Vulnerability of Coral Reef Fisheries to a Loss of Structural Complexity
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Vulnerability of Coral Reef Fisheries to a Loss of Structural Complexity
Coral reefs face a diverse array of threats, from eutrophication and overfishing to climate change. As live corals are lost and their skeletons eroded, the structural complexity of reefs declines. This may have important consequences for the survival and growth of reef fish because complex habitats mediate predator-prey interactions [1, 2] and influence competition [3-5] through the provision o...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Biology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0960-9822
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.03.026