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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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