Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Clements CS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6353673 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Clements Cody S CS Hay Mark E ME
Nature ecology & evolution 20190107 2
Coral reefs are declining dramatically and losing species richness, but the impact of declining biodiversity on coral well-being remains inadequately understood. Here, we demonstrate that lower coral species richness alone can suppress the growth and survivorship of multiple species of corals (Porites cylindrica, Pocillopora damicornis and Acropora millepora) under field conditions on a degraded, macroalgae-dominated reef. Our findings highlight the positive role of biodiversity in the function ...[more]