Response Diversity Can Increase Ecological Resilience to Disturbance in Coral Reefs
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Ecological limitations to the resilience of coral reefs 3
6 Abstract The decline of coral reefs has been broadly 7 attributed to human stressors being too strong and perva8 sive, whereas biological processes that may render coral 9 reefs fragile have been sparsely considered. Here we 10 review several ecological factors that can limit the ability 11 of coral reefs to withstand disturbance. These include: (1) 12 Many species lack the adaptive capacity ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Naturalist
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0003-0147,1537-5323
DOI: 10.1086/676643