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Patrick C. Cabaitan, Ph.D. – Professor

Contact:
pcabaitan@msi.upd.edu.ph

Education:
Ph.D. Marine Science, University of the Ryukus, Japan

Research Interests:
Community Ecology, Restoration Ecology, Giant Clam Conservation

Selected Publications:

  • Calle, L.G., Cabaitan, P.C., Sayco, S.L.G., Tan, S.H., & Conaco, C. (25 January 2024). Ontogenetic variability in the diel activity pattern of the marine gastropod Cassis cornuta (Mollusca: Cassidae). Journal of Molluscan Studies, 90(1), eyad024. https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyad024
  • Cvitanovic, C., Acedera, M. A. M., Samonte, P. C., Baria‐Rodriguez, M. V., Cabaitan, P., Dzung, N. T. P., … & van Putten, I. (2024). Roadmap for improving coral reef restoration practices in Southeast Asia. Ecological Management & Restoration. https://doi.org/10.1111/emr.12615 (Article in Press)
  • Dolorosa, R.G., Mecha, N.J.M.F., Bano, J.D., Ecube, K.M.A., Villanueva, E.G., & Cabaitan, P.C. (2024). Declining population of giant clams (Cardiidae: Tridacninae) in Palawan, Philippines. Ocean and Coastal Research, 72, e24010. https://doi.org/10.1590/2675-2824072.22130
  • Gomez, R., Mamauag, S., Fabinyi, M., dela Cruz, D., McLeod, I. M., Cabaitan, P., & Harrison, P. L. (1 September 2024). Implications of fisher perceptions on coral restoration in Tondol, northwestern Philippines. Ocean & Coastal Management, 255, 107233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2024.107233
  • Gomez, R., Cabaitan, P., McLeod, I., & dela Cruz, D. (15 August 2024). Project full title Baseline monitoring and evaluation of long-term impacts on fish stocks from coral restoration (74 pp.). https://www.aciar.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-08/fis-2018-128-final-report.pdf
  • Sayco, S.L.G., Pomares, A.A., Cabaitan, P.C., & Kurihara, H. (January 2024). Reproductive consequences of thermal stress-induced bleaching in the giant clam Tridacna crocea. Marine Environmental Research, 193, 106280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.106280
  • Sayco, S.L.G., Prasetia, R., Todd, P.A., Loya, Y., Valencia, B., Calle, L.G., & Cabaitan, P.C. (13 January 2024). Reproductive biology and early life history of the solitary coral Heliofungia actiniformis from Singapore and the Philippines. Marine Biology, 171(2), 56. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-023-04378-y
  • de Guzman, I.J.A., Cabaitan, P.C., Hoeksema, B.W., Sayco, S.L.G., & Conaco, C. (August 2023). Variation in epibiont communities among restocked giant clam species (Cardiidae: Tridacninae) and across different habitat types. Marine Biodiversity, 53(4), 51. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-023-01363-y
  • Padayhag, B.M., Nada, M.A.L., Baquiran, J.I.P., Sison-Mangus, M.P., San Diego-McGlone, M.L., Cabaitan, P.C., & Conaco, C. (August 2023). Microbial community structure and settlement induction capacity of marine biofilms developed under varied reef conditions. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 193, 115138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115138
  • Quimpo, T.J.R., Requilme, J.N., Gomez, E., Sayco, S.L., Dumalagan Jr, E.E., Siringan, F.P., … & Cabaitan, P.C. (29 August 2023). Fish and benthic communities in an offshore and well-managed coral reef after bleaching disturbance in the Philippines. Marine Biology, 170(10), 123. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-023-04273-6
  • Sayco, S.L.G., Cabaitan, P.C., & Kurihara, H. (February 23, 2023). Bleaching reduces reproduction in the giant clam Tridacna gigas. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 706, 47-56. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14251
