Agents of coral mortality on reef formations of the Colombian Pacific

 

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Autores: Navas-Camacho, Raúl, Rodríguez-Ramírez, Alberto, Reyes-Nivia, María Catalina
Formato: artículo original
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2010
Descripción:The National Monitoring System for Coral Reefs of Colombia (SIMAC) monitors the impact of some of the most important agents of coral tissue loss (bleaching and/or disease) in the Colombian Pacific coral formations since 1998. Physiological bleaching is among the main results of stress in the area. Signs of coral diseases resembling bacterial bleaching such as White Plague and White Band, were observed in Malpelo and Gorgona islands. Damage to the Pacific gorgonian Pacifigorgia spp., similar to those produced by Aspergillosis in Caribbean corals, was detected in Utría Bay. The presence of tumors in colonies of massive corals was also recorded. Even though coral diseases are globally widespread, their occurrence in American Pacific reefs has been poorly documented to date
País:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Lenguaje:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/20028
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/20028
Palabra clave:coral diseases
coral bleaching
monitoring
SIMAC
colombian pacific
enfermedades coralinas
blanqueamiento
monitoreo
Pacífico colombiano