Response of reef corals on a fringing reef flat to elevated suspended-sediment concentrations: Molokaʻi, Hawaiʻi

A long-term (10 month exposure) experiment on effects of suspended sediment on the mortality, growth, and recruitment of the reef corals Montipora capitata and Porites compressa was conducted on the shallow reef flat off south Molokaʻi, Hawaiʻi. Corals were grown on wire platforms with attached cora...

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Main Authors: Paul L. Jokiel, Kuʻulei S. Rodgers, Curt D. Storlazzi, Michael E. Field, Claire V. Lager, Dan Lager
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2014-12-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/699.pdf