Decadal-scale changes in abundance of non-scleractinian invertebrates on a Caribbean coral reef
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Turf algae-mediated coral damage in coastal reefs of Belize, Central America
Many coral reefs in the Caribbean experienced substantial changes in their benthic community composition during the last decades. This often resulted in phase shifts from scleractinian coral dominance to that by other benthic invertebrate or algae. However, knowledge about how the related role of coral-algae contacts may negatively affect corals is scarce. Therefore, benthic community compositi...
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