Natural History of Coral-Algae Competition across a Gradient of Human Activity in the Line Islands
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Biology Department, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, California 92182, USA Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92083, USA Caribbean Research and Management of Biodiversity (CARMABI), Piscaderabaai z/n, PO Box 2090, Willemstad, Curacao Aquatic Microbiology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 700,1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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