Coral Community Structure and Recruitment in Seagrass Meadows

Coral Community Structure and Recruitment in Seagrass Meadows

Coral communities are increasingly found to populate non-reef habitats prone to high environmental variability. Such sites include seagrass meadows, which are generally not considered optimal habitats for corals as a result of limited suitable substrate for settlement and substantial diel and season...

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Main Authors: Kathryn E. Lohr, David J. Smith, David J. Suggett, Matthew R. Nitschke, Alex J. Dumbrell, Stephen Woodcock, Emma F. Camp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
seagrass
coral
recruitment
environmental variability
marginal habitats
benthic ecology
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2017.00388/full

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