Seasonal reproduction in equatorial reef corals

Guest, James R.; Baird, Andrew H.; Goh, B.P.L.; Chou, Loke Ming

doi:10.1080/07924259.2005.9652186

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“…1b), including three species that had not been observed to spawn previously (A. plantaginea, A. parapharaonis, and A. lamarcki). This is the first documented multi-specific synchronous spawning event in the Red Sea, demonstrating that the asynchronous spawning pattern at Eilat in the Gulf of Aqaba (Shlesinger and Loya 1985) is not representative of the Red Sea, and providing further support for the prediction that these events are characteristic of all speciose coral assemblages (Guest et al 2005).…”

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Synchronous spawning of Acropora in the Red Sea

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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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“…However the differences in timing for A. hyacinthus and A. digitifera is surprising as these species spawn during the major multi-species spawning period in April in nearby Singapore (Guest et al, 2005a) and Bintan, Indonesia (unpublished data). Furthermore, the lunar timing of spawning is earlier in Pulau Tioman than for conspecifics in Singapore.…”

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“…Furthermore, the lunar timing of spawning is earlier in Pulau Tioman than for conspecifics in Singapore. For example most species in Singapore spawn between 3 and 6 nights after the full moon (Guest et al, 2002(Guest et al, , 2005a) whereas in Pulau Tioman corals spawned between 2 nights before and 2 nights after the full moon.…”

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“…In addition, within speciose coral assemblages there is often considerable overlap in spawning times among species, leading to multi-species spawning events involving many species and genera (Babcock et al, 1986). For years it was thought that these remarkable reproductive events were restricted to certain geographical regions (Oliver et al, 1988), however recent research from a wide range of locations has revealed that multi-species coral spawning is likely to be a feature of all speciose coral assemblages (Guest et al, 2005a, Bouwmeester et al, 2015. Nonetheless, data on spawning timing and extent of synchrony are still lacking for many coral reefs, particularly from equatorial regions and from locations within the coral triangle, an area of high species diversity encompassing Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and New Guinea (Hoeksema, 2007).…”

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First record of multi-species synchronous coral spawning from Malaysia

Cheliah¹,

Amir²,

Hyde³

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Knowledge about the timing and synchrony of coral spawning has important implications for both the ecology and management of coral reef ecosystems, however, data on spawning timing and extent of synchrony are still lacking for many coral reefs, particularly from equatorial regions and from locations within the coral triangle. Here we present the first documentation of a multi-species coral spawning event from reefs around Pulau Tioman, Peninsular Malaysia, a popular diving and tourist destination located on the edge of the coral triangle. At least 8 coral species from 3 genera and 2 families participated in multi-species spawning over five nights in April 2014, between two nights before and two nights after the full moon. Two Acropora species (A. digitifera and A. tenuis) also spawned one night prior to the full moon in October 2014. While two species of Acropora (A. millepora and A. nasuta) exhibited highly synchronous spawning in April (100% of sampled colonies), two other common species (A. hyacinthus and A. digitifera) did not contain visible eggs in the majority of colonies sampled (i.e., <15% of colonies) in either April or October, suggesting that these species spawn at other times of the year. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first detailed documented observation of multi-species coral spawning from reefs in Malaysia and these data support the contention that this phenomenon is a feature of all speciose coral assemblages. More research is needed, however, to determine the seasonal cycles and extent of spawning synchrony on these reefs and elsewhere in Malaysia.PeerJ PrePrints | http://dx.doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.645v1 | CC-BY 4.0 Open Access |

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Seasonal reproduction in equatorial reef corals

Cited by 87 publications

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Synchronous spawning of Acropora in the Red Sea

Synchronous spawning of Acropora in the Red Sea

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

First record of multi-species synchronous coral spawning from Malaysia

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