Synchronous spawnings of 105 scleractinian coral species on the Great Barrier Reef
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Mass spawning of corals occurs once every year, a few days after FM, during late spring/summer nights.
“Like inside a shaken snow globe, once every year, the barrier reef explodes of eggs and sperms, few days after FM, during late spring/summer nights, a phenomenon even visible from the space [21,22].”
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- Authors
- Babcock, R. C., Bull, G. D., Harrison, P. L., Heyward, A. J., Oliver, J. K., Wallace, C. C., & Willis, B. L.
- Affiliations
- James Cook University (AU)
- Venue
- Marine Biology
- Published
- 1986-02
- Volume
- 90
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 379-394
- ISSN
- 0025-3162 (ISSN-L)
- 1432-1793
- OpenAlex
- W1980727586
- Cited by
- 788
- References
- 25
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- FWCI
- 12.76
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Marine Biology (publishedVersion)
- ResearchOnline at James Cook University (James Cook University) (submittedVersion)
- Cross Connect (Southern Cross University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Oceanography › Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Keywords
- synchronous spawning, scleractinian corals, reef-building corals, Great Barrier Reef, gametogenic cycle, diel cycle, tides, external fertilization
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