Biogeography and change among regional coral communities across the Western Indian Ocean.

Coral reefs are biodiverse ecosystems structured by abiotic and biotic factors operating across many spatial scales. Regional-scale interactions between climate change, biogeography and fisheries management remain poorly understood. Here, we evaluated large-scale patterns of coral communities in the...

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Main Authors: Timothy R McClanahan, Mebrahtu Ateweberhan, Emily S Darling, Nicholas A J Graham, Nyawira A Muthiga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3981710?pdf=render