  • Baird, A.H., Edwards, A.J., Guest, J.R., Harii, S., Hatta, M., Lachs, L., Mera, H., Sinniger, F., Abrego, D., Ben-Zvi, O., Bronstein, O., Cabaitan, P.C., Cumbo, V.R., Eyal, G., Eyal-Shaham, L., Feldman, B., Figueiredo, J., Flot, J.-F., Grinblat, M., Heyward, A., Hidaka, M., Hirose, M., Iguchi, A., Isomura, N., Kinzie, R.A., Kitanobo, S., Kuba, A., Levy, O., Loya, Y., Mezaki, T., Mohamed, A.R., Morita, M., Nojima, S., Nozawa, Y., Prasetia, R., Puill-Stephan, E., Ramirez-Portilla, C., Rapuano, H., Rosenberg, Y., Sakai, Y., Sakai, K., Shlesinger, T., Terraneo, T.I., Yakovleva, I., Yamamoto, H.H., & Yamazato, K. (January 31, 2022). A coral spawning calendar for Sesoko Station, Okinawa, Japan. Galaxea, Journal of Coral Reef Studies, 24(1), 41-49. https://doi.org/10.3755/galaxea.G2021_S10O
  • Ligson, C.A., Cabaitan, P.C., & Harrison, P.L. (November 2022). Survival and growth of coral recruits in varying group sizes. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 556, 151793. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2022.151793
  • Aquino, G.A.G., Cabaitan, P.C., & Secor, D.H. (March 2021). Locomotor activity and growth response of glass eel Anguilla marmorata exposed to different salinity levels. Fisheries Science, 87(2), 253-262. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12562-021-01493-x
  • Ayalon, I., Rosenberg, Y., Benichou, J.I.C., Campos, C.L.D., Sayco, S.L.G., Nada, M.A.L., Baquiran, J.I.P., Ligson, C.A., Avisar, D., Conaco, C., Kuechly, H.U., Kyba, C.C.M., Cabaitan, P.C., & Levy, O. (25 January 2021). Coral gametogenesis collapse under artificial light pollution. Current Biology, 31(2), 413-419. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.10.039
  • Baird, A.H., Guest, J.R., Edwards, A.J., Bauman, A.G., Bouwmeester, J., Mera, H., Abrego, D., Alvarez-Noriega, M., Babcock, R.C., Barbosa, M.B., Bonito, V., Burt, J., Cabaitan, P.C., Chang, C.F., Chavanich, S., Chen, C.A., Chen, C.J., Chen, W.J., Chung, F.C., Connolly, S.R., Cumbo, V.R., Dornelas, M., Doropoulos, C., Eyal, G., Eyal-Shaham, L., Fadli, N., Figueiredo, J., Flot, J.F., Gan, S.Z. Gomez, E.J., Graham, E.M., Grinblat, M., Gutiérrez-Isaza, N., Harii, S., Harrison, P.L., Hatta, M., Ho, N.A.J., Hoarau, G., Hoogenboom, M., Howells, E.J., Iguchi, A., Isomura, N., Jamodiong, E.A., Jandang, S., Keyse, J., Kitanobo, S., Kongjandtre, N., Kuo, C.Y., Ligson, A., Lin, C.H., Low, J., Loya, Y., Maboloc, E.A., Madin, J.S., Mezaki, J., Min, C., Morita, M., Moya, A., Neo, S.H., Nitschke, M.R., Nojima, S., Nozawa, Y., Piromvaragorn, S., Plathong, S., Puill-Stephan, S., Quigley, K., Ramirez-Portilla, C., Ricardo, G., Sakai, K., Sampayo, E., Shlesinger, T., Sikim, L., Simpson, C., Sims, C.A., Sinniger, F., Spiji, D.A., Tabalanza, T., Tan, C.H., Terraneo, T.I., Torda, G., True, J., Tun, K., Vicentuan, K., Viyakarn, V., Waheed, Z., Ward, S., Willis, B., Woods, R.M., Woolsey, E.S., Yamamoto, H.H. & Yusuf, S. (29 January 2021). An Indo-Pacific coral spawning database. Scientific Data, 8(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-00793-8
  • Harrison, P.L., dela Cruz, D.W., Cameron, K.A., & Cabaitan, P.C. (01 December 2021). Increased coral larval supply enhances recruitment for coral and fish habitat restoration. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, 750210. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.750210
  • Ligson, C.A., & Cabaitan, P.C. (July 2021). Survival and sexual maturity of sexually propagated Acropora verweyi corals 4 years after outplantation. Restoration Ecology, 29(5), e13363. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13363
    Requilme, J.N.C., Conaco, C., Sayco, S.L.G., Roa-Quiaoit, H.A., & Cabaitan, P.C. (1 March 2021). Using citizen science and survey data to determine the recruitment envelope of the giant clam, Tridacna gigas (Cardiidae: Tridacninae). Ocean & Coastal Management, 202, 105515. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2020.105515
