Reef structure regulates small-scale spatial variation in coral bleaching
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Reef structure regulates small-scale spatial variation in coral bleaching
Coral bleaching is often characterized by high spatial variation across reef systems. Using a field survey and manipulative experiment, we tested whether the physical structure of coral reefs modifies environmental conditions that, in turn, influence spatial variation in bleaching in 3 scleractinian corals, Pocillopora verrucosa, Acropora elseyi, and Porites rus. Corals inhabit mainly the hard-...
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عنوان ژورنال: Marine Ecology Progress Series
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0171-8630,1616-1599
DOI: 10.3354/meps07622