Augmenting the post-transplantation growth and survivorship of juvenile scleractinian corals via nutritional enhancement

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Toh, Tai Chong ^a   Ng, Chin Soon Lionel ^a   Peh, Jia Wei Kassler ^a   Toh, Kok Ben ^a   Chou, Loke Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTEMIA SALINA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORAL; CORAL REEF; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; FEEDING; GROWTH; GROWTH RATE; JUVENILE ANIMAL; NAUPLIUS (LARVA); NONHUMAN; POCILLOPORA DAMICORNIS; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE; VOLUMETRY; ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; CORAL REEFS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES;

EID: 84902437087     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0098529     Document Type: Article

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