While coral reefs in Australia have historically been a showcase of conventional management
informed by research, recent declines in coral cover have triggered efforts to innovate and …

Very little is known about how environmental changes such as increasing temperature affect
disease dynamics in the ocean, especially at large spatial scales. We asked whether the …

Coral disease is one of the most recent in a series of threats that is challenging the resilience
of coral reef communities and is of particular concern because it may interact with and …

Coral reefs are under increasing pressure in a changing climate, one such threat being
more frequent and destructive outbreaks of coral diseases. Thermal stress from rising …

Growth anomalies (GAs) are common, tumor-like diseases that can cause significant morbidity
and decreased fecundity in the major Indo-Pacific reef-building coral genera, Acropora …

Ocean warming due to climate change could increase the frequency and seventy of infectious
coral disease outbreaks by increasing pathogen virulence or host susceptibility. However, …

Predicted increases in disease with climate warming highlight the need for effective
management strategies to mitigate disease effects in coral communities. We examined the role of …

This chapter reviews current knowledge of folliculinid infections and compares the
epizootiology, pathogenesis and clinical features of Indo‐Pacific and Caribbean infections. It …

Natural bleaching events provide an opportunity to examine how local‐scale environmental
variation influences bleaching severity and recovery. During the 2020 marine heat wave, we …

We investigated the prevalence and potential drivers of coral disease across Ningaloo Reef
on the Western Australian coast. Coral disease assessment surveys were undertaken at 2 …