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, 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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