Physiological and ecological consequences of the water optical properties degradation on reef corals
T. Lopez-Londono, C. T. Galindo-Martinez, K. Gomez-Campo, L. A. Gonzalez-Guerrero, S. Roitman, F. J. Pollock, V. Pizarro, M. Lopez-Victoria, M. Medina, R. Iglesias-Prieto
This study examines how degraded water optical properties affect light availability and photosynthetic energy in corals, leading to mortality and habitat contraction in Orbicella faveolata.
bioRxiv · Feb 18, 2021Physiology