Growth Rate of Acropora formosa Fragments that Transplanted on Artificial Substrate Made from Coral Rubble
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Growth Rate of Acropora formosa Fragments that Transplanted on Artificial Substrate Made from Coral Rubble
Coral reefs play an important physiological and ecological role in coastal ecosystems such as providing natural breakwaters that protect shorelines and human settlements from waves and storm. Corals killed by tsunami, waves and storms are often degraded into rubble. This rubble is dynamic, easily shifted by currents and storms, which effectively forms ‘‘killing fields’’ for coral juveniles, hin...
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عنوان ژورنال: Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity
سال: 2009
ISSN: 2085-4722,1412-033X
DOI: 10.13057/biodiv/d100404