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Spatial Variation in Background Mortality among Dominant Coral Taxa on Australia's Great Barrier Reef
Even in the absence of major disturbances (e.g., cyclones, bleaching), corals are consistently subject to high levels of background mortality, which undermines individual fitness and resilience of coral colonies. Partial mortality may impact coral response to climate change by reducing colony abilit...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4069195/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24959921 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0100969 |