The study of Mexican coral reefs under the threat of climate change: Contributions from XII CMAC–III CPAC

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Luis Malpica-Cruz
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0750-1652
Horacio Pérez-España
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4888-4688
Georgina Ramírez-Ortiz
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0685-1995
José A Zepeda-Domínguez
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6094-9096

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Malpica-Cruz, L., Pérez-España, H., Ramírez-Ortiz, G., & Zepeda-Domínguez , J. A. (2025). The study of Mexican coral reefs under the threat of climate change: Contributions from XII CMAC–III CPAC. Ciencias Marinas, 50(1B). https://doi.org/10.7773/cm.y2025.3563
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