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Non-indigenous sun corals invade mussel beds in Brazil

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We would like to thank two referees and the Editor for comments that improved this article, and JCC would like to thank Anna Maria Scofano (Petrobras) and Dr. Ricardo Coutinho (Brazilian Navy/Petrobras) for raising the questions answered by this study. This article is no. 20 from the Projeto Coral-Sol.

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  1. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Evolução, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Marcelo C. Mantelatto

  2. Departamento de Ecologia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Francisco Xavier 524, PHLC, sala 220, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20559-900, Brazil

    Joel C. Creed

  3. The Coral-Sol Research, Technological Development and Innovation Network, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Marcelo C. Mantelatto & Joel C. Creed

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Mantelatto, M.C., Creed, J.C. Non-indigenous sun corals invade mussel beds in Brazil. Mar Biodiv 45, 605–606 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-014-0282-8

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