Conserving coral reef organisms that lack larval dispersal: are networks of Marine Protected Areas good enough?
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Modeling Fine-Scale Coral Larval Dispersal and Interisland Connectivity to Help Designate Mutually-Supporting Coral Reef Marine Protected Areas: Insights from Maui Nui, Hawaii
Citation: Storlazzi CD, van Ormondt M, Chen Y-L and Elias EPL (2017) Modeling Fine-Scale Coral Larval Dispersal and Interisland Connectivity to Help Designate Mutually-Supporting Coral Reef Marine Protected Areas: Insights from Maui Nui, Hawaii. Front. Mar. Sci. 4:381. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2017.00381 Modeling Fine-Scale Coral Larval Dispersal and Interisland Connectivity to Help Designate Mutuall...
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