Preliminary study of community development and scleractinian recruitment on fibreglass artificial reef units in the sedimented waters of Singapore

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 61-76

  Loh, Tse Lynn ^a   Tanzil, J T I ^a   Chou, L M ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Artificial reef; Community development; Coral recruitment; Fibreglass; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL REEF; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; RECRUITMENT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

ASIA; EURASIA; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ACROPORIDAE; ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; ASCIDIACEA; HYDROZOA; POCILLOPORA DAMICORNIS; PORITIDAE; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 31644433402     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.701     Document Type: Article

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