Changing dynamics of Caribbean reef carbonate budgets: emergence of reef bioeroders as critical controls on present and future reef growth potential

Coral cover has declined rapidly on Caribbean reefs since the early 1980s, reducing carbonate production and reef growth. Using a cross-regional dataset, we show that widespread reductions in bioerosion rates—a key carbonate cycling process—have accompanied carbonate production declines. Bioerosion...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences Biological sciences, 2014-12, Vol.281 (1796), p.1-9
Hauptverfasser:	Perry, Chris T., Murphy, Gary N., Kench, Paul S., Edinger, Evan N., Smithers, Scott G., Steneck, Robert S., Mumby, Peter J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aquatic habitats Carbonates Coral reefs Corals Financial budgets Habitats Reefs Sponges Taxa Wildlife habitats
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