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The Elusive Baseline of Marine Disease: Are Diseases in Ocean Ecosystems Increasing?

Disease outbreaks alter the structure and function of marine ecosystems, directly affecting vertebrates (mammals, turtles, fish), invertebrates (corals, crustaceans, echinoderms), and plants (seagrasses). Previous studies suggest a recent increase in marine disease. However, lack of baseline data in...

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Autores principales: Ward, Jessica R, Lafferty, Kevin D
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC387283/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15094816
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0020120