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greater cumulative stress than is present at inshore reefs. The results presented in this study provide support for
increased protection and awareness of inshore patch reefs. It also provides important information regarding the
important synergism between changing temperature and irradiance experienced by corals. Increased turbidity
provides both a refuge from increased irradiance as well as a potential food source to counteract decreases in algal
carbon fixation for the cnidarian host during periods of eutrophication as long as sedimentation is not significant
(Bongiorni et al., 2003; Cacciapaglia and van Woesik, 2016).
Author Contributions
JAH designed and conducted the experiments and statistical analysis. BH designed and conducted the experiments. KBS designed
and advised experiments, and provided laboratory space for the work. JMC advised work and provided space for samples. All authors
read and approved the final manuscript.
Acknowledgments
First and foremost we would like to thank the staff of the Mote Marine Laboratory Tropical Research Station for their help in
throughout the course of this research. We would also like to thank the Conservation Protection Network for their continued
dedication to and support of this research. Finally thanks to the Annis Water Resources Institute for their support.
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