Newly deceased Caribbean reef-building corals experience rapid carbonate loss and colonization by endolithic organisms
Abstract Coral mortality triggers the loss of carbonates fixed within coral skeletons, compromising the reef matrix. Here, we estimate rates of carbonate loss in newly deceased colonies of four Caribbean reef-building corals. We use samples from living and recently deceased colonies following a ston...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2023-09-01
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| Series: | Communications Biology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-05301-3 |