Light Limitation and Depth-Variable Sedimentation Drives Vertical Reef Compression on Turbid Coral Reefs

Light Limitation and Depth-Variable Sedimentation Drives Vertical Reef Compression on Turbid Coral Reefs

Turbid coral reefs experience high suspended sediment loads and low-light conditions that vertically compress the maximum depth of reef growth. Although vertical reef compression is hypothesized to further decrease available coral habitat as environmental conditions on reefs change, its causative pr...

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Main Authors: Kyle M. Morgan, Molly A. Moynihan, Nivedita Sanwlani, Adam D. Switzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
vertical reef compression
light attenuation
turbidity
sedimentation
Anthropocene
Southeast Asia
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2020.571256/full

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