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MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES Prog. Ser. Reproduction and recruitment Caribbean, the Richmond, Cynthia Ecol. Prog. regions become available, additional (or different) through numerous theses last 10 yr, concerted group efforts, most on the Great pattern that has developed species studied there annually, during the week austral spring et al. et al. 1986). Data synchrony among species. the same species reported 2 or more regions display different traits. Globally, corals plasticity in These data 2, 3 both sexually asexually. Sex- reproduction involves which may 10 mo (planula larvae) which may settle, metamorphose into primary Asexual reproduction is also common in many through fragmentation polyp bail-out dart 1983). Asexual processes result gules (genetic colonies) which, apparent advantages hermaphroditic species, the same polyps within (e. g. different times within the same 1976, Rinkevich Corals can Fadlallah 1983). exhibit protandrous a female questioned (Szmant 1986). prior to examined were hermaphroditic, 28 but eggs in the provide buoyancy sperm packets Hermaphroditism is advantageous when proximity to) opposite sex found varying levels in self-crosses in Montipora Goniastrea favulus). ing spawning the summers planulae developed in Acropora embryos resulting tenuis developed successfully (Richmond 1989, Barriers to self-fertilization with time some species, Babcock 1986, Richmond from 60 to 100 reported species. majority (68 species studied Fertilization may the water gametes are shed which broadcast the predominant Reproduchve charactenstics unknown. Mode: S, or planulation (brooders) (brooders) is divided into 1, new intermediate lunar (after Shlesinger Szmant-Froelich (1984). Szmant (1986) Szrnant-Froelich (1984) al. (1985) Fadlallah (1983) ca vernosa Szmant-Froelich (1984). Szmant-Froelich (1984) Szmant (1986) (or female (some hermaphroditic) S Jul-Sep S Nov, 6 S Nov, 6 S Nov, 6 Acropora digitifera S Nov, l Babcock al. (1986) S Nov, 6 al. (1986) Acropora formosa S Nov, 6 S Nov, 6 Sex Mode Acropora horrida al. (1986) al. (1986) al. (1985) al. (1985) Babcock et al. (1985) Babcock et al. (1985) al. (1985) al. (1986) et al. (1986) et al. Nov, 6 Nov, 6 Nov, 6 Nov, 6 Nov, 6 Nov, 6 m (Am m m w w 000 0 www w Global comparisons in coral from 2 more regions. lunar day. Month indicate intermediate lunar Acropora cytherea Acropora florida h umilis Acropora latistella Acropora loripes cropora ten Montipora digitata Favites abdita Goniastrea retiformis Synonyrnized with Synonymized with polyp. Egg questions concerning reproductive processes include environmental stress the constrained making fragmen- planulae can and subsequent 1972, Babcock be produced asexu- based on have planulae tain symbiotic zooxanthellae upon a period Planulae resulting lack zooxanthellae upon maternal zooxanthellae), acquire the usually after (Babcock 1989). Planulae a shorter than the brooded larvae major factor the eastern has been proposed that the present Some instances success may best recruitment. Recruitment disturbance. Sexual a function reproduction, competency current regimes, 1985, Babcock 1989). Several studies found evidence have suggested self-seeded (Baggett Bright 1985, 1988, 1989, al. 1989). Engel 1979, sperm packet sponsoring the on Interoceanic Comparisons, which this taxonomic identifications, with field This is contribution Guam Marine Doderlein. Palao trop. Stn. Stud. (1980). Demography reproduction. In: evolution in Blackwell Scientific Publication. London, Gay, S. (1989). Models the central Great Barrier Reef. Sci. Rep. Univ. 18: b). The Stylophora pistillata Sci. Rep. Univ. 18: a). The some reef-building Morph. 89: reefbuilding corals. Rep. Tohoku (1984). Reproduction Goniastrea (Scleractinia) province. Coral (1989). Fine-scale in coral 6th Int. (1986). Synchron- 105 scleractinian Barrier Reef. scleractinian corals. Coral at the East Flower Reef. Proc. Int. Coral Engel, M. S. (1979) Distribution, juvenile hermatypic corals life history the parent coral community. Rowley, D., (1981). Coral ment patterns Proc. 4th Int. Coral Fragmentation, a the coral Astrocoeniida: Acroporidae) Proc. 4th Int. Coral (1987). Sexual reproduction the scleractinian coral Porites Lab., Woods coral reefs. Mar. sexual reproduction in California. Duerden, J. Edmondson, C. P. Bishop planulae under altered saline Mus. 18: H. (1983). Sexual reproduction, development biology in scleractinian corals. Symp., Tahiti variability in Bay. Proc. 5th Internat. Cong.. Tahiti 4: B. R. growth habits, constructional roles (1959). The ton formation Calcium deposition various conditions in Woods Hole their vertical