Publications by authors named "Delbeek J"
A coral reef system at the Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco, CA, USA experienced a population explosion of pycnogonid sea spiders (Arthropoda: Class Pycnogonida) with subsequent deleterious health effects on the corals in the system. Sixteen coral colonies across three species (, , and ) were chosen from this system for milbemycin oxime immersion therapy trials, with the goal of decreasing or eradicating the sea spider population with minimal detrimental effect to the corals. Corals underwent two milbemycin immersion treatments, administered 1 wk apart, at the previously published aquatic invertebrate dose of 0.
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- - The conservation status of 845 reef-building coral species was evaluated, revealing that 32.8% of the 704 assessed species are at a high risk of extinction due to factors like bleaching and diseases caused by rising sea temperatures.
- - Human activities also worsen the risk of coral extinction, and the overall threat level for corals has significantly increased in recent decades compared to most land species.
- - The Caribbean region has the highest percentage of corals in dangerous extinction categories, while the Coral Triangle has the largest number of species facing elevated extinction risks, highlighting the urgent need for effective coral conservation efforts.