Depth and coral cover drive the distribution of a coral macroborer across two reef systems.

Bioerosion, the removal of calcium carbonate from coral frameworks by living organisms, influences a variety of reef features, from their topographic complexity to the net balance of carbonate budgets. Little is known, however, about how macroborers, which bore into reef substrates leaving traces gr...

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Main Authors: Rebecca L Maher, Michelle A Johnston, Marilyn E Brandt, Tyler B Smith, Adrienne M S Correa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6010239?pdf=render