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  1. Key factors that orchestrate mysterious synchronized coral spawning revealed phys.org/news/2024-05-key-fact

    Long-term #aquarium records delineate the synchronized spawning strategy of #Acropora corals royalsocietypublishing.org/doi

    "#corals use multiple environmental inputs, like rainfall and wind speed, to adjust their spawning timing and synchronize it to achieve a peak time for spawning. Water temperature seems to be the primary trigger to determine the annual window of opportunity"

  2. #Corals can bounce back after #HeatWaves, but only if there's enough time between them phys.org/news/2024-04-corals.h

    Resilience to periodic disturbances and the long-term genetic stability in #Acropora coral nature.com/articles/s42003-024

    "The study found cycles of collapse and recovery, during which #coral numbers crashed and then slowly regenerated."

  3. A Healthy Dose of #Coral Mucus oceanbites.org/a-healthy-dose-

    Coral mucus effects on bacterial growth, respiration, and grazing mortality in reef systems sciencedirect.com/science/arti

    "#Corals, specifically the #Acropora species, regularly spew #bacteria-filled #mucus into the sea to defend against environmental and biological stressors. The mucus can trap and carry particles, energy, and large amounts of organic matter throughout the #ocean."

  4. #Korallen am #GreatBarrierReef erholen sich

    Forscher haben eine Korallen-Zunahme in einem Großteil des Great Barrier Reef gemeldet. Dank der #Acropora-Korallen erholt sich das #Riff schneller als gedacht - mit einem Haken.
    #Australien
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