Growth Dynamics of the Threatened Caribbean Staghorn Coral Acropora cervicornis: Influence of Host Genotype, Symbiont Identity, Colony Size, and Environmental Setting

BACKGROUND: The drastic decline in the abundance of Caribbean acroporid corals (Acropora cervicornis, A. palmata) has prompted the listing of this genus as threatened as well as the development of a regional propagation and restoration program. Using in situ underwater nurseries, we documented the i...

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Autores principales: Lirman, Diego, Schopmeyer, Stephanie, Galvan, Victor, Drury, Crawford, Baker, Andrew C., Baums, Iliana B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4182308/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25268812
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0107253

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4182308/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25268812
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0107253

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