  • Albelda, R.L., Cabaitan, P.C., Sinniger, F.P., Dumalagan, E.E. Jr., Quimpo, T.J.R., Olavides R.D.D., Munar, J.C., Villanoy, C.L., & Siringan, F.P. (November 2020). Juvenile scleractinian assemblage and its association with adults and benthos at shallow and upper mesophotic depths in fringing and atoll reefs in the Philippines. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 40, 101514. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2020.101514
  • Baquiran, J.I., Nada, M.A.L., Campos, C.L.D., Sayco, S.L.G., Cabaitan, P.C., Rosenberg, Y., Ayalon, I., Levy, O., & Conaco, C. (12 October 2020). The prokaryotic microbiome of Acropora digitifera is stable under short-term artificial light pollution. Microorganisms, 8(10), 1566. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8101566
  • Baquiran, J.I.P., Nada, M.A.L., Posadas, N., Manogan, D.P., Cabaitan, P.C., & Conaco, C. (April 22, 2020). Population structure and microbial community diversity of two common tetillid sponges in a tropical reef lagoon. PeerJ, 8, e9017. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9017
  • Conaco, C., & Cabaitan, P.C. (January 2020). Influence of salinity and temperature on the survival and settlement of Heliopora coerulea larvae. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 150, 110703. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110703
  • Da-Anoy, J.P., Cabaitan, P.C., & Conaco, C. (December 2020). Warm temperature alters the chemical cue preference of Acropora tenuis and Heliopora coerulea larvae. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 161, 111755. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111755
  • Eyal-Shaham, L., Eyal, G., Ben-Zvi, O., Sakai, K., Harii, S., Sinniger, F., Hirose, M., Cabaitan, P.C., Bronstein, O., Feldman, B., Shlesinger, T., Levy, O., & Loya, Y. (December 2020). A unique reproductive strategy in the mushroom coral Fungia fungites. Coral Reefs, 39(6), 1793–1804. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-020-02004-7
  • Ligson, C.A., Tabalanza, T.D., Villanueva, R.D., & Cabaitan, P.C. (January 2020). Feasibility of early outplanting of sexually propagated Acropora verweyi for coral reef restoration demonstrated in the Philippines. Restoration Ecology, 28(1), 244-251. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13054
  • Nada, M.A.L., Baquiran, J.I.P., Cabaitan, P.C., & Conaco, C. (September 2020). Behavior and development of larvae in the sponge Haliclona amboinensis. Invertebrate Biology, 139(3), e12296. https://doi.org/10.1111/ivb.12296
  • Quimpo, T.J.R., Cabaitan, P.C., & Hoey, A.S. (March 2020). Detachment of Porites cylindrica nubbins by herbivorous fishes. Restoration Ecology, 28(2), 418-426. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13091
  • Quimpo, T.J.R., Ligson, C.A., Manogan, D.P., Requilme, J.N.C., Albelda, R.L., Conaco, C., & Cabaitan, P.C. (April 2020). Fish farm effluents alter reef benthic assemblages and reduce coral settlement. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 153, 111025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111025
  • Quimpo, T.J.R., Requilme, J.N.C., Gomez, E.J., Sayco, S.L.G., Tolentino, M.P.S., & Cabaitan, P.C. (November 2020). Low coral bleaching prevalence at the Bolinao-anda reef complex, northwestern Philippines during the 2016 thermal stress event. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 160, 111567. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111567
  • Tabalanza, T.D., Jamodiong, E.A., Diaz, L.A., Tañedo, M.C.S., Leriorato, J.C., Villanueva, R.D., & Cabaitan, P.C. (30 August 2020). Successfully cultured and reared coral embryos from wild caught spawn slick in the Philippines. Aquaculture, 525, 735354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.735354
