Caribbean Near-Shore Coral Reef Benthic Community Response to Changes on Sedimentation Dynamics and Environmental Conditions
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Responses of coral reefs and reef organisms to sedimentation
Unprecedented development along tropical shorelines is causing severe degradation of coral reefs primarily from increases in sedimentation. Sediment particles smother reef organisms and reduce light available for photosynthesis. Excessive sedmentation can adversely affect the structure and function of the coral reef ecosystem by altering both physical and biological processes. Mean sediment rat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Marine Science
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2296-7745
DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00551