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Coral WarsCoral WarsCompetitive Interactions Among CoralsCompetitive Interactions Among Corals

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Competing CoralsCompeting Corals

dead zonedead zone

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Mechanisms of Competitive Interactions

Mechanisms of Competitive Interactions

• direct tentacular competition• mesenterial filament extrusion• sweeper tentacles and polyps• mucus secretions• overgrowth (“bulldozing”)• overshading

• direct tentacular competition• mesenterial filament extrusion• sweeper tentacles and polyps• mucus secretions• overgrowth (“bulldozing”)• overshading

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direct tentacular killingdirect tentacular killing

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direct tentacular killingdirect tentacular killing

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nematocystnematocyst

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mesenterial

filament extrusion

mesenterial

filament extrusion

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mesenterial filament from Fungia scutaria

mesenterial filament from Fungia scutaria

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noxious mucus secretionsnoxious mucus secretions

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overgrowth(“bulldozing”

)

overgrowth(“bulldozing”

)

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overshadingovershading

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overshadingovershading


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