Testing the effectiveness of direct propagation techniques for coral restoration of Acropora spp.

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue , 2012, Pages 11-17

  Boch, Charles A ^a   Morse, Aileen N C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acropora; Asexual and sexual propagation; Coral restoration; Direct transplantation

Indexed keywords

ACROPORA; ACTIVE REHABILITATIONS; FASTER RATES; HABITAT QUALITY; NOVEL METHODS; PROPAGATION METHOD; PROPAGULES; RESTORATION PRACTICES; TECHNOLOGICAL LIMITATIONS;

FLOW RATE; REEFS; SEAWATER;

RESTORATION;

CORAL REEF; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT RESTORATION; LAGOON; PROPAGULE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SEAWATER;

ACROPORA; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84855218325     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2011.12.026     Document Type: Article

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