Growth and survival of unattached Madracis mirabilis fragments transplanted to different reef sites, and the implication for reef rehabilitation

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 497-505

  Nagelkerken, I ^a   Bouma, S ^a   Van den Akker, S ^a   Bak, R P M ^a  

^a CARMABI FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL; FRAGMENTATION; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SURVIVAL; TRANSPLANTATION;

NETHERLANDS ANTILLES;

ANTHOZOA; INVERTEBRATA; MADRACIS MIRABILIS; MIRABILIS; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 0034579986     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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