Impact of nutrients on disease in Acropora cervicornis
Two genotypes of Acropora cervicornis were exposed to elevated nutrient levels (nitrate/nitrite, ammonium, phosphate) or to ambient reef conditions for three weeks. Individuals were then exposed to a slurry produced from wild-collected diseased fragments of A. cervicornis or wild-collected healthy fragments to assess disease susceptibility after nutrient enrichment.