Nitrogen enrichment, altered stoichiometry, and coral reef decline at Looe Key, Florida Keys, USA: a 3-decade study

BE Lapointe, RA Brewton, LW Herren, JW Porter, C Hu - Marine Biology, 2019 - Springer
Increased loadings of nitrogen (N) from fertilizers, top soil, sewage, and atmospheric
deposition are important drivers of eutrophication in coastal waters globally. Monitoring …

[HTML][HTML] Deciphering coral disease dynamics: integrating host, microbiome, and the changing environment

R Vega Thurber, LD Mydlarz, M Brandt… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Diseases of tropical reef organisms is an intensive area of study, but despite significant
advances in methodology and the global knowledge base, identifying the proximate causes …

[HTML][HTML] Sewage pollution, declining ecosystem health, and cross-sector collaboration

SL Wear, V Acuña, R McDonald, C Font - Biological Conservation, 2021 - Elsevier
It is well established that a global sanitation crisis threatens humans. By comparison, much
less attention has been given to address the effects of this crisis on the health of ecosystems …

Seagrass ecosystems reduce exposure to bacterial pathogens of humans, fishes, and invertebrates

JB Lamb, JAJM Van De Water, DG Bourne, C Altier… - Science, 2017 - science.org
Plants are important in urban environments for removing pathogens and improving water
quality. Seagrass meadows are the most widespread coastal ecosystem on the planet …

Chronic nutrient enrichment increases prevalence and severity of coral disease and bleaching

RL Vega Thurber, DE Burkepile, C Fuchs… - Global change …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Projections of climate conditions that increase coral disease susceptibility and pathogen abundance and virulence

J Maynard, R Van Hooidonk, CM Eakin… - Nature Climate …, 2015 - nature.com
Rising sea temperatures are likely to increase the frequency of disease outbreaks affecting
reef-building corals through impacts on coral hosts and pathogens. We present and …

Coral-associated micro-organisms and their roles in promoting coral health and thwarting diseases

CJ Krediet, KB Ritchie, VJ Paul… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Over the last decade, significant advances have been made in characterization of the coral
microbiota. Shifts in its composition often correlate with the appearance of signs of diseases …

[HTML][HTML] Coral microbial community dynamics in response to anthropogenic impacts near a major city in the central Red Sea

M Ziegler, A Roik, A Porter, K Zubier, MS Mudarris… - Marine pollution …, 2016 - Elsevier
Coral-associated bacteria play an increasingly recognized part in coral health. We
investigated the effect of local anthropogenic impacts on coral microbial communities on …

Sewage pollution: mitigation is key for coral reef stewardship

SL Wear, RV Thurber - Annals of the New York Academy of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Coral reefs are in decline worldwide, and land‐derived sources of pollution, including
sewage, are a major force driving that deterioration. This review presents evidence that …

[HTML][HTML] Bleaching causes loss of disease resistance within the threatened coral species Acropora cervicornis

EM Muller, E Bartels, IB Baums - Elife, 2018 - elifesciences.org
Determining the adaptive potential of foundation species, such as reef-building corals, is
urgent as the oceans warm and coral populations decline. Theory predicts that corals may …