Reproduction and recruitment of corals: comparisons among the Caribbean, the Tropical Pacific, and the Red Sea

Richmond, RH; Hunter, C.L.

doi:10.3354/meps060185

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“…Irrespective of initial differences in community structure associated with sites and depths, wave action removed cyanobacterial cover off reefs up to a depth of 25 m, exposing the underlying substrate, which includes crustose coralline algae (CCA) and other substrates suitable for coral settlement. On Guam, monsoon winds have a strong seasonal pattern and occur most frequently during August and September, after the mass coral spawning events, which are usually in June and July (Richmond and Hunter 1990). The implications for coral recruitment loom large as blooms of cyanobacteria, mainly Oscillatoria spp.…”

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Effects of monsoon-driven wave action on coral reefs of Guam and implications for coral recruitment

2006

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Benthic cyanobacteria can respond rapidly to favorable environmental conditions, overgrow a variety of reef organisms, and dominate benthic marine communities; however, little is known about the dynamics and consequences of such cyanobacterial blooms in coral reef ecosystems. In this study, the benthic community was quantified at the time of coral spawnings in Guam to assess the substrate that coral larvae would encounter when attempting settlement. Transects at 9, 18, and 25-m depths were surveyed at two reef sites before and after heavy wave action driven by westerly monsoon winds. Communities differed significantly between sites and depths, but major changes in benthic community structure were associated with wave action driven by monsoon winds. A shift from cyanobacteria to crustose coralline algae (CCA) accounted for 44% of this change. Coral recruitment on Guam may be limited by substrate availability if cyanobacteria cover large areas of the reef at the time of settlement, and consequently recruitment may in part depend upon wave action from annual monsoon winds and tropical storms which remove cyanobacteria, thereby exposing underlying CCA and other substrate suitable for coral settlement.

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Effects of monsoon-driven wave action on coral reefs of Guam and implications for coral recruitment

2006

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“…Little is known about the demography of mushroom corals (e.g., Highsmith 1982;Fadlallah 1983;Harrison 1985;Richmond 1987;Hoeksema 1989). The size-frequency and size-cover patterns of extraordinarily large colonies (14%'71 cm diameter) on the bioherm were unprecedented as was the fungiid diversity.…”

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A unique coral reef formation discovered on the Great Astrolabe Reef, Fiji

Littler

Brooks

et al. 1997

Coral Reefs

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Abstract. A spectacular mound-like reef formation (126 m in circumference, 10 m high) dominated by highly arched and record-size colonies of the unattached mushroom coral Halomitra pileus, along with 17 other species of the family Fungiidae, occurs in 31 m of water on the sedimentary lagoon floor of the Great Astrolabe Reef, Fiji. Core samples show radiocarbon dates which indicate that the formation hypothetically began building &4500 y ago, with a calculated mean accretion rate of 2.2 mm · y\ . The majority of fossil and living material is contributed by H. pileus colonies between 40-70 cm mean diameter, with some individuals up to 1.5 m in diameter. The size, fungiid diversity, and geological history of the bioherm is unprecedented and represents the first example of a coral reef constructed almost entirely by Fungiidae.

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“…Gamete development and spawning are initiated by certain environmental conditions, hence spawning is often synchronized, triggered by the calm season (van Woesik, 2010), increasing temperature (Shlesinger and Loya, 1985;Gleason, 1996;Guest et al, 2005) and/or by a particular moon phase (Richmond and Hunter, 1990). One of the advantages of spawning during the calm season, which usually coincides with low precipitation, low river run-off and low nutrient supply to coastal waters, may be in the lower abundance of space competitors that are competitively superior in nutrient-enriched waters (algae, fast-growing ascidians, barnacles and other opportunistic fouling organisms; Birkeland, 1977;Glassom et al, 2004).…”

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Coral recruitment and potential recovery of eutrophied and blast fishing impacted reefs in Spermonde Archipelago, Indonesia

Sawall

Jompa

Litaay

et al. 2013

Marine Pollution Bulletin

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a b s t r a c tCoral recruitment was assessed in highly diverse and economically important Spermonde Archipelago, a reef system subjected to land-based sources of siltation/pollution and destructive fishing, over a period of 2 years. Recruitment on settlement tiles reached up to 705 spat m À2 yr À1 and was strongest in the dry season (July-October), except off-shore, where larvae settled earlier. Pocilloporidae dominated nearshore, while a more diverse community of Acroporidae, Poritidae and others settled in the less polluted mid-shelf and off-shore reefs. Non-coral fouling community appeared to hardly influence initial coral settlement on the tiles, although, this does not necessarily infer low coral post-settlement mortality, which may be enhanced at the near-and off-shore reefs as indicated by increased abundances of potential space competitors on natural substrate. Blast fishing showed no local reduction in coral recruitment and live hard coral cover increased in oligotrophic reefs, indicating potential for coral recovery, if managed effectively.

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Reproduction and recruitment of corals: comparisons among the Caribbean, the Tropical Pacific, and the Red Sea

Cited by 495 publications

References 26 publications

Effects of monsoon-driven wave action on coral reefs of Guam and implications for coral recruitment

Effects of monsoon-driven wave action on coral reefs of Guam and implications for coral recruitment

A unique coral reef formation discovered on the Great Astrolabe Reef, Fiji

Coral recruitment and potential recovery of eutrophied and blast fishing impacted reefs in Spermonde Archipelago, Indonesia

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