EcologyPLoS ONEPeer-reviewed
Impacts of a prolonged marine heatwave and chronic local human disturbance on juvenile coral assemblages
Kristina L. Tietjen, Nelson F. Perks, Niallan C. O’Brien, Julia K. Baum
This study examines how a marine heatwave and local human disturbance affect juvenile coral densities, finding both stressors reduce densities, with competitive corals declining more than stress-tolerant ones.