Coral restoration in Singapore's sediment-challenged sea

Regional Studies in Marine Science

Volumn 8, Issue , 2016, Pages 422-429

  Ng, Chin Soon Lionel ^a   Toh, Tai Chong ^a   Chou, Loke Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Artificial reefs; Coastal management; Coral nurseries; Reef rehabilitation; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979587516     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23524855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rsma.2016.05.005     Document Type: Article

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