The recent decline of Montastraea annularis (complex) coral populations in western Curaçao: a cause for concern?
Shallow leeward reefs off the western end of Curaçao are dominated by extensive populations of M. annularis (complex). These species are larger in size (mean= 66 cm diameter) than all other species, with few small colonies (<30 cm) and notable absence of recruits. In 1998, colonies of M. annularis (complex) accounted for more then 45% of all species >10 cm observed within transects, and most exhibited low levels of partial mortality (mean=22.5%). These species were less abundant (38% of all colonies) in 2005. Partial mortality among live colonies of M. annularis and M. faveolata increase... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2006 |
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Universidad de Costa Rica
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Schlagwörter: | coral monitoring / coral disease / yellow-band disease / white plague / star coral / Montastraea annularis (complex) / Curaçao / Caribbean / monitoreo de corales / enfermedad de corales / enfermedad de banda amarilla / plaga blanca / coral estrella / Montastraea annularis (complejo) / Caribe |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/26870 |