Global biodiversity loss and mass extinction of species are two of the most critical
environmental issues the world is currently facing, resulting in the disruption of various …

Since late 2014, the Mexican Caribbean coast has periodically received massive, atypical
influxes of pelagic Sargassum spp.(sargasso). Negative impacts associated with these …

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 …

The pelagic brown macroalgae Sargassum spp. have grown for centuries in oligotrophic
waters of the North Atlantic Ocean supported by natural nutrient sources, such as excretions …

Considered one of the most devastating coral disease outbreaks in history, stony coral
tissue loss disease (SCTLD) is currently spreading throughout Florida's coral reefs and the …

In 2014, Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) was first detected off the coast of Miami,
FL, United States, and continues to persist and spread along the Florida Reef Tractr (FRT) …

Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) has been causing significant whole colony mortality
on reefs in Florida and the Caribbean. The cause of SCTLD remains unknown, with the …

Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) is destructive and poses a significant threat to
Caribbean coral reef ecosystems. Characterized by the acute loss of coral tissue, SCTLD …

The oceanographic ecology of pelagic Sargassum, and the means by which these floating
macroalgae thrive in the nutrient-poor waters of the open ocean, have been studied for …

Coral communities in the Caribbean face a new and deadly threat in the form of the highly
virulent multi-host stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD). In late January of 2019, a …