Multispecific synchronous coral spawning on Pulau Bidong, Malaysia, South China Sea

Tan, Chun Hong; Safuan, Che Din Mohd; Idris, Izwandy; Noor, Mohammad Rafiq Hakimi Mohd; Samshuri, Muhammad Arif; Kamarrudin, Nurzahirah; Zaidi, Puteri Nurshazmimi; Jaafar, Siti Nurtahirah; Baird, Andrew H.

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“…Assessing the variation in SD density is crucial for predicting the vulnerability of scleractinian coral to environmental changes, as SD plays a significant role in coral nutrition and their response to environmental perturbation (Muller-Parker et al, 2015;Xu et al, 2017). In Malaysia, there is limited research on SD, and most of the studies focused on the aspects of coral reproduction (Chelliah et al, 2015;Tan et al, 2020a), biodiversity (Mazlan et al, 2005, coral community structure survey (Ibrahim et al, 2006;Toda et al, 2007;Safuan et al, 2016;2018;2020), and SD genotyping (Tan et al, 2020b;Lee et al, 2022). Following the importance of SD density data in scleractinian corals, a baseline assessment of SD density was conducted in Pulau Bidong and Pulau Tioman, both located on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia.…”

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Symbiodiniaceae Density Pattern in Relation To Colony Morphology of Scleractinian Corals in Pulau Tioman and Pulau Bidong, Malaysia

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A healthy coral reef is linked to the mutualistic relationship between scleractinian coral and the symbiotic Symbiodiniacea (SD). However, there is limited research on SD in Malaysia, despite its important role in reef-building coral. In this study, the SD density of scleractinian corals from the family Acroporidae was evaluated to (i) examine the pattern of SD density and (ii) comprehend the regulation of the SD density by the host. The mean SD density ranged between 0.46 ± 0.01 × 106 cell cm-2 and 2.98 ± 1.17 × 106 cell cm-2. It is hypothetically proven that the SD density differed significantly between genera and morphological factors such as colony surface area (CSA) and dry weight coral tissue per unit colony surface area (DWCT/CSA) were significantly correlated with the SD density. The results show that the significant variation in SD density among coral genera can be influenced by coral growth forms and tissue biomass. There was a significant relationship between SD density and CSA as well as DWCT/CSA. Coral genera with a wider CSA and lower DWCT/CSA such as Anacropora and Acropora with branching, digitate and tabulate growth forms contained lower SD density than massive, laminar, and encrusting such as Montipora and Astreopora which hold more DWCT/CSA at lower CSA, resulting in higher SD density. The findings provide valuable information on SD density in different types of corals from the southern part of the South China Sea and reveal the coral host’s SD regulation.

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Symbiodiniaceae Density Pattern in Relation To Colony Morphology of Scleractinian Corals in Pulau Tioman and Pulau Bidong, Malaysia

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“…Coral reproduction poses several challenges for researchers to study as it consumes both time and labour intensively as coral reproduction is (1) seasonal dependent, (2) required in situ spawning observations, and (3) environmental sensitive(Gilmour et al, 2016). For Malaysia, it is the same that many aspects of coral reproduction remain poorly studied and the interest in this topic was only started on 2014 by local researchers (Chelliah et al 2015) and gained momentum with studies undertaken byTan et al (2020) and Gan et al (2021). However, all three papers were not included in this WoS search because all of the papers used the word "spawning" but not "reproduction".…”

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Coral Reef research trend in Malaysia from the Web of Science database: A meta-analysis

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Research on coral reef ecosystems has been receiving great attention due to anthropogenic and climate stressors, causing degradation of the ecosystem. While Malaysia is known for its extensive coral reef coverage, the trajectory of its coral reef research trends remained poorly described. Hence, this paper aims to address the state of Malaysian coral reef research using the Web of Science (WoS; 1971–2021, 10,875 publications) database, via hybrid study of meta-analysis with extended review. This will accompany with comparisons against other major coral reef regions globally (sensu Reimer et al., 2019: Red Sea, Great Barrier Reefs, Caribbean, and Ryukyus Islands), and within four areas in the country (East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia, West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak and Sabah). Research papers compiled indicated that Malaysian-based coral reef publication in WoS database is relatively lacking, especially in coral physiology (reproduction) and reef-associated invertebrates (Sponges, bacteria, etc.) whereas its research pool is dominated by Marine Protected Areas studies. East Coast Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah were the dominant study areas for coral reef. Most of the studies were focused on Cnidaria (including reef-building corals), coral reef environments (water quality), and reef-associated fish (Pisces). Additionally, the results showed that research trends are mostly regional-centric within Malaysia, with substantial contrast of interest and limited comparison among distinct marine ecoregions. Hence, comprehensive and collective efforts are needed to establish an ecological research framework. By addressing this, the information from those research data will enable establishment of effective conservation and management strategies.

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Genetic patchiness of the endangered giant clam Tridacna maxima from Peninsular Malaysia

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Multispecific synchronous coral spawning on Pulau Bidong, Malaysia, South China Sea

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Symbiodiniaceae Density Pattern in Relation To Colony Morphology of Scleractinian Corals in Pulau Tioman and Pulau Bidong, Malaysia

Symbiodiniaceae Density Pattern in Relation To Colony Morphology of Scleractinian Corals in Pulau Tioman and Pulau Bidong, Malaysia

Coral Reef research trend in Malaysia from the Web of Science database: A meta-analysis

Genetic patchiness of the endangered giant clam Tridacna maxima from Peninsular Malaysia

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Multispecific synchronous coral spawning on Pulau Bidong, Malaysia, South China Sea

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Symbiodiniaceae Density Pattern in Relation To Colony Morphology of Scleractinian Corals in Pulau Tioman and Pulau Bidong, Malaysia

Symbiodiniaceae Density Pattern in Relation To Colony Morphology of Scleractinian Corals in Pulau Tioman and Pulau Bidong, Malaysia

­­­­­­Coral Reef research trend in Malaysia from the Web of Science database: A meta-analysis

Genetic patchiness of the endangered giant clam Tridacna maxima from Peninsular Malaysia

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Coral Reef research trend in Malaysia from the Web of Science database: A meta-analysis