Local replenishment of coral reef fish populations in a marine reserve

Glenn R. Almany; Michael L. Berumen; Simon R. Thorrold; Serge Planes; Geoffrey P. Jones

doi:10.1126/science.1140597

Local replenishment of coral reef fish populations in a marine reserve

Glenn R. Almany^*, Michael L. Berumen, Simon R. Thorrold, Serge Planes, Geoffrey P. Jones

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The scale of larval dispersal of marine organisms is important for the design of networks of marine protected areas. We examined the fate of coral reef fish larvae produced at a small island reserve, using a mass-marking method based on maternal transmission of stable isotopes to offspring. Approximately 60% of settled juveniles were spawned at the island, for species with both short (<2 weeks) and long (>1 month) pelagic larval durations. If natal homing of larvae is a common life-history strategy, the appropriate spatial scales for the management and conservation of coral reefs are likely to be much smaller than previously assumed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	742-744
Number of pages	3
Journal	SCIENCE
Volume	316
Issue number	5825
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1140597
State	Published - May 4 2007
Externally published	Yes

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Local replenishment of coral reef fish populations in a marine reserve

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