Coral recruitment is impacted by the presence of a sponge community
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DOI: 10.1007/s00227-019-3493-5
Abstract: As coral cover has declined on Caribbean reefs, space has become occupied by other benthic taxa, including sponges, which may affect the recruitment of new corals, thereby affecting the ability of reefs to recover to… read more here.
Keywords: recruitment; coral recruitment; sponge community; presence sponge ... See more keywords