Transportation techniques for massive scleractinian corals

Zoo Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 165-176

  Petersen, Dirk ^a,b   Laterveer, Michael ^b   Van Bergen, David ^c   Kuenen, Maureen ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b Rotterdam Zoo   (Netherlands)

^c Curaçao Sea Aquarium   (Netherlands Antilles)

^d Marine Awareness Center   (Netherlands Antilles)

Author keywords

Conservation; Diploria strigosa; Ex situ; Montastraea annularis; Public aquarium; Transfer

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; DIPLORIA; DIPLORIA STRIGOSA; MONTASTRAEA; MONTASTRAEA ANNULARIS; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 2442463453     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.10127     Document Type: Article

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