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7. Diseases, Harmful Algae Blooms (HABs) and Their Effects on Gulf Coral Populations and Communities

Authors : Bernhard M. Riegl, Andrew W. Bruckner, Kaveh Samimi-Namin, Sam J. Purkis

Published in: Coral Reefs of the Gulf

Publisher: Springer Netherlands

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Abstract

Corals in the Gulf exist in a harsh environment, which only allows a small subset of the typical Indo-Pacific fauna and flora to persist and/or form viable populations (Sheppard and Sheppard 1991; Sheppard et al. 1992; Samimi-Namin and van Ofwegen 2009; Chaps. 11 and 12). Environmental factors have been identified as the major killers of corals and these factors regulate population dynamics and coral reef community structure (Chaps. 2, 5, 10 and 16). Among these, extreme temperature variability, salinity variability and turbidity (as a result of coastal construction, Chap. 16) have been isolated as prime killers.

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Title: Diseases, Harmful Algae Blooms (HABs) and Their Effects on Gulf Coral Populations and Communities
Authors: Bernhard M. Riegl
Andrew W. Bruckner
Kaveh Samimi-Namin
Sam J. Purkis
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Book: Coral Reefs of the Gulf
Print ISBN: 978-94-007-3007-6

Electronic ISBN: 978-94-007-3008-3

Copyright Year: 2012
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-3008-3_7