Absence of skeleton deposition in juveniles of the scleractinian coral Acropora millepora

van de Water, Jeroen A.J.M., van Oppen, Madeleine J.H., and Willis, Bette (2012) Absence of skeleton deposition in juveniles of the scleractinian coral Acropora millepora. Coral Reefs, 31 (4). p. 1111.

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DOI: 10.1007/s00338-012-0935-7

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Abstract

[Extract] Deposition of aragonite skeletons by scleractinian corals typically starts immediately after larval settlement and metamorphosis. However, following the November 2011 coral mass spawning event, we observed that many of our experimental Acropora millepora recruits still lacked a skeleton at 30 days following spawning.


Item ID:	22885
Item Type:	Article (Short Note)
ISSN:	1432-0975
Keywords:	coral, calcification, skeleton, juvenile, spawning, settlement
Date Deposited:	14 Aug 2012 00:48
FoR Codes:	06 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 0602 Ecology > 060205 Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl Marine Ichthyology) @ 10% 06 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 0603 Evolutionary Biology > 060308 Life Histories @ 50% 06 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 0608 Zoology > 060808 Invertebrate Biology @ 40%
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