Corals like it waxed : paraffin-based antifouling technology enhances coral spat survival

• Main Authors: Guest, James R., Sin, Tsai M., Steinberg, Peter D., Tebben, Jan, Harder, Tilmann
• Other Authors: Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/103610; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19279
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The early post-settlement stage is the most sensitive during the life history of reef building corals. However, few studies have examined the factors that influence coral mortality during this period. Here, the impact of fouling on the survival of newly settled coral spat of Acropora millepora was i...