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Coral disease is quickly becoming a crisis to the health and management of the world´s coral reefs. There is a great interest from many in preserving coral reefs. Unfortunately, the field of epizootiology is disorganized and lacks a standard vocabulary, methods, and diagnostic techniques, and tropical marine scientists are poorly trained in wildlife pathology, veterinary medicine, and epidemiology. Diseases of Coral will help to rectify this situation.

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Section 1. Introduction.

Section 2. Spatial and Temporal Aspects of Coral Disease.

Section 3. Field Monitoring and Standard Methods for Recording Coral Disease.

Section 4. Skeletal Anomalies.

Section 5. Cyanobacterial Disease.

Section 6. Bacterial Disease.

Section 7. Fungal Disease.

Section 8. Protozoan Disease.

Section 9. Viral Diseases.

Section 10. Zooxanthellae Disease.

Section 11. Diseases of Unknown Etiology.

Section 12. Emerging Diseases.

Section 13. Abiotic Diseases.

Section 14. Ecotoxicology of Coral Disease.

Section 15. Other Non-Infectious Diseases.

Section 16. Advanced Diagnostic Techniques

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James Porter is Professor of Ecology and Marine Sciences at the Institute of Ecology at the University of Georgia.

Cheryl Woodley is the Chair of the Coral Disease and Health Consortium for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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