Coral reefs and carbon dioxide.
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ated with transitions to benthic communities dominated by noncalcareous benthos (4, 8). The results of Kayanne et al. (1) reveal metabolic measures to be sensitive indicators of reef health (9), but the findings more likely reflect the condition of the local sampling site than the normal behavior of healthy reef communities. Robert W. Buddemeier Kansas Geological Survey, 1930 Constant Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66047, USA
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Science
دوره 271 5253 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996