caa a22 4500 445819081 CHVBK 20180317145238.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00338-010-0668-4 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00338-010-0668-4 Macroecological relationships between coral species' traits and disease potential [Elektronische Daten] [M. Díaz, J. Madin] Coral disease is a growing problem for reef corals and a primary driver of reef degradation. Incidences of coral disease on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) are increasing; however, our understanding of differences among species in their potential for contracting disease is poor. In this study, we integrate observations of coral disease on the GBR from the primary literature as well as morphological, ecological and biogeographical traits of coral species that have been hypothesised to influence "disease potential.” Most of the examined traits influence species' disease potential when considered alone. However, when all traits are analysed together, diversity of predators, geographical range size and characteristic local abundance are the primary predictors of disease potential. Biases associated with species' local abundance and phylogeny are tested but do not overpower relationships. This large-scale macroecological evaluation of coral disease provides insights into species-level traits that drive disease susceptibility. Springer-Verlag, 2010 Reef corals nationallicence Disease potential nationallicence Species traits nationallicence Macroecology nationallicence Great Barrier Reef nationallicence Predation nationallicence Díaz M. Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, 2109, Sydney, NSW, Australia aut Madin J. Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, 2109, Sydney, NSW, Australia aut Coral Reefs Springer-Verlag 30/1(2011-03-01), 73-84 0722-4028 30:1<73 2011 30 338 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-010-0668-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-010-0668-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Díaz M. Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, 2109, Sydney, NSW, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Madin J. Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, 2109, Sydney, NSW, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Coral Reefs Springer-Verlag 30/1(2011-03-01), 73-84 0722-4028 30:1<73 2011 30 338 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer