Multiple Stressors and Ecological Complexity Require a New Approach to Coral Reef Research
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1 LabexMER, University of Brest, IUEM/AMURE, and Nicholas Institute, Duke University, Brest, France, Global Change Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 3 Australian Research Council Centre for Excellence in Coral Reef Studies, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, Department of Marine Biology and Ecology, RSMAS, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA, University of Brest, IUEM/AMURE, Brest, France
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