Coral reefs' physical conditions set biological rules of nature – until people show up
By A Mystery Man Writer
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A new ecology study doesn’t focus on how people degrade the environment. Instead, it untangles the way physical factors in a pristine ecosystem drive the biology of what lives there.
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Coral reefs – News, Research and Analysis – The Conversation – page 9
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Coral reefs' physical conditions set biological rules of nature
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