Enhancing the biodiversity of coastal defence structures: Transplantation of nursery-reared reef biota onto intertidal seawalls

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 82, Issue , 2015, Pages 480-486

  Ng, Chin Soon Lionel ^a   Lim, Swee Cheng ^a   Ong, Joo Yong ^a   Teo, Lay Ming Serena ^a   Chou, Loke Ming ^a   Chua, Kok Eng ^b   Tan, Koh Siang ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Housing and Development Board   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Corals; Intertidal seawalls; Nursery; Singapore; Sponges; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; MARINE BIOLOGY; REEFS; TRANSPLANTATION (SURGICAL);

BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITY; COASTAL DEFENCE STRUCTURES; CORALS; ECOLOGICAL VALUES; INTERTIDAL ZONES; NURSERY; SINGAPORE; SPONGES;

RETAINING WALLS;

COASTAL PROTECTION; COASTAL STRUCTURE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; CORAL REEF; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; HABITAT QUALITY; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; SURVIVORSHIP;

CHANGI; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA];

ALCYONACEA; ANTHOZOA; CLADIELLA; DIPLOASTREA HELIOPORA; GASTROPODA; GONIASTREA; HYDNOPHORA RIGIDA; LENDENFELDIA CHONDRODES; LOBOPHYTUM; POCILLOPORA DAMICORNIS; PORITES LOBATA; RHABDASTRELLA; SINULARIA; SPONGIA;

EID: 84930943242     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2015.05.016     Document Type: Article

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