Scientists have advocated for local interventions, such as creating marine protected areas
and implementing fishery restrictions, as ways to mitigate local stressors to limit the effects of …

Infectious diseases are common in marine environments, but the effects of a changing
climate on marine pathogens are not well understood. Here we review current knowledge …

Diseases are major drivers of the deterioration of coral reefs and are linked to major
declines in coral abundance, reef functionality, and reef-related ecosystems services. An …

Coral reefs are in global decline with coral diseases playing a significant role. This is
especially true for Acroporid corals that represent~ 25% of all Pacific coral species and …

Anomalously high water temperatures, associated with climate change, are increasing the
global prevalence of coral bleaching, coral diseases, and coral-mortality events. Coral …

The world's coral reefs are being degraded, and the need to reduce local pressures to offset
the effects of increasing global pressures is now widely recognized. This study investigates …

Caribbean reef corals have experienced unprecedented declines from climate change,
anthropogenic stressors and infectious diseases in recent decades. Since 2014, a highly …

Globally coral reefs have been declining at alarming rates as a result of anthropogenic
stressors, leading to increased frequency and severity of widespread bleaching and disease …

Nutrient loading is one of the strongest drivers of marine habitat degradation. Yet, the link
between nutrients and disease epizootics in marine organisms is often tenuous and …

As many as 22 of the 45 coral species on the Florida Reef Tract are currently affected by
stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD). The ongoing disease outbreak was first observed …