Comparative demography of two common scleractinian corals: Orbicella annularis and Porites astreoides

Background Studies directed at understanding the demography and population dynamics of corals are relatively scarce. This limits our understanding of both the dynamics of coral populations and our capacity to develop management and conservation initiatives directed at conserving such ecosystems. Met...

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Main Authors: Francisco J. Soto-Santiago, Alex Mercado-Molina, Koralis Reyes-Maldonado, Yaileen Vélez, Claudia P. Ruiz-Díaz, Alberto Sabat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2017-10-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/3906.pdf