Seaweed allelopathy against coral: surface distribution of seaweed secondary metabolites by imaging mass sepctrometry

Coral reefs are in global decline, with seaweeds increasing as corals decrease. Though seaweeds have been shown to inhibit coral growth, recruitment, and survivorship, the mechanism of these interactions is poorly known. Here we use field experiments to show that contact with four common seaweeds...

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Main Author: Andras, Tiffany D.
Published: Georgia Institute of Technology 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1853/44797