Experimental recruitment of the Brazilian endemic coral Mussismilia braziliensis and conditioning of settlement plates;reclutamiento experimental del coral endémico de brasil mussismilia braziliensis y acondicionamiento de placas de asentamiento

Ciencias Marinas

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-10

  Segal, B ^a,b   Berenguer, V ^a   Castro, C B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Coral; Larval settlement; Mussidae; Plate conditioning; South atlantic

Indexed keywords

ALGA; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CORAL REEF; FOULING; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTH);

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; MUSSIDAE; MUSSISMILIA BRAZILIENSIS;

EID: 84857963982     PISSN: 01853880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7773/cm.v38i1A.1853     Document Type: Article

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