Algal blooms on coral reefs: what are the causes?

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Hughes, Terry;Szmant, Alina M.;Steneck, Robert;Carpenter, Robert;Miller, Steven
Terry Hughes
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[Extract] The recent paper by Lapointe (1997) on the causes of algal blooms on coral reefs was presented as a test of the hypothesis that the reefs of Jamaica and southeast Florida had exceeded a threshold level of eutrophication that resulted in blooms of benthic algae. We offer this critique to evaluate the logic and efficacy of the tests presented by Lapointe (1997).

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Limnology and Oceanography

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American Society of Limnology and Oceanography

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