  • Cabaitan, P.C., Quimpo, T.J.R., Dumalagan, E.E. Jr., Munar, J., Calleja, M.A.C., Olavides, R.D.D., Go, K., Albelda, R., Cabactulan, D., Tinacba, E.J.C., Doctor, M.A.A., Villanoy, C.L., & Siringan, F.P. (2019). The Philippines. In: Y. Loya , K. Puglise , T. Bridge (eds). Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems. Coral Reefs of the World (Vol. 12, pp. 265-284). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92735-0_15
  • Da-Anoy, J.P., Cabaitan, P.C., & Conaco, C. (25 March 2019). Species variability in the response to elevated temperature of select corals in north-western Philippines. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 99(6), 1273-1279. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315419000158
  • Dumalagan, E.E., Cabaitan, P.C., Bridge, T.C.L., Go, K.T., Quimpo, T.J.R., Olavides, R.D.D., Munar, J.C., Villanoy, C.L., & Siringan, F.P. (September 2019). Spatial variability in benthic assemblage composition in shallow and upper mesophotic coral ecosystems in the Philippines. Marine Environmental Research, 150, 104772. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2019.104772
  • Ecube, K.M.A., Villanueva, E.G., Dolorosa, R.G., & Cabaitan, P.C. (2019). Notes on the first record of Tridacna noae (Röding, 1798)(Cardiidae: Tridacninae) in Palawan, Philippines. The Palawan Scientist, 11, 112-115. http://www.palawanscientist.org/research_journals/thepalawanscientist_vol11_2019/9a%20Ecube.pdf
  • Enricuso, O.B., Conaco, C., Sayco, S.L.G., Neo, M.L., & Cabaitan, P.C. (February 2019). Elevated seawater temperatures affect embryonic and larval development in the giant clam Tridacna gigas (Cardiidae: Tridacninae). Journal of Molluscan Studies, 85(1), 66-72. https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyy051
  • Flores, P.C.M., Siringan, F.P., Albelda, R.L., Go, K.T.B., & Cabaitan, P.C. (June 13, 2019). Identifying potential upper mesophotic coral ecosystems in Masinloc, Zambales, Philippines using recreational-grade side scan sonars. SciEnggJ (Philippine Science Letters), 12, 95-101. https://scienggj.org/2019/PSL%202019-vol12-no01-p95-101-Flores%20et%20al.pdf
  • Quimpo, T.J.R., Cabaitan, P.C., & Hoey, A.S. (December 2019). Differential consumption of scleractinian and non-scleractinian coral larvae by planktivorous damselfishes. Coral Reefs, 38, 1293-1301. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-019-01859-9
  • Quimpo, T.J.R., Cabaitan, P.C., Go, K.T.B., Dumalagan, E.E., Villanoy, C.L., & Siringan, F.P. (November 2019). Similarity in benthic habitat and fish assemblages in the upper mesophotic and shallow water reefs in the West Philippine Sea. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 99(7), 1507-1517. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315419000456
  • Quimpo, T.J.R., Cabaitan, P.C., Olavides, R.D.D., Dumalagan, E.E., Munar, J., & Siringan, F.P. (January 2019). Spatial variability in reef-fish assemblages in shallow and upper mesophotic coral ecosystems in the Philippines. Journal of Fish Biology, 94(1), 17-28. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.13848
  • Sayco, S.L.G., Conaco, C., Neo, M.L., & Cabaitan, P.C. (July 2019). Reduced salinities negatively impact fertilization success and early larval development of the giant clam Tridacna gigas (Cardiidae: Tridacninae). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 516, 35-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2019.04.004
  • Robles LE, Cabaitan P, Aurellado M. 2018. Effects of competition on the territorial behaviour of a farmer damselfish, Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus (Perciformes: Pomacentridae). Fish Biology. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13841
  • Quimpo TJR, Cabaitan PC, Olavides RDD, Dumalagan EEJ, Munar J, Siringan FP. 2018. Preliminary observations of macrobenthic invertebrates and megafauna communities in the upper mesophotic coral ecosystems in apo reef natural park, Philippines. Raffles Bull. Zool. 66:1-11.
