A cost-effective approach to enhance scleractinian diversity on artificial shorelines

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 99, Issue , 2017, Pages 349-357

  Toh, Tai Chong ^a   Ng, Chin Soon Lionel ^a   Loke, Hai Xin ^a   Taira, Daisuke ^a   Toh, Kok Ben ^a   Afiq Rosli, Lutfi ^a   Du, Rosa Celia Poquita ^a   Cabaitan, Patrick ^a   Sam, Shu Qin ^a   Kikuzawa, Yuichi Preslie ^a   Chou, Loke Ming ^a   Song, Tiancheng ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Maritime and Port Authority   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Citizen science; Coral nursery; Reef restoration; Seawalls; Singapore; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; RETAINING WALLS; SEA LEVEL; TRANSPLANTATION (SURGICAL);

ARTIFICIAL STRUCTURES; CITIZEN SCIENCE; CORAL NURSERIES; COST-EFFECTIVE APPROACH; ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; PHYSICAL MODIFICATIONS; SCLERACTINIAN CORALS; SINGAPORE;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL DEVELOPMENT; CORAL; COST ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SHORELINE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURVIVAL;

SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA];

ANTHOZOA; ECHINOPORA LAMELLOSA; HYDNOPHORA RIGIDA; MERULINA AMPLIATA; PLATYGYRA SINENSIS; POCILLOPORA DAMICORNIS; PODABACIA CRUSTACEA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 84998673861     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2016.11.066     Document Type: Article

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