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High densities of the Elkhorn coral Acropora palmata in Cayo de Agua, Archipelago Los Roques National Park, Venezuela

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We are thankful to the institutions that provided funding for this study, Iniciativa de Especies Amenazadas (IEA), Centro Internacional de Ecología Tropical (CIET)-Unesco, Provita Foundation and Wildlife Trust; also to E. Weil, L. Marquez and D. Lirman who provided critical comments for this reef site.

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  1. Laboratorio de Comunidades Marinas, Dpto. Biología de Organismos, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas, 1080, Venezuela

    AL Zubillaga, C Bastidas & A Cróquer

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Zubillaga, A., Bastidas, C. & Cróquer, A. High densities of the Elkhorn coral Acropora palmata in Cayo de Agua, Archipelago Los Roques National Park, Venezuela. Coral Reefs 24, 86 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-004-0458-y

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