The rise of a native sun coral species on southern Caribbean coral reefs
Abstract In contrast with a general decline of Caribbean reef corals, a previously rare sun coral is increasing in abundance within shallow coral communities on Curaçao. This azooxanthellate scleractinian was identified as Cladopsammia manuelensis, which has an amphi‐Atlantic distribution. Over the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2019-11-01
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Series: | Ecosphere |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2942 |