New perspectives on ecological mechanisms affecting coral recruitment on reefs

By R. Ritson-Williams, S. Arnold, N. D. Fogarty, Robert Steneck, Mark J. A. Vermeij, Valerie J. Paul. 2008

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Subfields: Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography

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Crustose coralline algae can suppress macroalgal growth and recruitment on Hawaiian coral reefs (2011, positive): “…recruitment as they guide settling planulae to suitable settlement locations (Morse et al. 1988, 1996, Heyward & Negri 1999, Harrington et al. 2004, Ritson-Williams et al. 2009); (4) they are known to exude chemicals that serve as antifouling compounds (Suzuki et al. 1998, Kim et al. 2004); (5)…”
Climate change and ocean acidification effects on seagrasses and marine macroalgae (2013, background): “Crustose coralline algae facilitate larval settlement of marine invertebrates including coral planulae (Ritson-Williams et al., 2009).”
Closing the circle: is it feasible to rehabilitate reefs with sexually propagated corals? (2013, background): “During the early life history stages, broadcast spawning corals are at their most vulnerable (Vermeij and Sandin 2008; Ritson-Williams et al. 2009).”
Reviewing the Effects of Ocean Acidification on Sexual Reproduction and Early Life History Stages of Reef-Building Corals (2011, background): “Given that larval settlement can be influenced by conditions experienced in the plankton and by positive or negative cues on the benthos or in the overlying water column [11], to accurately assess whether acidification interferes with settlement, we must assess effects on larval condition, substrate”
Competition Among Sessile Organisms on Coral Reefs (2011, background): “Competitive stress induced by contact with macroalgae likely diminishes the energy reserves that are critical to normal immune function and resilience of healthy corals, potentially contributing to chronic bleaching events and disease infection (Ritson-Williams et al. 2009).”
Coral larvae settle at a higher frequency on red surfaces (2011, background): “However, other species of CCA appear to facilitate early post-settlement survival (e.g., Ritson-Williams et al. 2009; Arnold et al. 2010; Price 2010), and the distribution of CCA is inversely correlated with other known sources of juvenile coral mortality (for example, macroalgae and sediment;…”
Coral larvae: From gametes to recruits (2011, background): “for dispersing coral larvae (Ritson-Williams et al., 2009).”
Direct seeding of mass-cultured coral larvae is not an effective option for reef rehabilitation (2015, background): “…macroalgae (McCook et al. 2001, Birrell et al. 2008, Tebben et al. 2014), sedimentation (Fabricius et al. 2003), and accidental removal by grazing fish or direct predation (Sammarco & Carleton 1981, Rylaarsdam 1983, Vermeij 2006, Ritson-Williams et al. 2009, Baria et al. 2010, Trapon et al. 2013).”
Larval settlement preferences and post-settlement survival of the threatened Caribbean corals Acropora palmata and A. cervicornis (2010, background): “…have been tested for their larval settlement ecology, there is evidence that the benthic species on a reef can facilitate or inhibit coral recruitment (Raimondi and Morse 2000; Kuffner and Paul 2004; Kuffner et al. 2006; Birrell et al. 2008; Vermeij and Sandin 2008; Ritson-Williams et al. 2009).”
Chemically mediated interactions between macroalgae Dictyota spp. and multiple life-history stages of the coral Porites astreoides (2011, background): “Many abiotic and biotic factors can facilitate or inhibit coral larval settlement and survival (Ritson-Williams et al. 2009).”
Running the Gauntlet: Inhibitory Effects of Algal Turfs on the Processes of Coral Recruitment (2010, background): “The behavior of coral larvae regulates their propensity to settle (Ritson-Williams et al.2009, 2010).”
Allelochemicals produced by Caribbean macroalgae and cyanobacteria have species-specific effects on reef coral microorganisms (2011, background): “…adult corals, but also a decrease in coral recruitment by reducing larval settlement and post-settlement survival (reviewed in Birrell et al. 2008; Ritson-Williams et al. 2009), indicating that macroalgae alter the overall structure of reef communities (Hughes and Tanner 2000; Kuffner et al.…”
Coral Reef Algae (2011, background): “Many marine invertebrate larvae use chemical cues to determine the appropriate habitat for settlement (Pawlik 1992; Hadfield and Paul 2001; Ritson-Williams et al. 2009), and crustose coralline algae are known to induce settlement and metamorphosis for a variety of marine invertebrate larvae…”