High spatial variability of coral, sponges and gorgonian assemblages in a well preserved reef

The main goal of this research was to obtain baseline field data of the composition of sponges, corals, and gorgonian assemblages that can be used as a reference for future analyses of anthropogenic impact. We tested the hypothesis that relatively homogeneous and well preserved reef units can presen...

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Main Authors: Patricia González-Díaz, Gaspar González-Sansón, Sergio Álvarez Fernández, Orlando Perera Pérez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2010-06-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442010000200007