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SUBMITTER: Rosenau NA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9175181 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rosenau Nicholas A NA Gignoux-Wolfsohn Sarah S Everett Richard A RA Miller A Whitman AW Minton Mark S MS Ruiz Gregory M GM
Frontiers in Marine Science 20210901
Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) is a troubling new disease that is spreading rapidly across the greater Caribbean region, but the etiological agent(s) and the mechanisms(s) of spread are both unknown. First detected off the coast of Miami, Florida, major ocean currents alone do not explain the pattern of spread, with outbreaks occurring across geographically disjunct and distant locations. This has raised concerns by researchers and resource managers that commercial vessels may contribut ...[more]