Trends Determined by Cyanide Testing on Marine Aquarium Fish in the Philippines

Marine Ornamental Species: Collection, Culture & Conservation

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 325-340

  Rubec, Peter J ^a   Pratt, Vaughan R ^b   McCullough, Bryan ^b   Manipula, Benita ^c   Alban, Joy ^c   Espero, Theo ^c   Suplido, Emma R ^c  

^a International Marinelife Alliance   (United States)

^b International Marinelife Alliance   (United States)

^c International Marinelife Alliance   (Philippines)

Author keywords

China; Mortality; Philippines; Soft corals; Task force

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889376488     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470752722.ch24     Document Type: Chapter

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