Macroalgae Decrease Growth and Alter Microbial Community Structure of the Reef-Building Coral, Porites astreoides

Rebecca Vega Thurber; Deron E. Burkepile; Adrienne M. S. Correa; Andrew R. Thurber; Andrew A. Shantz; Rory Welsh; Catharine Pritchard; Stephanie Rosales

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0044246

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Macroalgae Decrease Growth and Alter Microbial Community Structure of the Reef-Building Coral, Porites astreoides

Rebecca Vega Thurber ,

* E-mail: Rebecca.Vega-Thurber@oregonstate.edu

Affiliations Florida International University, Deptartment of Biological Sciences, North Miami, Florida, United States of America, Oregon State University, Deptartment of Microbiology, Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America
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Deron E. Burkepile,

Affiliation Florida International University, Deptartment of Biological Sciences, North Miami, Florida, United States of America
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Adrienne M. S. Correa,

Affiliations Florida International University, Deptartment of Biological Sciences, North Miami, Florida, United States of America, Oregon State University, Deptartment of Microbiology, Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America
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Andrew R. Thurber,

Affiliation Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America
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Andrew A. Shantz,

Affiliation Florida International University, Deptartment of Biological Sciences, North Miami, Florida, United States of America
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Rory Welsh,

Affiliations Florida International University, Deptartment of Biological Sciences, North Miami, Florida, United States of America, Oregon State University, Deptartment of Microbiology, Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America
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Catharine Pritchard,

Affiliations Florida International University, Deptartment of Biological Sciences, North Miami, Florida, United States of America, Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, Charleston, Oregon, United States of America
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Stephanie Rosales

Affiliations Florida International University, Deptartment of Biological Sciences, North Miami, Florida, United States of America, Oregon State University, Deptartment of Microbiology, Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America
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Macroalgae Decrease Growth and Alter Microbial Community Structure of the Reef-Building Coral, Porites astreoides

Rebecca Vega Thurber,
Deron E. Burkepile,
Adrienne M. S. Correa,
Andrew R. Thurber,
Andrew A. Shantz,
Rory Welsh,
Catharine Pritchard,
Stephanie Rosales

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Published: September 5, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0044246

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