Carricart-Ganivet J P, Beltrán-Torres A U, Horta-Puga G
Unidad Académica de Sistemas Arrecifales, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apdo. Postal 1152, Cancún, 77500 Quintana Roo, México.
Dis Aquat Organ. 2011 Jul 12;95(3):181-7. doi: 10.3354/dao02359.
Ten reefs of the Veracruz Reef System (VRS) were surveyed to evaluate the distribution and prevalence of diseases that affect stony corals. Total disease prevalence on corals in the VRS was 4.8%. Seven diseases affecting 6 coral genera (4 of which are the most abundant) were observed in 85.2% of the evaluated sites. As observed in other reefs of the Caribbean, dark spots disease had the highest prevalence (2.9%) and widest distribution. The incidence of disease showed a patchy distribution, with prevalence being significantly higher on the reef flats than on the windward and leeward sides.
对韦拉克鲁斯礁系统（VRS）的10个珊瑚礁进行了调查，以评估影响石珊瑚的疾病的分布和流行情况。VRS中珊瑚的总疾病流行率为4.8%。在85.2%的评估地点观察到影响6个珊瑚属（其中4个是最丰富的）的7种疾病。正如在加勒比地区的其他珊瑚礁中所观察到的那样，黑点病的流行率最高（2.9%）且分布最广。疾病的发病率呈斑块状分布，礁坪上的流行率明显高于迎风面和背风面。
