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Original Articles

Correlation of chlorophyll a and total carotenoid concentrations with coral bleaching from locations on the Pacific coast of Mexico

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Pages 279-291 | Received 17 Mar 2006, Accepted 26 Jun 2006, Published online: 23 Nov 2006

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