Community Shift in Coastal Ecosystem (IMAGE)

Hokkaido University

Community Shift in Coastal Ecosystem

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Underwater photos showing the shift from temperate communities dominated by macroalgae beds (kelp and fucoids) (left), to the transitory cohabitation with tropical corals (middle), to coral reefs (right).

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Kumagai N.H., <em>et al</em>., <em>PNAS</em>, August 20, 2018

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