Connectivity and systemic resilience of the Great Barrier Reef.

Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef (GBR) continues to suffer from repeated impacts of cyclones, coral bleaching, and outbreaks of the coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS), losing much of its coral cover in the process. This raises the question of the ecosystem's systemic resilie...

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Main Authors: Karlo Hock, Nicholas H Wolff, Juan C Ortiz, Scott A Condie, Kenneth R N Anthony, Paul G Blackwell, Peter J Mumby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-11-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5705071?pdf=render