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Sharing the slope: depth partitioning of agariciid corals and associated Symbiodinium across shallow and mesophotic habitats (2-60 m) on a Caribbean reef.
BMC evolutionary biology - 23 Sept 2013
Bongaerts Pim, Frade Pedro R, Ogier Julie J, Hay Kyra B, van Bleijswijk Judith, Englebert Norbert, Vermeij Mark J A, Bak Rolf P M, Visser Petra M, Hoegh-Guldberg Ove
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Scleractinian corals and their algal endosymbionts (genus Symbiodinium) exhibit distinct bathymetric distributions on coral reefs. Yet, few studies have assessed the evolutionary context of these ecological distributions by exploring the genetic diversity of closely related coral species and their associated Symbiodinium over large depth ranges. Here we assess the distribution and genetic diversity of...
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