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Consequences of Coral Bleaching for Sessile Reef Organisms

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Coral Bleaching

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  5. Coral Reef Conservation Project, Wildlife Conservation Society, Mombasa, Kenya

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McClanahan, T.R., Weil, E., Cortés, J., Baird, A.H., Ateweberhan, M. (2009). Consequences of Coral Bleaching for Sessile Reef Organisms. In: van Oppen, M.J.H., Lough, J.M. (eds) Coral Bleaching. Ecological Studies, vol 205. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69775-6_8

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