Step two in the rapid response investigation of an outbreak of acute Montipora white syndrome in Hawaii : outbreak impacts and disease etiology and pathogenesis : final report

"In March, 2010 and subsequently in January, 2012 disease outbreaks on the reefs of Kaneohe Bay, Oahu of acute Montipora white syndrome (aMWS) caused tissue loss and the subsequent death of hundreds of coral colonies. Hawaii's rapid response team surveyed the damage and collected samples for follow-up research. This project represents the follow-up of the initial response to the disease outbreaks, which consisted of quantification of the effect of the disease outbreaks on the coral reefs and investigation of the pathogenesis and etiology of the disease. The project had six objectives that were completed essentially as described in the proposal. Each objective is listed below with a summary of results and conclusions"--Summary. 2015 Funding: NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Ocean Service; CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System) NOS (National Ocean Service) Library Public Domain 1935