Conduct experiments on the impacts of nuisance macroalgae and cyanobacteria on coral recruitment.
Location
U.S. Virgin Islands (Saint John)
Summary
Timing of spawning documented on Tektite Reef, St. John for Montastraea annularis and M. faveolata. Development of fertilized gametes into ciliated larvae documented for these species.
Info derived
Timing, species, and fecundity of broadcast spawning coral species. Herbivory rates by fishes on nuisance algae and cyanobacteria common in Virgin Islands National Park.
