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Published: Jul 01, 2026
Vol/Issue: 228
Pages: 119574
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Authors

K

Karina Massei

M

Maria Cecilia Silva Souza

L

Larissa Fernandes de Lavor

C

Carlos Alberto Cavalcanti Soares

M

Márcia Elisabeth Dementshuk

A

Amanda de Souza Vasconcelos

P

Patrícia de Moura Almeida

G

George Emmanuel Cavalcanti de Miranda

P

Pablo Riul

F

Frederico Gustavo Rodrigues França

P

Pedro Costa Guedes Vianna

C

Celso Augusto Guimarães Santos

R

Richarde Marques da Silva

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Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico Award: 151702/2024-1

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Karina Massei, Maria Cecilia Silva Souza, Larissa Fernandes de Lavor, et al. (2026). Assessing coral nursery performance on reefs in Northeast Brazil under bleaching and anthropogenic pressures. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 228, 119574. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.119574

Assessing coral nursery performance on reefs in Northeast Brazil under bleaching and anthropogenic pressures

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