Ecological Processes and Contemporary Coral Reef Management

Top-down controls of complex foodwebs maintain the balance among the critical groups of corals, algae, and herbivores, thus allowing the persistence of corals reefs as three-dimensional, biogenic structures with high biodiversity, heterogeneity, resistance, resilience and connectivity, and the deliv...

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Main Author: Angela Dikou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-05-01
Series:Diversity
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/2/5/717/