Testing animal-assisted cleaning prior to transplantation in coral reef restoration
Rearing coral fragments in nurseries and subsequent transplantation onto a degraded reef is a common approach for coral reef restoration. However, if barnacles and other biofouling organisms are not removed prior to transplantation, fish will dislodge newly cemented corals when feeding on biofouling...
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PeerJ Inc.
2015-09-01
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/1287.pdf |