Juvenile Coral Abundance Has Decreased by More Than 50% in Only Three Decades on a Small Caribbean Island
A comparison of the community structure of juvenile hermatypic corals of 2 to 37 m depth at the fringing reefs of Curaçao between 1975 and 2005 shows a decline of 54.7% in juvenile coral abundance and a shift in species composition. Agaricia species and Helioseris cucullata, the most common juvenile...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2011-06-01
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| Series: | Diversity |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/3/3/296/ |