Comparison of three types of adhesives in attaching coral transplants to clam shell substrates

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1140-1148

  Dizon, Romeo M ^a,c   Edwards, Alasdair J ^b   Gomez, Edgardo D ^a  

^a University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Coral transplantation; Giant clam shells; Philippines; Reef restoration; Self attachment

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE; BIVALVE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; MORTALITY; SHELL; SURVIVORSHIP; TRANSPLANTATION;

ASIA; BOLINAO; EURASIA; ILOCOS; PANGASINAN; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ACROPORA MURICATA; ANTHOZOA; BIVALVIA; HELIOPORA COERULEA; PAVONA FRONDIFERA; POCILLOPORIDAE; PORITES CYLINDRICA; PORITES RUS;

EID: 54949107776     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.944     Document Type: Article

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