Size structure of the coral Stylophora pistillata across reef flat zones in the central Red Sea

Abstract Demographic analyses offer insight into the state of a population. Here, we surveyed different reef flat zones (exposed, midreef and sheltered) of six reefs over a cross-shelf gradient to characterize the population structure of Stylophora pistillata, a coral species which dominates reef fl...

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Main Authors: Walter A. Rich, Susana Carvalho, Ronald Cadiz, Gloria Gil, Karla Gonzalez, Michael L. Berumen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-17908-3