The importance of sponges and mangroves in supporting fish communities on degraded coral reefs in Caribbean Panama
Fish communities associated with coral reefs worldwide are threatened by habitat degradation and overexploitation. We assessed coral reefs, mangrove fringes, and seagrass meadows on the Caribbean coast of Panama to explore the influences of their proximity to one another, habitat cover, and environm...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2018-03-01
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| Series: | PeerJ |
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/4455.pdf |