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Reef management matters: human pressure reshapes coral reef communities across environmental gradients in the Maldives

Pancrazi, Irene, Gotta, Cristina, Montefalcone, Monica, Bianchi, Carlo Nike, Morri, Carla, Mohamed, Abdul Basith, Ahmed, Hassan·2026·Biological Conservation
DOI 10.1016/j.biocon.2026.112173
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Authors
Pancrazi, I., Gotta, C., Montefalcone, M., Bianchi, C. N., Morri, C., Mohamed, A. B., & Ahmed, H.
Venue
Biological Conservation
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2026-12
Volume
324
Pages
112173
ISSN
0006-3207
DOI
10.1016/j.biocon.2026.112173
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