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- Title
Filamentous turf algae on tube worms intensify damage in massive Porites corals.
- Authors
Hoeksema, Bert W.; Schoot, Roeland J.; Wels, Dagmar; Scott, Chad M.; Hove, Harry A.
- Abstract
The article discusses a study that examined the coral damage caused by Christmas tree worms of the genus Spirobranchus opercula with and without algae by surveying 10 reef sites around the island of Koh Tao in the Gulf of Thailand. It describes interspecific variations in the occurrence of operculum-induced injuries in the four most frequently observed host species. It also discusses the implications of the results for the role of turf algae in coral damage.
- Subjects
CORAL diseases; TUBE worms; ALGAE; CORAL reefs &; islands; MARINE worms; CORALS
- Publication
Ecology, 2019, Vol 100, Issue 6, pN.PAG
- ISSN
0012-9658
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ecy.2668