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Fertile fathoms: Deep reproductive refugia for threatened shallow corals
The persistence of natural metapopulations may depend on subpopulations that exist at the edges of species ranges, removed from anthropogenic stress. Mesophotic coral ecosystems (30–150 m) are buffered from disturbance by depth and distance, and are potentially massive reservoirs of coral diversity...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4508916/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26196243 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep12407 |