Differences in growth and calcification rates in the reef-building coral Porites lobata: the implications of morphotype and gender on coral growth

Differences in growth and calcification rates in the reef-building coral Porites lobata: the implications of morphotype and gender on coral growth

Corals display different growth forms as an adaptive response to both local and global environmental conditions. Despite the importance of morphologic variability on corals, growth and calcification rates of different coral morphotypes have been poorly recorded in the Eastern Pacific. The purpose of...

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Main Authors: José de Jesús Adolfo Tortolero-Langarica, Amilcar Leví Cupul-Magaña, Juan Pablo Carricart-Ganivet, Anderson B. Mayfield, Alma Paola Rodríguez-Troncoso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
Coral calcification
Eastern Tropical Pacific
Coral morphology
Massive corals
Gender growth rates
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmars.2016.00179/full

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