Ecology and Pathology of Novel Plaque-Like Growth Anomalies Affecting a Reef-Building Coral on the Great Barrier Reef
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Marine Biology and Aquaculture, College of Marine and Environmental Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia, 2 Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia, 3 Australian Institute of Marine Science at James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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