Cyanobacterial mats linked to transmission of Black Band Coral disease

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A paper published in the Ecological Society of America has linked the prevalence of Cyanobacteria to coral disease in the Caribbean. A team of biologists noted that cyanobacteria mats were not only a sign of reefs degraded by nutrients and high temperatures in Bonaire, the cyanobacteria itself then provided favorable conditions for Black Band Disease,…
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A paper published in the Ecological Society of America has linked the prevalence of Cyanobacteria to coral disease in the Caribbean. A team of biologists noted that cyanobacteria mats were not only a sign of reefs degraded by nutrients and high temperatures in Bonaire, the cyanobacteria itself then provided favorable conditions for Black Band Disease,…
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