Recruitment in space and time
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The coral life cycle includes a brief larval phase and a sedentary adult phase. Hughes And colleagues have studied variability in recruitment of corals, and related recruitment rates of each spatial scale, to the abundance of established adults. They have demonstrated the variation pattern in recruitment, the spatial scales where variations are strongest and how recruitment mirrors adult abundance patterns.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1999
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Patterns of recruitment and abundance of corals along the Great Barrier Reef
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Spatial patterns in corals on the Great Barrier Reef have been examined covering a range of scales from meters to over 1,700 km. The large scale patterns of recruitment by juveniles and the patterns of adult abundance were studied. Coral-reef assemblages are found to be similar in abundance terms, but may show distinct differences in dynamics and turnover.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1999
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Reef corals bleach to survive change
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Bleaching may be a way for reef corals to eliminate suboptimal algae and to gain new partners. This process may benefit coral reefs that are affected by mass bleaching caused by climate change.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2001
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