractinian corals as primary reef ecosystem engineers

(2013) Christian Wild et al.   MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH

Bacterial profiling of White Plague Disease across corals and oceans indicates a conserved and distinct disease microbiome

(2013) Cornelia Roder et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Assessing “Dangerous Climate Change”: Required Reduction of Carbon Emissions to Protect Young People, Future Generations and Nature

(2013) James Hansen et al.   PLoS One

Climate Change and Infectious Diseases: From Evidence to a Predictive Framework

(2013) S. Altizer et al.   SCIENCE

Convergent mortality responses of Caribbean coral species to seawater warming

(2013) T. B. Smith et al.   Ecosphere

Bacterial Associates of Two Caribbean Coral Species Reveal Species-Specific Distribution and Geographic Variability

(2012) Kathleen M. Morrow et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Global coral disease prevalence associated with sea temperature anomalies and local factors

(2012) D Ruiz-Moreno et al.   DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS

Biotic homogenization of coral assemblages along the Florida reef tract

(2012) SG Burman et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Environmental impacts of dredging and other sediment disturbances on corals: A review

(2012) Paul L.A. Erftemeijer et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Spatial Analyses of Benthic Habitats to Define Coral Reef Ecosystem Regions and Potential Biogeographic Boundaries along a Latitudinal Gradient

(2012) Brian K. Walker   PLoS One

Tissue loss (white syndrome) in the coral Montipora capitata is a dynamic disease with multiple host responses and potential causes

(2012) T. M. Work et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Taxonomic classification of the reef coral family Mussidae (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Scleractinia)

(2012) ANN F. BUDD et al.   ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Limiting global warming to 2 °C is unlikely to save most coral reefs

(2012) K. Frieler et al.   Nature Climate Change

Coral mortality associated with thermal fluctuations in the Phoenix Islands, 2002–2005

(2011) D. Obura et al.   CORAL REEFS

Shifts in bacterial communities of two caribbean reef-building coral species affected by white plague disease

(2011) Anny Cárdenas et al.   ISME Journal

Patterns of coral ecological immunology: variation in the responses of Caribbean corals to elevated temperature and a pathogen elicitor

(2011) C. V. Palmer et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Pathology of tissue loss (white syndrome) in Acropora sp. corals from the Central Pacific

(2011) Thierry M. Work et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

Revisiting the winners and the losers a decade after coral bleaching

(2011) R van Woesik et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Words matter: recommendations for clarifying coral disease nomenclature and terminology

(2010) CS Rogers   DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS

Coral immunology and resistance to disease

(2010) KC Reed et al.   DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS

In Hot Water: Global Warming Takes a Toll on Coral Reefs

(2010) Charles W. Schmidt   ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES

Seasonal prevalence of white plague like disease on the endemic Brazilian reef coral Mussismilia braziliensis

(2010) Ronaldo Francini Filho et al.   Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research

Summer Hot Snaps and Winter Conditions: Modelling White Syndrome Outbreaks on Great Barrier Reef Corals

(2010) Scott F. Heron et al.   PLoS One

Caribbean Corals in Crisis: Record Thermal Stress, Bleaching, and Mortality in 2005

(2010) C. Mark Eakin et al.   PLoS One

The Impact of Climate Change on the World's Marine Ecosystems

(2010) O. Hoegh-Guldberg et al.   SCIENCE

How Microbial Community Composition Regulates Coral Disease Development

(2010) Justin Mao-Jones et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Coral disease following massive bleaching in 2005 causes 60% decline in coral cover on reefs in the US Virgin Islands

(2009) J. Miller et al.   CORAL REEFS

Effects of a changing climate on the dynamics of coral infectious disease: a review of the evidence

(2009) S Sokolow   DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS

Changes in Caribbean coral disease prevalence after the 2005 bleaching event

(2009) A Cróquer et al.   DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS

Immune defenses of healthy, bleached and diseased Montastraea faveolata during a natural bleaching event

(2009) LD Mydlarz et al.   DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS

Disease incidence is related to bleaching extent in reef-building corals

(2009) Marilyn E. Brandt et al.   ECOLOGY

Bacterial diversity and White Plague Disease-associated community changes in the Caribbean coral Montastraea faveolata

(2009) Shinichi Sunagawa et al.   ISME Journal

Editor's choice: Disease dynamics in marine metapopulations: modelling infectious diseases on coral reefs

(2009) Susanne H. Sokolow et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Coping with Commitment: Projected Thermal Stress on Coral Reefs under Different Future Scenarios

(2009) Simon D. Donner   PLoS One

Bacterial communities closely associated with coral tissues vary under experimental and natural reef conditions and thermal stress

(2008) TD Ainsworth et al.   Aquatic Biology

Causal inference in disease ecology: investigating ecological drivers of disease emergence

(2008) Raina K Plowright et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Increasing relative abundance of Porites astreoides on Caribbean reefs mediated by an overall decline in coral cover

(2008) DH Green et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Coral bleaching and disease should not be underestimated as causes of Caribbean coral reef decline

(2008) C. Rogers   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES