Decadal Change in the Population of Dendrogyra cylindrus (Scleractinia: Meandrinidae) in Old Providence and St. Catalina Islands, Colombian Caribbean

The IUCN considers the stony coral Dendrogyra cylindrus as vulnerable. However, there is insufficient information on its population structure and dynamics, conservation status, or extinction risk and population decreases have been inferred from observations of habitat degradation. In 2002 and 2012,...

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Main Authors: Katherine Bernal-Sotelo, Alberto Acosta, Jorge Cortés
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2018.00513/full