Patterns of sexual recruitment of acroporid coral populations on the West Fore Reef at Discovery Bay,Jamaica

Patterns of sexual recruitment of acroporid coral populations on the West Fore Reef at Discovery Bay,Jamaica

Coral recruitment was examined on terracotta tiles deployed for four six-month periods between March 2001 and April 2003 on the West Fore Reef at Discovery Bay,Jamaica.During each sampling period, four tiles were deployed on each of two arrays at six depths ranging from 3 m to 33 m.Only three Acropo...

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Main Authors: Norman J Quinn, Barbara L Kojis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2005-05-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
Subjects:
Placas de asentamiento
planula
Caribe
Scleractineos
reclutamiento sexual
Acropora
Setting plates
planulae
Caribbean
Scleractinian
sexual recruitment
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