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Sediment impacts on growth rates of Acropora and Porites corals from fringing reefs of Sulawesi, Indonesia

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Acknowledgements

We are indebted to Operation Wallacea for essential funding and logistical support in Indonesia, Moyra E. J. Wilson (Department of Geological Sciences, University of Durham, UK) for helpful discussions, to the anonymous referees for improving the manuscript, and to a large number of student volunteers for their considerable help on this project.

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  2. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, CO43SQ, UK

    David J. Smith

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Crabbe, M.J.C., Smith, D.J. Sediment impacts on growth rates of Acropora and Porites corals from fringing reefs of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Coral Reefs 24, 437–441 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-005-0004-6

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