Accepted Manuscript The role of competition in the phase shift to dominance of the zoanthid Palythoa cf. variabilis on coral reefs Igor Cristino Silva Cruz, Verena Henschen Meira, Ruy Kenji Papa de Kikuchi, Joel Christopher Creed PII: S0141-1136(16)30008-3 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2016.01.008 Reference: MERE 4122 To appear in: Marine Environmental Research Received Date: 22 November 2015 Revised Date: 21 January 2016 Accepted Date: 25 January 2016 Please cite this article as: Cruz, I.C.S., Meira, V.H., de Kikuchi, R.K.P., Creed, J.C., The role of competition in the phase shift to dominance of the zoanthid Palythoa cf. variabilis on coral reefs, Marine Environmental Research (2016), doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2016.01.008. This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.