Living upside down: patterns of red coral settlement in a cave

Background Larval settlement and intra-specific interactions during the recruitment phase are crucial in determining the distribution and density of sessile marine populations. Marine caves are confined and stable habitats. As such, they provide a natural laboratory to study the settlement and recru...

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Main Authors: Federica Costantini, Luca Rugiu, Carlo Cerrano, Marco Abbiati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-05-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/4649.pdf