Long-term effects of competition and environmental drivers on the growth of the endangered coral Mussismilia braziliensis (Verril, 1867)

Long-term effects of competition and environmental drivers on the growth of the endangered coral Mussismilia braziliensis (Verril, 1867)

Most coral reefs have recently experienced acute changes in benthic community structure, generally involving dominance shifts from slow-growing hard corals to fast-growing benthic invertebrates and fleshy photosynthesizers. Besides overfishing, increased nutrification and sedimentation are important...

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Main Authors: Felipe V. Ribeiro, João A. Sá, Giovana O. Fistarol, Paulo S. Salomon, Renato C. Pereira, Maria Luiza A.M. Souza, Leonardo M. Neves, Gilberto M. Amado-Filho, Ronaldo B. Francini-Filho, Leonardo T. Salgado, Alex C. Bastos, Guilherme H. Pereira-Filho, Fernando C. Moraes, Rodrigo L. Moura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-08-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Cyanobacteria
Coral reefs
Sea surface temperature
Turbid zone reefs
Abrolhos
Brazil
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/5419.pdf

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