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Description:
Author(s):
Almany, G. R., Berumen, M. L., Thorrold, S. R., Planes, S., Jones, G. P.
Title:
Local replenishment of coral reef fish populations in a marine reserve
Publication Date:
2007
Institution:
Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
Journal Title:
Science
Volume:
316
Issue:
5825
Page(s):
742-744
Abstract:
"The scale of larval dispersal of marine organisms is important for the design of networks of marine protected areas. We examined the fate of coral reef fish larvae produced at a small island reserve, using a mass-marking method based on maternal transmission of stable isotopes to offspring. Approximately 60% of settled juveniles were spawned at the island, for species with both short (<2 weeks) and long (>1 month) pelagic larval durations. If natal homing of larvae is a common life-history strategy, the appropriate spatial scales for the management and conservation of coral reefs are likely to be much smaller than previously assumed. "
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Notes:
This project was financially supported by an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Grant (DP0208120), the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, a Coral Reef Initiative for the South Pacific grant, and National Science Foundation through an International Research Fellowship to G.R.A. and grants OCE-0215905 and OCE-0424688.
Funding Organizations:
Australian Research Council, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, Coral Reef Initiative for the South Pacific, and National Science Foundation
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