The reproductive season of scleractinian corals in Socotra, Yemen [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/36f]
Determining when corals reproduce has clear management and economic implications. Here we document the reproductive condition of corals in the genus Acropora on the island of Socotra in Yemen during February 2014. Twenty percent of colonies (n = 143) contained mature gametes and 28% had immature gam...
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| author | Andrew H. Baird David Abrego Emily J. Howells Vivian R. Cumbo |
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| description | Determining when corals reproduce has clear management and economic implications. Here we document the reproductive condition of corals in the genus Acropora on the island of Socotra in Yemen during February 2014. Twenty percent of colonies (n = 143) contained mature gametes and 28% had immature gametes indicating that spawning will occur in both February and March in 2014, confirming previous anecdotal reports of coral spawning at this time in Socotra. Acropora typically reproduce in synchrony with many other broadcast spawning scleractinian corals, and we therefore predict that many other species are reproductively active at this time of year. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-109aa1f1be4348a1bcb4a9fa54b170622022-12-22T00:52:56ZengF1000 Research LtdF1000Research2046-14022014-03-01310.12688/f1000research.3846.14119The reproductive season of scleractinian corals in Socotra, Yemen [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/36f]Andrew H. Baird0David Abrego1Emily J. Howells2Vivian R. Cumbo3ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4812, AustraliaDepartment of Natural Science and Public Health, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesNew York University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4812, AustraliaDetermining when corals reproduce has clear management and economic implications. Here we document the reproductive condition of corals in the genus Acropora on the island of Socotra in Yemen during February 2014. Twenty percent of colonies (n = 143) contained mature gametes and 28% had immature gametes indicating that spawning will occur in both February and March in 2014, confirming previous anecdotal reports of coral spawning at this time in Socotra. Acropora typically reproduce in synchrony with many other broadcast spawning scleractinian corals, and we therefore predict that many other species are reproductively active at this time of year.http://f1000research.com/articles/3-78/v1Conservation & Restoration EcologyMarine & Freshwater EcologyPopulation Ecology |
| spellingShingle | Andrew H. Baird David Abrego Emily J. Howells Vivian R. Cumbo The reproductive season of scleractinian corals in Socotra, Yemen [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/36f] F1000Research Conservation & Restoration Ecology Marine & Freshwater Ecology Population Ecology |
| title | The reproductive season of scleractinian corals in Socotra, Yemen [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/36f] |
| title_full | The reproductive season of scleractinian corals in Socotra, Yemen [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/36f] |
| title_fullStr | The reproductive season of scleractinian corals in Socotra, Yemen [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/36f] |
| title_full_unstemmed | The reproductive season of scleractinian corals in Socotra, Yemen [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/36f] |
| title_short | The reproductive season of scleractinian corals in Socotra, Yemen [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/36f] |
| title_sort | reproductive season of scleractinian corals in socotra yemen v1 ref status indexed http f1000r es 36f |
| topic | Conservation & Restoration Ecology Marine & Freshwater Ecology Population Ecology |
| url | http://f1000research.com/articles/3-78/v1 |
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