Avoiding coral reef functional collapse requires local and global action.

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Published in Curr Biol on May 09, 2013

Authors

Emma V Kennedy1, Chris T Perry, Paul R Halloran, Roberto Iglesias-Prieto, Christine H L Schönberg, Max Wisshak, Armin U Form, Juan P Carricart-Ganivet, Maoz Fine, C Mark Eakin, Peter J Mumby

Author Affiliations

1: College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter EX4 4QD, UK.

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