caa a22 4500 44581893X CHVBK 20180317145238.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00338-010-0686-2 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00338-010-0686-2 Do elevated nutrients and organic carbon on Philippine reefs increase the prevalence of coral disease? [Elektronische Daten] [L. Kaczmarsky, L. Richardson] Characterizations of Philippine coral diseases are very limited. The two most common, ulcerative white spot disease (UWS) and massive Porites growth anomalies (MPGA), target the genus Porites, a dominant reef-building genus. This is the first investigation in the Philippines to detect positive correlations between coral disease, nutrient levels, and organic carbon. A total of 5,843 Porites colonies were examined. Water and sediment samples were collected for analyses of nutrients (total nitrogen and phosphorus) and total organic carbon at 15 sites along a 40.5km disease gradient, which was previously shown to positively correlate with human population levels. Results suggest that outbreaks of UWS and MPGAs are driven by elevated nutrient and organic carbon levels. Although the variables analyzed could be proxies for other causative agents (e.g., high sediment levels), the results provide quantitative evidence linking relatively higher coral disease prevalence to an anthropogenically impacted environment. Springer-Verlag, 2010 Coral disease nationallicence Growth anomalies nationallicence Nutrients nationallicence Philippines nationallicence Pollution nationallicence Porites nationallicence Kaczmarsky L. Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, 33199, Miami, FL, USA aut Richardson L. Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, 33199, Miami, FL, USA aut Coral Reefs Springer-Verlag 30/1(2011-03-01), 253-257 0722-4028 30:1<253 2011 30 338 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-010-0686-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 brief-communication jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-010-0686-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kaczmarsky L. Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, 33199, Miami, FL, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Richardson L. Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, 33199, Miami, FL, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Coral Reefs Springer-Verlag 30/1(2011-03-01), 253-257 0722-4028 30:1<253 2011 30 338 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer