Variation in short-term survival of cultured sandfish (Holothuria scabra) released in mangrove-seagrass and coral reef flat habitats in Solomon Islands

Aquaculture

Volumn 220, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 495-505

  Dance, Susan K ^a,b   Lane, Idris ^a   Bell, Johann D ^a  

^a WORLDFISH   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Holothuria scabra; Holothuroidea; Predation; Restocking; Sea cucumber; Stock enhancement

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; ECHINODERM; MANGROVE; SEAGRASS MEADOW; STOCK ENHANCEMENT; SURVIVAL;

SOLOMON ISLANDS; WESTERN PROVINCE;

ANTHOZOA; BALISTIDAE; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; ECHINODERMATA; HALOPHILA; HOLOTHURIA; HOLOTHURIA SCABRA; HOLOTHUROIDEA; LABRIDAE; LETHRINIDAE; NEMIPTERIDAE;

EID: 0037437040     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(02)00623-3     Document Type: Article

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