Relevance of coral geometry in the outcomes of the coral-algal benthic war
Emma E. George, James Mullinix, Fanwei Meng, Barbara Bailey, Clinton Edwards, Ben Felts, Andreas Haas, Aaron C. Hartmann, Benjamin Mueller, Jim Nulton, Ty N.F. Roach, Peter Salamon, Cynthia B. Silveira, Mark J.A. Vermeij, Forest L. Rohwer, Antoni Luque
This study examines how coral geometry, including fractal dimension, surface area, and perimeter, influences outcomes in coral-algal competition, finding that geometric features explain a significant portion of variability in winning and losing regions.
bioRxiv · May 24, 2018 · PreprintEcology