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Assessing population changes of historically overexploited black corals (Order: Antipatharia) in Cozumel, Mexico

Black corals (Antipatharians) are crucial structural and ecological components of many mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs; reefs 30–150 m depth). In Mexico, black corals are harvested for the jewellery industry, which has historically led to population depletion. Harvesting began in the early 1960s a...

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Autores principales: Gress, Erika, Andradi-Brown, Dominic A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6035717/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30013832
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5129