Recent changes (2018-2022) in Benthic cover in Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, Sulu Sea, the Philippines

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park is a benchmark for reef condition in the Philippines. However, there has been a notable decline in hard coral cover from 2018–2022, coinciding with an increase in sponges and cyanobacteria – changes that were earlier posited to be due to eutrophication. Over the five-ye...

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