Genet and reef position effects in out-planting of nursery-grown Acropora cervicornis (Scleractinia:Acroporidae) in Montego Bay, Jamaica

The reef-building coral Acropora cervicornis was a dominant ecosystem element on the Caribbean reef until the 1980s, when it declined by some 97% due primarily to anthropogenic ecosystem changes and disease. This branching species expanded its colony footprint and achieved local dominance largely th...

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Published in:	Revista de Biología Tropical
Main Author:	Andrew M. Ross
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidad de Costa Rica 2014-09-01
Subjects:	Acropora cervicornis coral cuerno de ciervo propagación de cultivo de coral jardinería de coral restauración Hermodice carunculata
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442014000700015&lng=en&tlng=en