Multi-Decadal Change in Reef-Scale Production and Calcification Associated With Recent Disturbances on a Lizard Island Reef Flat

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Chiara Pisapia, Eric Jeremy Hochberg, Robert Carpenter
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019
• Subjects: NEC; NEP; bleaching; cyclone; ocean acidification; Lizard Island; Science; Q; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00575; https://doaj.org/article/e75e818f21ce41ff8c3612b5cea6890a

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