About the Authors
- Bernhard M. Riegl
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* E-mail: rieglb@nova.edu
Affiliation National Coral Reef Institute, Nova Southeastern University, Dania, Florida, United States of America
- Sam J. Purkis
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Affiliation National Coral Reef Institute, Nova Southeastern University, Dania, Florida, United States of America
- Ashraf S. Al-Cibahy
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Affiliation Biodiversity Management and Conservation, Environment Agency Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Mohammed A. Abdel-Moati
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Affiliation Environmental Assessment Department, Ministry of Environment, Doha, Qatar
- Ove Hoegh-Guldberg
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Affiliation Global Change Institute and ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: BR SP AA MA OH. Performed the experiments: BR SP AA MA OH. Analyzed the data: BR SP AA MA OH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: BR SP OH. Wrote the paper: BR SP OH. Obtained permissions from Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi, and handled and executed fieldwork in Abu Dhabi: AA. Obtained permissions from Qatar Ministry of Environment and handled fieldwork in Qatar: MA.