Physiological and ecological aspects of coral transplantation

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 229, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 69-84

  Yap, H T ^a   Alvarez, R M ^a   Custodio III, H M ^a   Dizon, R M ^a  

^a University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Coral transplantation; Porites cylindrica; Porites rus

Indexed keywords

CORAL;

CORAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GROWTH; MORTALITY; TRANSPLANTATION;

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REGENERATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL;

PHILIPPINES;

EID: 0032585147     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(98)00041-0     Document Type: Article

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