[HTML][HTML] Stony coral tissue loss disease: a review of emergence, impacts, etiology, diagnostics, and intervention

E Papke, A Carreiro, C Dennison… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Stony coral tissue loss disease accelerated shifts in coral composition and declines in reef accretion potential in the Florida Keys

LT Toth, TA Courtney, MA Colella… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Outbreaks of coral disease have been a dominant force sha** western Atlantic coral-reef
assemblages since the late 1970s. Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) is nonetheless …

Filamentous virus-like particles are present in coral dinoflagellates across genera and ocean basins

LI Howe-Kerr, AM Knochel, MD Meyer… - The ISME …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Filamentous viruses are hypothesized to play a role in stony coral tissue loss disease
(SCTLD) through infection of the endosymbiotic dinoflagellates (Family Symbiodiniaceae) of …

Mass mortality of diadematoid sea urchins in the Red Sea and Western Indian Ocean

L Roth, G Eviatar, LM Schmidt, M Bonomo… - Current Biology, 2024 - cell.com
Sea urchins are primary herbivores on coral reefs, regulating algal biomass and facilitating
coral settlement and growth. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Recurring mass mortality …

Investigating microbial size classes associated with the transmission of stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD)

JS Evans, VJ Paul, B Ushijima, KA Pitts, CA Kellogg - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
Effective treatment and prevention of any disease necessitates knowledge of the causative
agent, yet the causative agents of most coral diseases remain unknown, in part due to the …

Coral disease outbreak at the remote Flower Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico

MA Johnston, MS Studivan, IC Enochs… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
East and West Flower Garden Bank (FGB) are part of Flower Garden Banks National Marine
Sanctuary (FGBNMS) in the northwest Gulf of Mexico. This geographically-isolated reef …

Biofilms associated with ship submerged surfaces: implications for ship biofouling management and the environment

E Georgiades, C Scianni, MN Tamburri - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Biofouling (including initial microbial biofilms) of submerged ship surfaces can directly
impact vessel operations, leading to increases in fuel usage, greenhouse gas emissions …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing subsea asset performance: Investigating the biomimetic functionality of the Mushroom Reef design in hydrodynamics, stability, and sedimentation

BW Giraldes, A Wuppukondur, HS Al-Mohannadi… - Ocean …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, laboratory and in situ experiments were performed to assess the stability of the
Mushroom Forest Artificial Reef (MFAR) against the hydrodynamic forces of waves and …

Evaluating the spread of stony coral tissue loss disease in the Bay Islands, Honduras

M Truc, A Rivera, GM Ochoa, D Dueñas… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Scleractinian corals, considered key reef ecosystem engineers, have suffered irreparable
damage over the last decades, with causes widely attributed directly and indirectly to …

Beyond the bay: Biophysical simulations of disease dispersal suggest broadening spatial scales for aquaculture carrying capacity

L Schmittmann, K Busch, LC Mock, W Rath, LC Kluger - One Earth, 2024 - cell.com
One major societal challenge is meeting the constantly increasing demand for (sea) food in
a sustainable way. Marine aquaculture offers large production potential, but it is crucial to …