Living with an enemy: Invasive sun-coral (Tubastraea spp.) competing against sponges Desmapsamma anchorata in southeastern Brazil.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2022.105559
Abstract: The azooxanthellate corals Tubastraea coccinea and T. tagusensis invaded the Brazilian coast in the 1980s and is still in expansion, favored by lower predation and competition pressure in their new habitats. Interestingly, the native sponge… read more here.
Keywords: sun coral; living enemy; desmapsamma anchorata; enemy invasive ... See more keywords