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Prehistorical and historical declines in Caribbean coral reef accretion rates driven by loss of parrotfish

Caribbean coral reefs have transformed into algal-dominated habitats over recent decades, but the mechanisms of change are unresolved due to a lack of quantitative ecological data before large-scale human impacts. To understand the role of reduced herbivory in recent coral declines, we produce a hig...

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Autores principales: Cramer, Katie L., O'Dea, Aaron, Clark, Tara R., Zhao, Jian-xin, Norris, Richard D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5267576/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28112169
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14160