Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Miller J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4699778 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Miller Jennifer J Sweet Michael J MJ Wood Elizabeth E Bythell John J
PeerJ 20151103
Two of the most significant threats to coral reefs worldwide are bleaching and disease. However, there has been a scarcity of research on coral disease in South-East Asia, despite the high biodiversity and the strong dependence of local communities on the reefs in the region. This study provides baseline data on coral disease frequencies within three national parks in Sabah, Borneo, which exhibit different levels of human impacts and management histories. High mean coral cover (55%) and variable ...[more]