Changes in shallow-reef community composition along environmental gradients on the East African coast

Abiotic determinants of community composition on shallow reefs are seldom examined at a scale transcending biogeographic regions, and knowledge for the western Indian Ocean is sparse. To address this deficit, turnover in reef community composition was quantified, using gradient forest analyses, alon...

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Published in:	Marine biology Vol. 164; no. 5; pp. 1 - 101
Main Authors:	Porter, Sean N., Branch, George M., Sink, Kerry J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.05.2017 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Abiotic factors biogeography Biomedical and Life Sciences Chlorophyll Chlorophyll a Coasts Community composition community structure Concentration (composition) Coral reefs energy Environmental gradient Food Freshwater & Marine Ecology Heterogeneity Indian Ocean Life Sciences Marine & Freshwater Sciences Marine biology Microbiology Nutrient cycles Nutrients Oceanography Original Paper Reefs Remote sensing Rivers Sand Sediment Sediments Shallow water suspended sediment Suspended sediments temperature Temperature effects Tropical environments Turbidity Variables Wave action Wave height Zoology ISW, Indian Ocean Africa Indian Ocean Electronic Supplementary Material Community Composition Wave Height Suspended Sediment Turbidity
ISSN:	0025-3162, 1432-1793
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