Regional Conservation Status of Scleractinian Coral Biodiversity in the Republic of the Marshall Islands

Preventing the loss of biodiversity is a major challenge in mega-diverse ecosystems such as coral reefs where there is a critical shortage of baseline demographic data. Threatened species assessments play a valuable role in guiding conservation action to manage and mitigate biodiversity loss, but th...

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Main Authors: Zoe Richards, Maria Beger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-07-01
Series:Diversity
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/5/3/522