Abundance, composition and growth rate of coral recruits on dead corals following the 2010 bleaching event at Mu Ko Surin, the Andaman Sea

Yucharoen, Mathinee; Yeemin, Thamasak; Casareto, Beatriz E.; Suzuki, Yuzuru; Samsuvan, Watchara; Sangmanee, Kanwara; Klinthong, Wanlaya; Pengsakun, Sittiporn; Sutthacheep, Makamas

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“…Successful coral recruitment and juvenile survivorship play an important role in the maintenance of coral populations under normal natural conditions and following mass mortality from bleaching events [28][29][30]. The planktonic larval stage, settlement and juvenile coral are critical periods in the coral life cycle and have high mortality rates, particularly under stressful environments.…”

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Assessing the Resilience Potential of Inshore and Offshore Coral Communities in the Western Gulf of Thailand

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Pengsakun

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Coral reefs in the Gulf of Thailand have experienced severe coral bleaching events and anthropogenic disturbances during the last two decades. This study assessed the resilience potential of coral communities at Ko Losin offshore reef sites and Mu Ko Chumphon nearshore coral reefs, in the south of Thailand, by conducting field surveys on the live coral cover, hard substratum composition and diversity and density of juvenile corals. Most study sites had higher percentages of live coral cover compared to dead coral cover. Some inshore and offshore reef sites showed low resilience to coral bleaching events. The total densities of juvenile corals at the study sites were in the range of 0.89–3.73 colonies/m2. The density of the juvenile corals at most reef sites was not dependent on the live coral cover of adult colonies in a reef, particularly for the Acropora communities. We suggest that Ko Losin should be established as a marine protected area, and Mu Ko Chumphon National Park should implement its management plans properly to enhance coral recovery and promote marine ecotourism. Other measures, such as shading, should be also applied at some coral reefs during bleaching periods.

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Assessing the Resilience Potential of Inshore and Offshore Coral Communities in the Western Gulf of Thailand

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Chamchoy

Pengsakun

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“…Widespread coral mortality from mass coral bleaching events between 1998 and 2010 in Thai waters has been reported previously (Yeemin et al, 2009;Phongsuwan and Chansang, 2012;Sutthacheep et al, 2013;Yucharoen et al, 2015). Coral reefs along the Gulf of Thailand experienced high mortality, and a subsequent loss of Acropora species was reported in the region (Yeemin et al, 2009;Hoeksema et al, 2013).…”

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