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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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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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