What is the optimal density of larval seeding in Acropora corals?

Fisheries Science

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 801-808

  Suzuki, Go ^a   Arakaki, Seiji ^a,c   Suzuki, Kiyoshi ^b   Iehisa, Yukihiro ^b   Hayashibara, Takeshi ^a  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^b Engineering Division   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Artificial reef; Coral restoration; Grid plate; Larval supply; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ACROPORA; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84864079604     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: 14442906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12562-012-0504-6     Document Type: Article

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