Sentences with phrase «coral spawning events»
There have even been diver sightings of whale sharks at Lankayan during coral spawning events.
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The worldwide decrease in coral abundance in combination with long - term reductions in spawning and reproduction following bleaching events put reef - building corals in a difficult situation.
Most corals reproduce by releasing sperm and eggs into the ocean during brief annual spawning events.
Though the study included only a small number of sharks monitored over varying lengths of time, the findings may suggest that fish prey location may influence movements of their shark predators, and that group spawning events may shape ecosystem dynamics in deeper coral reefs.
Abstract: Synchronised multispecies mass spawning events are striking features of reproduction in corals.
A truly remarkable annual event, corals in the Great Barrier Reef have a mass spawning at about the same time every year.