  • Jamodiong E, Maboloc E, Villanueva R, Cabaitan P. 2018. Gametogenesis and Inter-annual Variability in the Spawning Pattern of Acropora hyacinthus in Northwestern Philippines. Zool. Stud. 57: 46 2018.
  • Gomez EJ, Jamodiong EA, Maboloc EA, Ligson CA, Tabalanza TD, Villanueva RD, Cabaitan PC. 2018. Gametogenesis and reproductive pattern of the reef-building coral Acropora millepora in northwestern Philippines. Invertebr. Reprod. Dev. 1–7.
  • Ecube KMA, Villanueva EG, Dolorosa RG, Cabaitan PC. 2018. Notes on the first record of Tridacna noae (Röding, 1798) (Cardiidae: Tridacninae) in Palawan, Philippines. The Palawan Scientist, 11:112-115.
  • Cabaitan PC, Malvicini C, Sabban F, Conaco C. 2018. Versatile habitat conditioning by damselfish cultivating turf algae on giant clams. Hydrobiologia 805(1):89–96.
  • Taira D, Toh TC, Ng CSL, Loke HX, Afiq-Rosli L, Cabaitan PC, Toh KB, Poquita-Du RC, Chou LM, Song T. 2017. Relocating bleached Platygyra sinensis facilitates recovery from thermal stress during a minor bleaching event. Mar Freshw Behav Phy 50(5-6):375-385.
  • Poquita-Du RC,Toh KB, Toh TC, Ng CSL, Taira D, Loke HX, Afiq-Rosli L, Chou LM, Song T, Cabaitan P. 2017. Effects of nursery table slope orientation on coral survival and growth. Mar. Biol. Res. 13(9):975-982.
  • Jamodiong EA, Maboloc EA, Leriorato JC, Tañedo MCS, Diaz LA, Tabalanza TD, Cabaitan PC, Villanueva RD. 2017. Coral spawning and spawn-slick observation in the Philippines. Mar Biodiv 1–6.
  • Da-Anoy JP, Villanueva RD, Cabaitan PC, Conaco C. 2017. Effects of coral extracts on survivorship, swimming behavior, and settlement of Pocillopora damicornis larvae. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 486:93–97.
  • Cabaitan PC, Malvicini C, Sabban F, Conaco C. 2017. Versatile habitat conditioning by damselfish cultivating turf algae on giant clams. Hydrobiologia 805(1):89-96.
  • Cabaitan PC, Conaco C. 2017. Bringing back the giants: juvenile Tridacna gigas from natural spawning of restocked giant clams. Coral Reefs 36(2):519.
  • Afiq-Rosli L, Taira D, Loke HN, Toh TC, Toh KB, NG CSL, Cabaitan PC, Chou LM, Song T. 2017. In situ nurseries enhance coral growth in sedimented waters. Mar. Biol. Res. 13(8):878-887.
