Identifying Causes of Temporal Changes in Acropora cervicornis Populations and the Potential for Recovery

Corals, specifically the Atlantic staghorn coral, Acropora cervicornis, are under major threat as disturbance events such as storms and disease and predation outbreaks increase in frequency. Since its population declines due to a wide spread disease event in the early 1980s, limited long-term monito...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth A. Goergen, Alison L. Moulding, Brian K. Walker, David S. Gilliam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2019.00036/full