Sea urchins predation facilitates coral invasion in a marine reserve.
Macroalgae is the dominant trophic group on Mediterranean infralittoral rocky bottoms, whereas zooxanthellate corals are extremely rare. However, in recent years, the invasive coral Oculina patagonica appears to be increasing its abundance through unknown means. Here we examine the pattern of variat...
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Main Authors: | Rafel Coma, Eduard Serrano, Cristina Linares, Marta Ribes, David Díaz, Enric Ballesteros |
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Language: | EN |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/a831d7b5ca314f0f995600aae8503938 |
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