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Subaerial exposure of coral reefs during spring low tides in the eastern Pacific

  • Juan C Mejía-Rentería
  • Gustavo A Castellanos-Galindo
  • Juan D Osorio-Cano
  • Elisa Casella

Abstract

Extreme low tides that expose corals to air are damaging for coral reefs. The best developed coral reef of the continental Colombian Pacific was exposed at spring tide during consecutive days in 2019. Consumer-grade drone imagery revealed the extent of the area affected. These corals have high conservation and research value.

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Mejía-Rentería J.C., Castellanos-Galindo G.A., Osorio-Cano J.D. and Casella E. (2020) Subaerial exposure of coral reefs during spring low tides in the eastern Pacific. Bulletin of Marine Science. 10.5343/bms.2019.0085 [Online ahead of print]

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Title Subaerial exposure of coral reefs during spring low tides in the eastern Pacific
Date 01.01.2020
Journal Bulletin of Marine Science
DOI 10.5343/bms.2019.0085
Open Access Status Open Access (open)

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