Comment on “Chemically Mediated Behavior of Recruiting Corals and Fishes: A Tipping Point That May Limit Reef Recovery”

  • Andrew H. Baird
  • , Vivian R. Cumbo
  • , Joana Figueiredo
  • , Saki Harii
  • , Tom Hata
  • , Joshua S. Madin

    Research output: Working paperPreprint

    Abstract

    Dixson et al. (2014) report that coral larvae navigate towards chemical cues associated with healthy reefs and avoid cues from degraded reefs. However, the swimming capabilities of coral larvae and well-established patterns of recruitment and reef hydrodynamics indicate that coral larvae will not be able to use these cues to recruit to healthy reefs. Perfuming degraded reefs, as suggested by Dixson et al (2014), will not enhance recovery rather it will distract from the difficult task of reducing fishing effort and improving water quality.

    Original languageAmerican English
    Volume2
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Nov 21 2014

    Publication series

    NamePeerJ
    ISSN (Print)2167-8359

    Keywords

    • Coral reefs
    • Larval behavior
    • Larval ecology

    Disciplines

    • Marine Biology
    • Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology

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