The impact of short-term exposure to near shore stressors on the early life stages of the reef building coral Montipora capitata.

ABSTRACT: Successful reproduction and survival are crucial to the continuation and resilience of corals globally. As reef waters warm due to climate change, episodic largescale tropical storms are becoming more frequent, drastically altering the near shore water quality for short periods of time. Therefore, it is critical that we understand the effects warming waters, fresh water input, and run-off have on sexual reproduction of coral. To better understand the effects of these near shore stressors on Hawaiian coral, laboratory experiments were conducted at the Institute of Marine Biology to determine the independent effects of suspended sediment concentrations (100 mg l^-1 and 200 mg l^-1), lowered salinity (28‰), and elevated temperature (31 °C) on the successful fertilization,

SUBMITTER: Lager CVA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7337034 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature