A citizen science approach to monitoring bleaching in the zoantharian Palythoa tuberculosa
Coral reef bleaching events are expected to become more frequent and severe in the near future as climate changes. The zoantharian Palythoa tuberculosa bleaches earlier than many scleractinian corals and may serve as an indicator species. Basic monitoring of such species could help to detect and eve...
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Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2016-03-01
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/1815.pdf |