Multi-species consumer jams and the fall of guarded corals to crown-of-thorns seastar outbreaks

Outbreaks of predatory crown-of-thorns seastars (COTS) can devastate coral reef ecosystems, yet some corals possess mutualistic guardian crabs that defend against COTS attacks. However, guarded corals do not always survive COTS outbreaks, with the ecological mechanisms sealing the fate of these cora...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kayal, Mohsen, Ballard, Jane, Adjeroud, Mehdi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: F1000 Research Limited 2018
Materias:
Research Note
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5806057/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29487739
http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.13118.2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5806057/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29487739
http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.13118.2

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