Cross shelf benthic biodiversity patterns in the Southern Red Sea

Abstract The diversity of coral reef and soft sediment ecosystems in the Red Sea has to date received limited scientific attention. This study investigates changes in the community composition of both reef and macrobenthic communities along a cross shelf gradient. Coral reef assemblages differed sig...

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Main Authors: Joanne Ellis, Holger Anlauf, Saskia Kürten, Diego Lozano-Cortés, Zahra Alsaffar, Joao Cúrdia, Burton Jones, Susana Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-00507-y