Hurricanes Cause Population Expansion of the Branching Coral Acropora palmata (Scleractinia): Wound Healing and Growth Patterns of Asexual Recruits

P. Fong; D. Lirman

doi:10.1111/j.1439-0485.1995.tb00415.x

Hurricanes Cause Population Expansion of the Branching Coral Acropora palmata (Scleractinia): Wound Healing and Growth Patterns of Asexual Recruits

P. Fong, D. Lirman

Marine Biology and Fisheries

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Abstract

Mechanisms aiding recovery and expansion of Acropora palmata on a patch reef directly in the path of Hurricane Andrew were documented. Wound healing was initially rapid but slowed with time. Nine months after the storm, 72% hurricane-generated fragments of A. palmata had cemented to the bottom, becoming new asexual recruits. Recruits showed complex patterns of branch formation, including rapid growth of solitary proto-branches, differential growth of proto-branches dependent on recruit orientation, and dominance within aggregates of proto-branches. -from Authors

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	317-335
Number of pages	19
Journal	Marine Ecology
Volume	16
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0485.1995.tb00415.x
State	Published - Dec 1995

Keywords

Coral
Florida Keys
disturbance
hurricanes
populations
recruitment
reefs

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Aquatic Science
Ecology

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