Turf algae-mediated coral damage in coastal reefs of Belize, Central America

Many coral reefs in the Caribbean experienced substantial changes in their benthic community composition during the last decades. This often resulted in phase shifts from scleractinian coral dominance to that by other benthic invertebrate or algae. However, knowledge about how the related role of co...

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Main Authors: Christian Wild, Carin Jantzen, Stephan Georg Kremb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2014-09-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/571.pdf