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Similarities and Differences Between Two Deadly Caribbean Coral Diseases: White Plague and Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease by Cróquer, Aldo, Weil, Ernesto, Rogers, Caroline S.

“…For several decades, white plagues (WPDs: WPD-I, II and III) and more recently, stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) have significantly impacted Caribbean…”
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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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Bacterial assemblages shifts from healthy to yellow band disease states in the dominant reef coral Montastraea faveolata by Cróquer, Aldo, Bastidas, Carolina, Elliott, Amy, Sweet, Michael

“…Summary Descriptions of microbial diversity in healthy and diseased corals are necessary first steps before further investigating the mechanisms that lead to…”
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Flow of Economic Benefits From Coral Reefs in a Multi-Use Caribbean Marine Protected Area Using Network Theory by Cavada-Blanco, Francoise, Cróquer, Aldo, Yerena, Edgard, Rodríguez, Jon P.

“…Adaptation to changes in the delivery of ecosystem services while maintaining resilience of natural systems is one of the main challenges faced by multi-use…”
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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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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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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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Structural Complexity and Benthic Cover Explain Reef-Scale Variability of Fish Assemblages in Los Roques National Park, Venezuela by Agudo-Adriani, Esteban A., Cappelletto, José, Cavada-Blanco, Francoise, Cróquer, Aldo

“…Global and local stressors are causing the worldwide loss of coral cover and structural complexity at an unprecedented pace on reefs. In consequence the…”
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Correction: Widespread local chronic stressors in Caribbean coastal habitats by Chollett, Iliana, Collin, Rachel, Bastidas, Carolina, Cróquer, Aldo, Gayle, Peter M H, Jordán-Dahlgren, Eric, Koltes, Karen, Oxenford, Hazel, Rodriguez-Ramirez, Alberto, Weil, Ernesto, Alemu, Jahson, Bone, David, Buchan, Kenneth C, Ford, Marcia Creary, Escalante-Mancera, Edgar, Garzón-Ferreira, Jaime, Guzmán, Hector M, Kjerfve, Björn, Klein, Eduardo, McCoy, Croy, Potts, Arthur C, Ruíz-Rentería, Francisco, Smith, Struan R, Tschirky, John, Cortés, Jorge

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0188564.]…”
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Folliculinid ciliates: a new threat to Caribbean corals? by Cróquer, Aldo, Bastidas, Carolina, Lipscomb, Diana

“…This is the first report of a putative pathogenic ciliate protozoan that has been associated with Caribbean corals. Previously, only 2 species of the phylum…”
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Severity of the 1998 and 2005 bleaching events in Venezuela, southern Caribbean by Rodríguez, Sebastián, Cróquer, Aldo, Bone, David, Bastidas, Carolina

“…This study describes the severity of the 2005 bleaching event at 15 reef sites across Venezuela and compares the 1998 and 2005 bleaching events at one of them…”
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Characterisation of the bacterial and fungal communities associated with different lesion sizes of dark spot syndrome occurring in the coral Stephanocoenia intersepta by Sweet, Michael, Burn, Deborah, Croquer, Aldo, Leary, Peter

“…The number and prevalence of coral diseases/syndromes are increasing worldwide. Dark Spot Syndrome (DSS) afflicts numerous coral species and is widespread…”
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Describing the dynamics of recruits and juvenile scleractinian corals using 3d models: a case study from Cayo Mero reef, Morrocoy National Park, Venezuela by Mariño-Briceño, Gloria, Cappelletto, José, Ascanio, Alfredo, Agudo-Adriani, Esteban, Cróquer, Aldo

“…Understanding the dynamics of coral recruitment and post-settlement is fundamental to a better comprehension of coral reef dynamics and recovery. We studied…”
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Development of bacterial biofilms on artificial corals in comparison to surface-associated microbes of hard corals by Sweet, Michael John, Croquer, Aldo, Bythell, John Christopher

“…Numerous studies have demonstrated the differences in bacterial communities associated with corals versus those in their surrounding environment. However,…”
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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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Systematic review and meta-analysis of 50 years of coral disease research visualized through the scope of network theory by Montilla, Luis M, Ascanio, Alfredo, Verde, Alejandra, Croquer, Aldo

“…Coral disease research encompasses five decades of undeniable progress. Since the first descriptions of anomalous signs, we have come to understand multiple…”
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Colony geometry and structural complexity of the endangered species Acropora cervicornis partly explains the structure of their associated fish assemblage by Agudo-Adriani, Esteban A, Cappelletto, Jose, Cavada-Blanco, Francoise, Croquer, Aldo

“…In the past decade, significant efforts have been made to describe fish-habitat associations. However, most studies have oversimplified actual connections…”
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The CARICOMP Network of Caribbean Marine Laboratories (1985–2007): History, Key Findings, and Lessons Learned by Cortés, Jorge, Oxenford, Hazel A., van Tussenbroek, Brigitta I., Jordán-Dahlgren, Eric, Cróquer, Aldo, Bastidas, Carolina, Ogden, John C.

“…Caribbean Coastal Marine Productivity (CARICOMP) was a basin-wide cooperative, international network of marine laboratories established in 1985. Recognizing…”
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The use of pseudo-multivariate standard error to improve the sampling design of coral monitoring programs by Montilla, Luis M, Miyazawa, Emy, Ascanio, Alfredo, López-Hernández, María, Mariño-Briceño, Gloria, Rebolledo-Sánchez, Zlatka, Rivera, Andreína, Mancilla, Daniela S, Verde, Alejandra, Cróquer, Aldo

“…The characteristics of coral reef sampling and monitoring are highly variable, with numbers of units and sampling effort varying from one study to another…”
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