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Review on hard coral recruitment (Cnidaria: Scleractinia) in Colombia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Recruitment, defined and measured as the incorporation of new individuals (i.e. coral juveniles) into a population, is a fundamental process for ecologists, evolutionists and conservationists due to its direct effect on population structure and function.
Acosta, Alberto   +2 more
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Integrated Conceptual Ecosystem Model Development for the Southeast Florida Coastal Marine Ecosystem [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The overall goal of the MARES (MARine and Estuarine goal Setting) project for South Florida is “to reach a science-based consensus about the defining characteristics and fundamental regulating processes of a South Florida coastal marine ecosystem that is
Banks, Kenneth   +13 more
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Addition and subtraction: Coral reproduction and disease in a changing ocean [PDF]

open access: yes
Marine diseases are changing the landscapes of coral reefs particularly throughout the Western Atlantic. Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) swept through this region impacting at least 22 stony coral species.
Rossin, Ashley
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Spatial and temporal patterns of coral bleaching around Buck Island Reef National Monument, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Since 2001, biannual fish and habitat monitoring has been conducted for the shallow (> 30 m), colonized pavement and gorgonian dominated Buck Island Reef National Monument (BIRNM) St. Croix, USVI and adjacent waters.
Clark, Randall   +4 more
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Climate change and the Great Barrier Reef: a vulnerability assessment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Reef-building corals (Order Scleractinia Class Anthozoa) form extensive skeletons of calcium carbonate (limestone), depositing enough material over time to form vast reef structures that may be easily seen from space.
Anthony, K.   +9 more
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Functional Valuation of Ecosystem Services on Bonaire: an ecological analysis of ecosystem functions provided by coral reefs [PDF]

open access: yes
This research is a semi-quantitative analysis of the functional value of coral reef habitats on Bonaire to support ecosystem services.
Beek, I.J.M., van
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