Fan, Meihua
Sun, Xue
Liao, Zhi
Wang, Jianxin
Li, Yahe
Xu, Nianjun
Funding for this research was provided by:
the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41606129)
the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31671009)
the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41276122)
Zhejiang ocean university doctoral research startup funding project (Q1701)
Article History
Received: 4 May 2018
Accepted: 7 October 2018
First Online: 27 October 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Samples of <i>U. Prolifera</i> were collected from the intertidal zone of the eastern gulf, Xiangshan, Ningbo, China (29°32.803 N, 121°45.599E). The Xiangshan municipal government is responsible for this area. The sampling sites were not located within protected areas; however, permission for collection was still obtained. Samples were handled in accordance with guidelines on experimental sample processing for scientific purposes set by of Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, China.
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