Biological controls to manage Acropora-eating flatworms in coral aquaculture

Coral aquaculture is expanding to supply the marine ornamental trade and active coral reef restoration. A common pest of Acropora corals is the Acropora-eating flatworm Prosthiostomum acroporae, which can cause colonial mortality at high infestation densities on Acropora spp. We investigated the pot...

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Main Authors: Barton, JA, Humphrey, C, Bourne, DG, Hutson, KS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Inter-Research 2020-02-01
Series:Aquaculture Environment Interactions
Online Access:https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/aei/v12/p61-66/