@article{fdi:010066718,
  title = {{A}ssessing threats from coral and crustose coralline algae disease on the reefs of {N}ew {C}aledonia},
  author = {{A}eby, {G}. and {T}ribollet, {A}line and {L}asne, {G}. and {W}ork, {T}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he present study reports the results of the first quantitative survey of lesions on coral and crustose coralline algae ({CCA}) on reefs in the lagoon of {N}ew {C}aledonia. {S}urveys on inshore and offshore reefs were conducted at 13 sites in 2010, with 12 sites resurveyed in 2013. {T}hirty coral diseases affecting 15 coral genera were found, with low overall disease prevalence (<1%). {T}his study extends the known distribution of growth anomalies to the coral genera {P}latygyra and {H}ydnophora, endolithic hypermycosis to {P}latygyra, {L}eptoria and {G}oniastrea and extends the geographic range of three {CCA} diseases. {W}e found the first trematode infection in {P}orites outside of {H}awaii. {D}isease prevalence differed among coral genera, with {P}orites having more lesions, and {A}cropora and {M}ontipora fewer lesions, than expected on the basis of field abundance. {I}nshore reefs had a lower coral-colony density, species diversity and reduced {CCA} cover than did the offshore reefs. {D}isease prevalence was significantly higher on inshore reefs in 2013 than in 2010, but did not change on offshore reefs. {T}he potential ecological impact of individual coral diseases was assessed using an integrative-scoring and relative-ranking scheme based on average frequency of occurrence, prevalence and estimated degree of virulence. {T}he top-five ranked diseases were all tissue-loss diseases.},
  keywords = {{CCA} disease ; coral disease ; ecological impact of coral disease ; endolithic hypermycosis ; growth anomalies ; trematode infection ; white syndrome ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}arine and {F}reshwater {R}esearch},
  volume = {67},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {455--465},
  ISSN = {1323-1650},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1071/mf14151},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066718},
}