Coral Babies on the Move: How Larvae's Long-Distance Journeys Strengthen Reef Populations

Drivers of physical connectivity between coral reefs along the Southeast African coastline

The resilience and persistence of coral reef metapopulations strongly depend on their dispersal potential. Larval dispersal influences the diversity and genetic structure of coral populations and contributes to population recovery following disturbances. We assessed the connectivity of coral reefs in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) during peak spawning periods between 1994 and 2014. The study focused on a broadcast coral, Acropora austera, which …

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Coral babies on the move: How larvae's long-distance journeys strengthen reef populations

Understanding how far Great Barrier Reef corals are from their parents could be key to identifying and protecting at-risk populations, University of Queensland research has found.

Coral larvae travelling further makes populations stronger (The University of Queensland)

) Understanding how far Great Barrier Reef corals are from their parents could be key to identifying and

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