Restoration of coral populations in light of genetic diversity estimates

Coral Reefs

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 727-733

  Shearer, T L ^a   Porto, I ^b   Zubillaga, A L ^c  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Conservation genetics; Genetic diversity; Microsatellite; Rarefaction; Reef restoration; Scleractinian coral

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; COLONY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION GENETICS; CORAL REEF; DATA SET; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SURVEYING;

ACROPORA PALMATA; ANTHOZOA; MONTASTRAEA CAVERNOSA; MONTASTRAEA FAVEOLATA; POCILLOPORA DAMICORNIS; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 70350031255     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-009-0520-x     Document Type: Article

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