  • Toh, T.C., C.S.L. Ng, H.X. Loke, D. Taira, K.B. Toh, L. Afiq-Rosli, R.C. Poquita Du, P.C. Cabaitan, et al. (2017) A cost-effective approach to enhance scleractinian diversity on artificial shorelines. Ecological Engineering 99: 349-357.
  • Da-Anoy, J.P., R.D. Villanueva, P.C. Cabaitan, and C. Conaco. (2016). Effects of coral extracts on survivorship, swimming behavior, and settlement of Pocillopora damicornis larvae. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 486: 93-97.
  • Chou, L.M., T.C. Toh, K.B. Toh, C.S.L. Ng, P.C. Cabaitan, et al. (2016). Differential response of coral assemblages to thermal stress underscores complexity in predicting bleaching susceptibility. PLoS ONE 11(7): e0159755. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0159755.
  • Cabaitan, P.C., E.D. Gomez, and H.T. Yap. (2015). The spaghetti sponge Callyspongia samarensis (Wilson, 1925) provides temporary habitat for reef fish recruits. Marine Biodiversity doi: 10.1007/s12526-015-0410-0.
  • Cabaitan, P.C., H.T. Yap, and E.D. Gomez. (2015). Performance of single versus mixed coral species for transplantation to restore degraded reef areas. Restoration Ecology 23: 349- 356.
  • Chavanich, S., E. Gomez, L.M. Chou, B. Goh, L.T. Tan, K. Tun, T.C. Toh, P.C. Cabaitan, J. Guest, C.S. Ng, M. Omori, N. Thongtham, A. Chankong, V. Viyakarn, and W. Zhu. (2014). Coral restoration techniques in the Western Pacific region. Bangkok: UNESCOIOC/WESTPAC, 8 pp.
  • Gomez, E.D., P.C. Cabaitan, and H. Yap. (2014). Can coral cover be restored in the absence of natural recruitment and reef recovery? Restoration Ecology 22: 142-150.
  • Cabaitan, P.C., H. Yamamoto, and K. Sakai. (2012). Analyses of coral community survey data at different taxonomic resolutions: implications for reef monitoring. Galaxea, Journal of Coral Reef Studies 14: 41-52.
  • Cabaitan, P.C., H. Yamamoto, and K. Sakai. (2012). Recovery of corals a decade after a thermal stress event at Motobu, Okinawa, Japan: spatial variability in winners and losers. Galaxea, Journal of Coral Reef Studies 14: 27-40.
  • Gomez, E.D., H.T. Yap, P.C. Cabaitan, and R.M. Dizon. (2011). Successful transplantation of a fragmenting coral, Montipora digitata, for reef rehabilitation. Coastal Management 39: 556-574. Page 4 of 9.
  • Cabaitan, P.C., E.D. Gomez, and P.M. Aliño. (2008). Effects of coral transplantation and giant clam restocking on the structure of fish communities on degraded patch reefs. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 357: 85-98.
  • Vicentuan, K.C., J.R. Guest, M.V. Baria, P.C. Cabaitan, R.M. Dizon, R.D. Villanueva, P.M. Aliño, A.J. Edwards, E.D. Gomez and A.J. Heyward. (2008). Multi-species spawning of corals in north-western Philippines. Coral Reefs 27: 83.
  • Cabaitan, P.C., W.Y. Licuanan, and E.D. Gomez. (2007). Comparison between videographic and photographic methods in assessing coral reef benthic communities. Science Diliman 19(1): 7-13. *Nominated for the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) Outstanding Scientific Paper Award, Philippines
  • Gomez, E.D., P.C. Cabaitan, and K.C. Vicentuan. (2006). Coral culture and transplantation and restocking of giant clams in the Philippines. In: Proceedings of the Regional Technical Consultation on Stock Enhancement for Threatened Species of International Concern, 13- 15 July 2005. Iloilo City, Philippines.

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