Effect of suspended sediment on fertilization success in the scleractinian coral Pectinia lactuca

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 741-745

  Erftemeijer, Paul L A ^a,f   Hagedorn, Mary ^b,g   Laterveer, Michael ^c   Craggs, Jamie ^d   Guest, James R ^e  

^a WL DELFT HYDRAULICS   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c Rotterdam Zoo   (Netherlands)

^d Horniman Museum and Gardens   (United Kingdom)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^f SINCLAIR KNIGHT MERZ   (Australia)

^g SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

coral spawning; dredging; fertilization success; Pectinia lactuca; suspended sediment; turbidity

Indexed keywords

COLONY; CORAL; DREDGING; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPAWNING; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TURBIDITY;

SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA];

ANTHOZOA; LACTUCA; PECTINIA LACTUCA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 84860829699     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315411000944     Document Type: Article

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