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Diversity Partitioning of Stony Corals Across Multiple Spatial Scales Around Zanzibar Island, Tanzania

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  • Assaf Zvuloni
  • Robert van Woesik
  • Yossi Loya

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Background: The coral reefs of Zanzibar Island (Unguja, Tanzania) encompass a considerable proportion of the global coral-reef diversity and are representative of the western Indian Ocean region. Unfortunately, these reefs have been recently subjected to local and regional disturbances. The objectives of this study were to determine whether there are potentially non-random processes forcing the observed coral diversity patterns, and highlight where and at which spatial scales these processes might be most influential. Methodology/Principal Findings: A hierarchical (nested) sampling design was employed across three spatial scales, ranging from transects (≤20 m), stations (

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  • Assaf Zvuloni & Robert van Woesik & Yossi Loya, 2010. "Diversity Partitioning of Stony Corals Across Multiple Spatial Scales Around Zanzibar Island, Tanzania," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 5(3), pages 1-8, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0009941
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009941
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