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Other Causes of Coral Tissue Damage

The occurrence of coral damage is not only caused by disease. This section provides illustrated descriptions of five other causes of coral tissue damage. The predator category provides detail on the main predatory groups and information on predator-disease interactions.

Other causes of coral tissue damage include:
Aggression
Predators
Fragmentation
Overgrowth
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