Cryptic coral recruits as dormant "seed banks": An unrecognized mechanism of rapid reef recovery

Ecology. 2022 Mar;103(3):e3621. doi: 10.1002/ecy.3621. Epub 2022 Feb 11.

Authors

Christopher Doropoulos¹, Yves-Marie Bozec², Marine Gouezo^{3

4}, Mark A Priest^{2

5}, Damian P Thomson¹, Peter J Mumby^{2

3}, George Roff^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia.
² Marine Spatial Ecology Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
³ Palau International Coral Reef Center, Koror, Palau.
⁴ Faculty of Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia.
⁵ Five Oceans Environmental Services LLC, Muscat, Oman.

PMID: 34939185
DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3621

No abstract available

Keywords: coral reef; disturbance; microhabitat; propagule; recovery; recruitment.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Anthozoa* / genetics
Coral Reefs