Rearing juvenile 'corals of opportunity' in in situ nurseries - A reef rehabilitation approach for sediment-impacted environments

Marine Biology Research

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 833-838

  Ng, Chin Soon Lionel ^a   Chou, Loke Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Pachyseris speciosa; Pectinia paeonia; sedimentation; Singapore; unconsolidated substrate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899758367     PISSN: 17451000     EISSN: 17451019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17451000.2013.853124     Document Type: Article

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