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Articles | Volume 17, issue 23
Articles | Volume 17, issue 23
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-5909-2020
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-5909-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 17, issue 23
Research article
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01 Dec 2020
Research article |  | 01 Dec 2020

Multi-decadal changes in structural complexity following mass coral mortality on a Caribbean reef

George Roff, Jennifer Joseph, and Peter J. Mumby

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In recent decades, extensive mortality of reef-building corals throughout the Caribbean region has led to the erosion of reef frameworks and declines in biodiversity. Using field observations, models, and high-precision U–Th dating, we quantified changes in the structural complexity of coral reef frameworks over the past 2 decades. Structural complexity was stable at reef scales, yet bioerosion led to declines in small-scale microhabitat complexity with cascading effects on cryptic fauna.
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