Coral cover and rubble cryptofauna abundance and diversity at outplanted reefs in Okinawa, Japan

Global climate change is leading to damage and loss of coral reef ecosystems. On subtropical Okinawa Island in southwestern Japan, the prefectural government is working on coral reef restoration by outplanting coral colonies from family Acroporidae back to reefs after initially farming colonies insi...

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Main Authors: Piera Biondi, Giovanni Diego Masucci, James Davis Reimer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2020-09-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/9185.pdf