Restoration of critically endangered elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) populations using larvae reared from wild-caught gametes
Elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) populations provide important ecological functions on shallow Caribbean reefs, many of which were lost when a disease reduced their abundance by more than 95% beginning in the mid-1970s. Since then, a lack of significant recovery has prompted rehabilitation initiativ...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-07-01
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Series: | Global Ecology and Conservation |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989415001018 |