Few Herbivore Species Consume Dominant Macroalgae on a Caribbean Coral Reef
Coral reefs have changed radically in the last few decades with reefs in the Caribbean now averaging 13% coral cover and 40% macroalgal cover (mostly Dictyota and Lobophora). So, it is time we re-evaluate which species are key to the process of herbivory in these new conditions. The role herbivorous...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-08-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Marine Science |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.00676/full |