Long-term survival, growth, and reproduction of Acropora palmata sexual recruits outplanted onto Mexican Caribbean reefs

Long-term survival, growth, and reproduction of Acropora palmata sexual recruits outplanted onto Mexican Caribbean reefs

Acropora palmata is a foundational yet endangered Caribbean reef-building coral species. The lack of recovery after a disease outbreak and low recruitment has led to widespread use of fragmentation to restore populations. Another option is the production of sexual recruits (settlers) via assisted re...

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Main Authors: Sandra Mendoza Quiroz, Aurora Urania Beltrán-Torres, Maria Victoria Grosso-Becerra, Daniela Muñoz Villareal, Raúl Tecalco Rentería, Anastazia T. Banaszak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2023-08-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Ecological restoration
Reef-building corals
Coral spawning
Coral reproduction
Coral breeding
Larval propagation
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/15813.pdf

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