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Succession and Spread of Coral Diseases and Coral-Killing Sponges with Special Reference to Microbes in Southeast Asia and Adjacent Waters

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Coral Reefs of Eastern Asia under Anthropogenic Impacts

Part of the book series: Coral Reefs of the World ((CORW,volume 17))

Abstract

Corals and coral-associated organisms are threatened by repeated bleaching events and anthropogenic stresses, resulting in mass mortality and property loss (including foods, natural breakwater reefs, tourism resources, and landscapes). In addition to physical and chemical disturbances, the biological destruction caused by infectious diseases and encrusting/boring organisms exceeds our expectations. This chapter describes the present situation of coral diseases and coral-killing sponges in the region of Southeast Asia to East Asia. These areas maintain a wide array of coral reefs with highly diverse organisms, but there is limited information available compared to the Caribbean and Great Barrier Reef. Recent research focused on the pathological and microbiological perspectives of reefs in the Southeast Asian area are summarized in this chapter.

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This work was supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI (grants 19 K06091 and 21H036191A).

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Yamashiro, H., Wada, N., Tang, SL. (2023). Succession and Spread of Coral Diseases and Coral-Killing Sponges with Special Reference to Microbes in Southeast Asia and Adjacent Waters. In: Takeuchi, I., Yamashiro, H. (eds) Coral Reefs of Eastern Asia under Anthropogenic Impacts. Coral Reefs of the World, vol 17. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27560-9_5

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