Ecological results of SCTLD multi-species transmission experiment at the University of the Virgin Islands Center for Marine and Environmental Studies

This dataset represents the ecological results of a stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) multi-species transmission experiment. Eight colonies of six species of corals (Colpophyllia natans, Montastraea cavernosa, Orbicella annularis, Porites astreoides, Pseudodiploria strigosa, and Siderastrea siderea) were split in half and one half of these fragments were simultaneously exposed toSCTLD-affected colonies of Diploria labyrinthiformis and the other half were exposed to healthy colonies of D. labyrinthiformis. All corals were monitored for lesion appearance over an eight day experimental period. No lesions were recorded on healthy-exposed corals. Numbers of fragments showing lesion appearance, time to lesion appearance, and expansion rates of lesions for SCTLD-exposed corals are reported here.

本数据集展示了多物种珊瑚组织损失疾病（SCTLD）传播实验的生态学结果。该实验选取了六种珊瑚（Colpophyllia natans、Montastraea cavernosa、Orbicella annularis、Porites astreoides、Pseudodiploria strigosa 和 Siderastrea siderea）的八个种群，将其分为两半。其中一半的珊瑚碎片同时暴露于受SCTLD影响的 Diploria labyrinthiformis 种群，而另一半则暴露于健康的D. labyrinthiformis种群。在整个八天的实验期间，对所有珊瑚的病变出现情况进行监测。结果显示，在健康暴露的珊瑚上未记录到任何病变。本报告包含了受SCTLD影响的珊瑚上出现病变的碎片数量、病变出现的时间以及病变的扩展速率。