Ecology, physiology and molecular microbiology of coral disease on the Great Barrier Reef

生态、生理、分子和微生物技术将被用于检查大堡礁珊瑚的疾病。分子技术包括疾病鉴定诊断技术的发展，使用荧光原位杂交（FISH）和DNA微阵列（CHIPS）；生理实验包括检查温度和沉积物对毒力和宿主对疾病感染的易感性的影响；生态调查将检查大堡礁北部和南部以及中部孤立珊瑚礁的疾病程度和季节性。将针对大堡礁目前珊瑚疾病状况对管理的影响进行研究。

Ecological, physiological, molecular and micro-biological techniques will be used to examine the disease of corals of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). Molecular techniques include the development of diagnostic techniques for disease identification, using Fluorescent In Situ hybridisation (FISH) and DNA microarrays (CHIPS); physiological experiments include examining the effects of temperature and sediment on virulence and host susceptibility to disease infection; ecological surveys will examine the extent and seasonality of disease in northern and southern parts of the GBR and on isolated reefs in the central GBR. Management implications of the current coral-disease status of the GBR will be targeted.