Sentences with phrase «rocky shore communities»
Along gradients of normal pH (8.1 — 8.2) to lowered pH (mean 7.8 — 7.9, minimum 7.4 — 7.5), typical rocky shore communities with abundant calcareous organisms shifted to communities lacking scleractinian corals with significant reductions in sea urchin and coralline algal abundance.
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Effects of climate change on the structure and function of rocky shore communities.