Genetic diversity and connectivity in the threatened staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) in Florida.

Over the past three decades, populations of the dominant shallow water Caribbean corals, Acropora cervicornis and A. palmata, have been devastated by white-band disease (WBD), resulting in the listing of both species as threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. A key to conserving these thre...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth M Hemond, Steven V Vollmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2799679?pdf=render