Ecological complexity of coral recruitment processes: effects of invertebrate herbivores on coral recruitment and growth depends upon substratum properties and coral species.

<h4>Background</h4>The transition from planktonic planula to sessile adult corals occurs at low frequencies and post settlement mortality is extremely high. Herbivores promote settlement by reducing algal competition. This study investigates whether invertebrate herbivory might be modula...

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Published in:	PLoS ONE
Main Authors:	Sarah W Davies, Mikhail V Matz, Peter D Vize
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Online Access:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24039807/?tool=EBI