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Herbivorous damselfishes expand their territories after causing white scars on Porites corals

Turf algae become the most abundant benthic group on coral reefs after mass coral bleaching. By defending feeding territories, damselfishes enhance the growth of turf algae in so-called algal farms and affect coral communities both directly and indirectly. We found several white scars (i.e., bite le...

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Autores principales: Hata, Hiroki, Takano, Shota, Masuhara, Hiroyuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7527513/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32999358
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-73232-8