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Localized outbreak of attached diatoms on the coral Montipora due to low-temperature stress

A short-term, localized outbreak of diatoms attached to live corals was observed along the coast of Sesoko Island, Okinawa, Japan in February, 2011. Diatoms are recognized as brown patches in the initial stage, becoming fluffy encrustations and resulting in complete or partial coral death. Attached...

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Autores principales: Yamashiro, Hideyuki, Mikame, Yurika, Suzuki, Hidekazu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3412319/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22870381
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep00552