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The Perks of Life as a Coral‐Boring Bivalve

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Photo 1. (A, B) Posterior extremities of the boring bivalve Pedum spondyloideum among living coral polyps (A) Turbinaria reniformis and (B) Cyphastrea sp. from the reef in front of the Inter-University Institute in Eilat (IUI), Israel. (C) View of the boring bivalve Leiosolenus simplex and its burrow within a coral head of Astreopora myriophthalma from the Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba. Photo credits: Tom Shlesinger (A, B), Amikam Shoob (C). These photographs illustrate the article “Coral hosts provide more than shelter to boring bivalves” by Tal Amit, Peter G. Beninger, Gitai Yahel, and Yossi Loya in Ecology, https://doi.org.10.1002/ecy4376

Source: Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America

DOI: 10.1002/bes2.2177

Authors: Tal Amit, Peter G. Beninger, Gitai Yahel, Yossi Loya

Language: English

Topic: Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies

Subfield: Ecology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Life below water

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid:

Funder: Israel Science Foundation