High, but localized recruitment of Montastraea annularis complex in St. John, United States Virgin Islands

This study describes relatively high recruitment of Montastraea annularis complex (hereafter, MAC) on the shallow reefs (≤9 m depth) along 4 km of the south coast of St. John that have been censused for 16 years. Before 2008, the density of juvenile MAC along this stretch of coast was

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Veröffentlicht in:	Coral reefs 2011-03, Vol.30 (1), p.123-130
Hauptverfasser:	Edmunds, P. J, Ross, C. L. M, Didden, C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal and plant ecology Animal populations Animal, plant and microbial ecology Biological and medical sciences Biomedical and Life Sciences Cnidaria. Ctenaria Coral reefs corals Freshwater & Marine Ecology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Invertebrates Life Sciences Montastraea Montastraea annularis Oceanography Population decline recruitment Sea water ecosystems Synecology
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Zusammenfassung:	This study describes relatively high recruitment of Montastraea annularis complex (hereafter, MAC) on the shallow reefs (≤9 m depth) along 4 km of the south coast of St. John that have been censused for 16 years. Before 2008, the density of juvenile MAC along this stretch of coast was
ISSN:	0722-4028 1432-0975
DOI:	10.1007/s00338-010-0676-4