Agents of coral mortality on reef formations of the Colombian Pacific
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| contents | Agents of coral mortality on reef formations of the Colombian Pacific Raúl Navas-Camacho Alberto Rodríguez-Ramírez María Catalina Reyes-Nivia Biología SIMAC monitoring Coral diseases coral bleaching Colombian Pacific 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. 2010 artículo científico 0034-7744 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=44918840010 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=449 Revista de Biología Tropical application/pdf Universidad de Costa Rica Revista de Biología Tropical (Costa Rica) Num.1 Vol.58 |
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| spellingShingle | Agents of coral mortality on reef formations of the Colombian Pacific Raúl Navas-Camacho Biología SIMAC monitoring Coral diseases coral bleaching Colombian Pacific Agents of coral mortality on reef formations of the Colombian Pacific Raúl Navas-Camacho Alberto Rodríguez-Ramírez María Catalina Reyes-Nivia Biología SIMAC monitoring Coral diseases coral bleaching Colombian Pacific 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. 2010 artículo científico 0034-7744 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=44918840010 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=449 Revista de Biología Tropical application/pdf Universidad de Costa Rica Revista de Biología Tropical (Costa Rica) Num.1 Vol.58 |
| title | Agents of coral mortality on reef formations of the Colombian Pacific |
| topic | Biología SIMAC monitoring Coral diseases coral bleaching Colombian Pacific |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=44918840010 |