The etiology of white pox, a lethal disease of the Caribbean elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata
Work
Year: 2002
Type: article
Abstract: Populations of the shallow-water Caribbean elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata , are being decimated by white pox disease, with losses of living cover in the Florida Keys typically in excess of 70%. The r... more
Authors Kathryn Patterson Sutherland, James W. Porter, Kim B. Ritchie, Shawn W. Polson, Erich Mueller +3 more
Institutions Mote Marine Laboratory, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of Georgia, Clemson University, Tetra Tech (United States) +1 more
Cites: 59
Cited by: 448
Related to: 10
FWCI: 15.22
Citation percentile (by year/subfield): 99.99
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Sustainable Development Goal Life below water
Open Access status: green