Dermowatch detects disease hotspots in the Gulf of Mexico

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dc.contributor.authorSoniat, TMen_US
dc.contributor.authorRay, SMen_US
dc.contributor.authorKortright, Een_US
dc.contributor.authorRobinson, Len_US
dc.contributor.otherJournal of Shellfish Researchen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T16:46:10Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T16:46:10Z
dc.date.issuedAug. 2006en_US
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dc.descriptionpg. 776en_US
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dc.description.abstractDermoWatch (www.dermowatch.org) is a web-based community for the monitoring and management of the lethal oyster parasite, Perkinsus marinus (= Dermocystidium marinum). Oysters from the major oyster producing areas of the Gulf of Mexico are collected and assayed for P. marinus. The web site displays station information, water temperature and salinity, and percent infection and disease intensity (weighted incidence) of sub-market and market-sized oysters. Weighted incidence values of 2.0 and greater are highlighted as hotspots, where oysters (Crassostrea virginica) are likely experiencing serious disease-related mortality. Recent disease hotspots are found in Corpus Christi Bay, Aransas Bay, Matagorda Bay and Galveston Bay. Within a bay, hotspots are established on high-salinity reefs and proceed up-estuary. Between bays, hotspots tend to progress from south to north. Within and between bay patterns of progression and regression of disease hotspots are likely cyclical, and should provide a useful indicator of the trajectory of infection.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htmen_US
dc.geo-codeGalveston Bayen_US
dc.geo-codeCorpus Christi Bayen_US
dc.geo-codeAransas Bayen_US
dc.geo-codeMatagorda Bayen_US
dc.history1-15-09 kswen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/18533
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dc.locationNot available in house - Please contact GBIC for assistanceen_US
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dc.relation.ispartofseries10056.00en_US
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dc.subjectdisease detectionen_US
dc.subjectenvironmental monitoringen_US
dc.subjectmarine molluscsen_US
dc.subjectmortalityen_US
dc.subjectoytersen_US
dc.subjectparasitesen_US
dc.subjectshellfish fisheriesen_US
dc.titleDermowatch detects disease hotspots in the Gulf of Mexicoen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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dc.vol-issue25(2)en_US

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