[Coral-List] New paper on coral disease

[Carlos Eduardo Leite Ferreira]

*Please folks, check a new paper of general interest.*


*Halfway gone: endemic gorgonian Phyllogorgia dilatata is going bad on
subtropical reef of the southeastern coast of Brazil*



 A study recently published in the Marine Pollution Bulletin describes the
declined abundance and poor health state of the gorgonian *Phyllogorgia
dilatata* at Arraial do Cabo, southeastern Brazil.



http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.01.022


Carlos Eduardo Leite Ferreira, Dr.
Lab. de Ecologia e Conservação de Ambientes Recifais
Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)
Departamento de Biologia Marinha
Caixa Postal 100644,
Niterói-RJ 24210130,
Brazil
tel.+ 55 21-26292323
Cel: 22 992213001
Email: ca <cadu at vm.uff.br>rlosferreira at id.uff.br
www.lecar.uff.br
www.researcherid.com/rid/J-2571-2012