Elevated Temperature and Allelopathy Impact Coral Recruitment.

As climate change continues to alter seawater temperature and chemistry on a global scale, coral reefs show multiple signs of degradation. One natural process that could facilitate the recovery of reef ecosystems is coral recruitment, which can be influenced by the benthic organisms in a local habit...

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Main Authors: Raphael Ritson-Williams, Cliff Ross, Valerie J Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5142781?pdf=render