Systematic review and meta-analysis of 50 years of coral disease research visualized through the scope of network theory.

ABSTRACT: Coral disease research encompasses five decades of undeniable progress. Since the first descriptions of anomalous signs, we have come to understand multiple processes and environmental drivers that interact with coral pathologies. In order to gain a better insight into the knowledge we already have, we explored how key topics in coral disease research have been related to each other using network analysis. We reviewed 719 papers and conference proceedings published from 1965 to 2017. From each study, four elements determined our network nodes: (1) studied disease(s); (2) host genus; (3) marine ecoregion(s) associated with the study site; and (4) research objectives. Basic properties of this network confirmed that there is a set of specific topics comprising the majority of research. The to

SUBMITTER: Montilla LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6555395 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature