Manipulation of environmental variables and the effect on the growth of Haliclona sp.: Implications for open-water aquaculture

Marine Biology Research

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 326-332

  Abdo, D A ^a   Battershill, C N ^b   Harvey, E S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environment; Growth; Haliclona; Sponge; Survival

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GROWTH; LIGHT EFFECT; SEDIMENTATION; SPONGE; SURVIVAL; WATER FLOW;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; HAMELIN BAY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

HALICLONA; HALICLONA SP.;

EID: 33750133448     PISSN: 17451000     EISSN: 17451019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17451000600820946     Document Type: Article

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