Unravelling the influence of light on inshore coral and sponge recruits and their substrate communities
Gerard F. Ricardo, Muhammad Azmi Abdul Wahab, Eduardo Denis Arias, Lee Bastin, Christopher J. Brunner, Heidi M. Luter, Matthew R. Nitschke, Matthew Salmon, Andrew Peter Negri
This study examines how light intensity and spectral profiles affect coral and sponge recruits and their substrate communities in turbid inshore reefs, finding an inverted U-shaped response to light intensity.
Marine Pollution Bulletin · Sep 8, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology