Organic Matter Degradation Drives Benthic Cyanobacterial Mat Abundance on Caribbean Coral Reefs

Benthic cyanobacterial mats (BCMs) are impacting coral reefs worldwide. However, the factors and mechanisms driving their proliferation are unclear. We conducted a multi-year survey around the Caribbean island of Curaçao, which revealed highest BCM abundance on sheltered reefs close to urbanised are...

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Autores principales: Brocke, Hannah J., Polerecky, Lubos, de Beer, Dirk, Weber, Miriam, Claudet, Joachim, Nugues, Maggy M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4420485/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25941812
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0125445

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4420485/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25941812
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0125445

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