Local replenishment of coral reef fish populations in a marine reserve

Almany, Glenn R. , Berumen, Michael L., Thorrold, Simon R., Planes, Serge, and Jones, Geoffrey P. (2007) Local replenishment of coral reef fish populations in a marine reserve. Science, 316 (5825). pp. 742-744.

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DOI: 10.1126/science.1140597

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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.


Item ID:	2193
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1095-9203
Keywords:	connectivity; marine reserve; dispersal; coral reef; self-recruitment; homing; conservation
Date Deposited:	28 May 2009 01:32
FoR Codes:	05 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 0502 Environmental Science and Management > 050202 Conservation and Biodiversity @ 30% 06 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 0602 Ecology > 060205 Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl Marine Ichthyology) @ 50% 05 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 0502 Environmental Science and Management > 050211 Wildlife and Habitat Management @ 20%
SEO Codes:	96 ENVIRONMENT > 9608 Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity > 960808 Marine Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity @ 51% 96 ENVIRONMENT > 9613 Remnant Vegetation and Protected Conservation Areas > 961303 Protected Conservation Areas in Marine Environments @ 49%
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