The demography of hurricane effects on two coral populations differing in dynamics

Abstract On most tropical coral reefs, decades of disturbances have ratcheted down coral cover to create low abundance communities. In such a state, the reefs of St. John, US Virgin Islands, were hit by two Category 5 hurricanes in September 2017, yet the effects on two sites dominated by Orbicella...

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Main Author: Peter J. Edmunds
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-09-01
Series:Ecosphere
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2836