The effects of clove oil on coral: An experimental evaluation using Pocillopora damicornis (Linnaeus)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 345, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 101-109

  Frisch, Ashley J ^a   Ulstrup, Karin E ^b,c   Hobbs, Jean Paul A ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic; Clove oil; Coral; Eugenol; Live reef fish trade; Pocillopora damicornis

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC; CORAL BLEACHING; CORAL REEF; DEMERSAL FISH; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ESSENTIAL OIL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY;

ANTHOZOA; POCILLOPORA DAMICORNIS; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM;

EID: 34247540800     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2007.02.004     Document Type: Article

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