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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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2010-05-01
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/2/5/717/ |