Fiesinger, Anna
Held, Christoph
Melzner, Frank
Putchim, Lalita
Reusch, Thorsten B. H.
Schmidt, Andrea L.
Wall, Marlene
Funding for this research was provided by:
VW Foundation (#AZ 95 842, #AZ 95 842, #AZ 95 842, #AZ 95 842)
Universität Konstanz
Article History
Received: 16 March 2023
Accepted: 17 August 2023
First Online: 26 August 2023
Declarations
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: Permits for sampling and processing of the coral samples were provided through the collaboration with LP at Phuket Marine Biological Centre (PMBC) as well as research permits through the National Research Council, Bangkok (No.0002/1612). Export permits for <i>Pocillopora damicornis </i>sensu lato now <i>P. acuta</i> according to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) were admitted by the Department of Fisheries (Fisheries Resources Conservation and Convention Group: Permit number: AC.0510.5/205) and import permits by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) (Permit number: E-03164/21). The sampling sites are not privately-owned, and no endangered or protected species were collected.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.