Diverse staghorn coral fauna on the mesophotic reefs of north-east Australia.
Concern for the future of reef-building corals in conditions of rising sea temperatures combined with recent technological advances has led to a renewed interest in documenting the biodiversity of mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) and their potential to provide lineage continuation for coral taxa....
Main Authors: | Paul Muir, Carden Wallace, Tom C L Bridge, Pim Bongaerts |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0117933 |
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