Contribution of green turtles Chelonia mydas to total herbivore biomass in shallow tropical reefs of oceanic islands

Green turtles are megaherbivores with a key role in the dynamics of tropical seagrass meadows, but little is known about their relevance as herbivores in tropical reef habitats. We conducted underwater censuses of green turtles, herbivorous fishes and sea urchins in two distinct tropical regions: Fe...

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Autores principales: Cardona, Luis, Campos, Patricia, Velásquez-Vacca, Adriana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6992160/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31999812
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228548

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6992160/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31999812
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228548

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