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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Main Authors: Bert W. Hoeksema, Auke‐Florian Hiemstra, Mark J. A. Vermeij
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-11-01
Series:Ecosphere
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2942