Assessing the effectiveness of two intervention methods for stony coral tissue loss disease on Montastraea cavernosa
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-86926-4
Abstract: Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) was first observed in Florida in 2014 and has since spread to multiple coral reefs across the wider Caribbean. The northern section of Florida’s Coral Reef has been heavily… read more here.
Keywords: intervention; coral tissue; disease; stony coral ... See more keywords
Optical Properties of Living Corals Determined With Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy
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DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00472
Abstract: The internal light field and thus light exposure of the photosymbiotic microalgae (Symbiodinium sp.) in corals is strongly modulated by the optical properties of coral tissue and skeleton. While there are numerous studies documenting the… read more here.
Keywords: coral tissue; optical properties; spectroscopy; reflectance spectroscopy ... See more keywords
On the Fate of Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane (Avobenzone) in Coral Tissue and Its Effect on Coral Metabolome
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DOI: 10.3390/metabo13040533
Abstract: The intensive use of sunscreen products has raised concerns regarding their environmental toxicity and the adverse impacts of ultraviolet (UV) filters on ecologically important coral communities. Prior metabolomic analyses on symbiotic coral Pocillopora damicornis exposed… read more here.
Keywords: butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane; methoxydibenzoylmethane avobenzone; fate butyl; coral tissue ... See more keywords
Effectiveness of topical antibiotics in treating corals affected by Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.9289
Abstract: Since 2014, Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) has led to mass mortality of the majority of hard coral species on the Florida Reef Tract. Following the successful treatment of SCTLD lesions on laboratory corals… read more here.
Keywords: loss disease; coral tissue; corals affected; disease ... See more keywords