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Wall of orange cup coral, Tubastraea coccinea, at the inlet breakwaters of a nuclear power plant, southern Taiwan

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Acknowledgments

MJH is the recipient of a postdoctoral fellowship from the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (MOST). This study was funded by the Kenting National Park Authority to CAC.

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  1. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei, 115, Taiwan

    Ming-Jay Ho, Chia-Min Hsu & Chaolun Allen Chen

  2. Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 106, Taiwan

    Chia-Min Hsu & Chaolun Allen Chen

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Ho, MJ., Hsu, CM. & Chen, C.A. Wall of orange cup coral, Tubastraea coccinea, at the inlet breakwaters of a nuclear power plant, southern Taiwan. Mar Biodiv 47, 163–164 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-016-0469-2

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