Depth Influences Symbiodiniaceae Associations Among Montastraea cavernosa Corals on the Belize Barrier Reef

In Belize, shallow populations (10 and 16 m) of the coral species Montastraea cavernosa from the back reef and reef crest are genetically differentiated from deeper populations on the fore reef and reef wall (25 and 35 m). Like many species of scleractinian corals, M. cavernosa has an obligate symbi...

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Main Authors: Ryan J. Eckert, Ashley M. Reaume, Alexis B. Sturm, Michael S. Studivan, Joshua D. Voss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00518/full