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    Biological and molecular characterisation of growth anomalies affecting Isopora palifera at the Cocos Keeling Islands

    Preston SO 2021.pdf (5.696Mb)
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    Authors
    Preston, Sophie Ogilvie
    Date
    2021
    Supervisor
    Zoe Richards
    Type
    Thesis
    Award
    MRes
    
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    Faculty
    Science and Engineering
    School
    School of Molecular and Life Sciences
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/84802
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    Abstract

    Growth anomalies are a type of coral disease affecting Isopora palifera at the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Traditional diagnostic techniques determined this disease impairs skeletal growth processes and reproductive functioning. DNA metabarcoding showed bacterial associations were broadly similar between affected and healthy hosts, and the outbreak does not appear to be a result of local pollution. The results highlight the complexity of coral disease dynamics and have implications for the future of this isolated reef system.

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