NON-RANDOM TIMING OF ECOLOGICAL SHIFTS ON CARIBBEAN CORAL REEFS SUGGESTS REGIONAL CAUSES OF CHANGE
W. Precht, R. B. Aronson, T. A. Gardner, J. A. Gill, J. P. Hawkins, E. A. Hernandez-Delgado, W. C. Jaap, T. R. McClanahan, M. D. McField, T. J. T. Murdoch, M. M. Nugues, C. M. Roberts, C. K. Schelten, A. R. Watkinson, I. M. Cote
The paper analyzes long-term data on Caribbean coral reefs to determine the causes of shifts from coral to macroalgal dominance, finding that coral mortality events are most consistent with the observed changes.
bioRxiv · Jun 24, 2019 · PreprintEcology