Lower skeletal extension in Pleistocene Orbicella (Montastraea) corals than in their modern counterparts

Lower skeletal extension in Pleistocene Orbicella (Montastraea) corals than in their modern counterparts

IntroductionDespite warmer conditions during the Last Interglacial, coral colonies of Orbicella were abundant and reached large sizes on many Caribbean reefs, including the extinct O. nancyi.MethodsTo explore variation in growth rates, we examined the yearly mean linear extension of growth bands in...

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Main Authors: Adán Guillermo Jordán-Garza, Paul Blanchon, Juan P. Carricart-Ganivet, Eric Jordán-Dahlgren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
Pleistocene
coral reef
fossil corals
Orbicella nancyi
coral extension rates
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1098430/full

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