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Experimental antibiotic treatment identifies potential pathogens of white band disease in the endangered Caribbean coral Acropora cervicornis by Sweet, M. J., Croquer, A., Bythell, J. C.

“…Coral diseases have been increasingly reported over the past few decades and are a major contributor to coral decline worldwide. The Caribbean, in particular,…”
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Bacterial assemblages differ between compartments within the coral holobiont by Sweet, M. J, Croquer, A, Bythell, J. C

“…It is widely accepted that corals are associated with a diverse and host species-specific microbiota, but how they are organized within their hosts remains…”
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Dynamics of bacterial community development in the reef coral Acropora muricata following experimental antibiotic treatment by Sweet, M. J., Croquer, A., Bythell, J. C.

“…Development of the bacterial community associated with the coral Acropora muricata (= formosa ) was monitored using 16S rRNA gene-based techniques and…”
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Dynamics of Black Band Disease in a Diploria strigosa population subjected to annual upwelling on the northeastern coast of Venezuela by RODRIGUEZ, S, CROQUER, A

“…Temporal variability of Black Band Disease (BBD) prevalence, incidence, recurrence, recovery and virulence was estimated in a Diploria strigosa population from…”
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Yellow band disease compromises the reproductive output of the Caribbean reef-building coral Montastraea faveolata (Anthozoa, Scleractinia) by Weil, Ernesto, Cróquer, Aldo, Urreiztieta, Isabel

“…Sexual reproduction is critical to coral population dynamics and the long-term regeneration of coral reefs. Bleaching, disease, and/or anthropogenic-induced…”
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Spatial variability in distribution and prevalence of Caribbean scleractinian coral and octocoral diseases. I. Community-level analysis by WEIL, Ernesto, CROQUER, Aldo

“…Geographic assessments of coral diseases are needed to understand their local and geographic spatial-temporal variability. Coral and octocoral diseases and…”
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mechanism of transmission and factors affecting coral susceptibility to Halofolliculina sp. infection by Rodríguez, S, Cróquer, A, Guzmán, H. M, Bastidas, C

“…Anecdotal evidence collected since 2004 suggests that infections caused by ciliates in the genus Halofolliculina may be related to coral mortality in more than…”
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Ecological and genetic data indicate recovery of the endangered coral Acropora palmata in Los Roques, Southern Caribbean by Zubillaga, A. L., Márquez, L. M., Cróquer, A., Bastidas, C.

“…The rapid decline of Acropora cervicornis and Acropora palmata has often been linked with coral reef deterioration in the Caribbean; yet, it remains…”
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Experimental antibiotic treatment identifies potential pathogens of white band disease in the endangered Caribbean coral Acropora cervicornis by Sweet, M. J., Croquer, A., Bythell, J. C.

“…Coral diseases have been increasingly reported over the past few decades and are a major contributor to coral decline worldwide. The Caribbean, in particular,…”
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Population assessment of Acropora palmata (Scleractinia: Acroporidae): relationship between habitat and reef associated species by Martínez, K., Bone, D., Cróquer, A., López-Ordaz, A.

“…Three decades ago, Acropora palmata was one of the main reef-building coral species throughout the Caribbean, forming an essential component of the structural…”
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First report of folliculinid ciliates affecting Caribbean scleractinian corals by CROQUER, A, BASTIDAS, C, LIPSCOMP, D, RODRIGUEZ-MARTINEZ, R. E, JORDAN-DAHLGREN, E, GUZMAN, H. M

“…This is the first report of a ciliate of the genus Halofolliculina infecting hard coral species of six families (Acroporidae, Agaricidae, Astrocoeniidae,…”
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Coral mass- and split-spawning at a coastal and an offshore Venezuelan reefs, southern Caribbean by BASTIDAS, C, CROQUER, A, ZUBILLAGA, A. L, RAMOS, R, KORTNIK, V, WEINBERGER, C, MARQUEZ, L. M

“…This study aimed to evaluate potential differences in coral spawning behavior between a fringing coastal reef and an offshore reef in the southern Caribbean…”
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First environmental monitoring of offshore gas drilling discharges in the Deltana Platform, Venezuela by Garcia, E, Croquer, A, Bastidas, C, Bone, D, Ramos, R

“…The benthic macrofauna of two Deltana Platform offshore gas wells was assessed for the first time in Venezuela and correlated with changes in sediment…”
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High densities of the Elkhorn coral Acropora palmata in Cayo de Agua, Archipelago Los Roques National Park, Venezuela by Zubillaga, AL, Bastidas, C, Cr quer, A

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Changes in Caribbean coral disease prevalence after the 2005 bleaching event by Cróquer, Aldo, Weil, Ernesto

“…Bleaching events and disease epizootics have increased during the past decades, suggesting a positive link between these 2 causes in producing coral mortality…”
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Population assessment of Acropora palmata(Scleractinia: Acroporidae): relationship between habitat and reef associated species by Martinez, K, Bone, D, Croquer, A, Lopez-Ordaz, A

“…Three decades ago, Acropora palmata was one of the main reef-building coral species throughout the Caribbean, forming an essential component of the structural…”
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What can two years of monitoring tell us about Venezuelan coral reefs? the Southern Tropical America Node of the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (STA-GCRMN) by Cróquer, Aldo, Debrot, Denise, Klein, Eduardo, Kurten, Martina, Rodríguez, Sebastian, Bastidas, Carolina

“…In spite of their economic importance, coral reef communities of the world are rapidly decreasing, and an adequate management planification is needed. The…”
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Spatial variability in distribution and prevalence of Caribbean scleractinian coral and octocoral diseases. II. Genera-level analysis by CROQUER, Aldo, WEIL, Ernesto

“…Geographic assessments of coral/octocoral diseases affecting major reef-building genera and abundant reef species are important to understand their local and…”
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Global coral disease prevalence associated with sea temperature anomalies and local factors by Ruiz-Moreno, Diego, Willis, Bette L, Page, A Cathie, Weil, Ernesto, Cróquer, Aldo, Vargas-Angel, Bernardo, Jordan-Garza, Adán Guillermo, Jordán-Dahlgren, Eric, Raymundo, Laurie, Harvell, C Drew

“…Coral diseases are taking an increasing toll on coral reef structure and biodiversity and are important indicators of declining health in the oceans. We…”
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Caribbean yellow band disease compromises the activity of catalase and glutathione S-transferase in the reef-building coral Orbicella faveolata exposed to anthracene by Montilla, Luis Miguel, Ramos, Ruth, García, Elia, Cróquer, Aldo

“…Healthy and diseased corals are threatened by different anthropogenic sources, such as pollution, a problem expected to become more severe in the near future…”
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