Propagation of the threatened staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis: Methods to minimize the impacts of fragment collection and maximize production

Coral Reefs

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 729-735

  Lirman, D ^a   Thyberg, T ^a   Herlan, J ^a   Hill, C ^a   Young Lahiff, C ^a   Schopmeyer, S ^a   Huntington, B ^a   Santos, R ^a   Drury, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Acropora cervicornis; Coral gardening; Fragmentation; Propagation

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COLONY; CORAL; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; MORTALITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

ACROPORA; ACROPORA CERVICORNIS; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 77954846778     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-010-0621-6     Document Type: Article

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