A study on the spawning season of 3 Acropora species in Nha Trang bay, Southern waters of Vietnam

dc.contributor.author	Vo, Si Tuan
dc.contributor.author	Ho, Son Lam
dc.contributor.author	Dang, Tran Tu Tram
dc.contributor.author	Phan Kim, Hoang
dc.contributor.author	Doan, Van Than
dc.contributor.author	Mai, Xuan Dat
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-07T10:02:55Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-07T10:02:55Z
dc.date.issued	2022
dc.identifier.issn	1859-3097
dc.identifier.uri	http://113.160.249.209:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/20676
dc.description.abstract	Specimens for the study on coral spawning of three species were collected at two sites in Nha Trang bay, South Vietnam, in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019. The determination of spawning seasons was based on observations of gonadogenesis development of A. florida and A. robusta and variation of egg average sizes of these two species and A. hyacinthus. Data analysis and comparative discussions allow us to assume that the 3 Acropora species exhibited single cycle spawning annually and their spawning period occurred in March/April between the full moon and crescent moon. However, their maturity periods were not the same, starting before and ending after the full moon for A. florida and A. robusta but starting after the full moon and lasting until the crescent moon for A. hyainthus. Further studies are needed to improve the understanding of coral spawning and support coral restoration using sexual reproduction.	vi,en
dc.language.iso	en	vi,en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Vietnam Journal of Marine Science and Technology, T22(1): pp. 21-28, 2022, Publishing House for Science and Technology; https://doi.org/10.15625/1859-3097/16354;
dc.subject	Nha Trang bay	vi,en
dc.subject	Acropora	vi,en
dc.subject	Coral	vi,en
dc.subject	Maturity	vi,en
dc.subject	Spawning season	vi,en
dc.subject	Moon cycle	vi,en
dc.title	A study on the spawning season of 3 Acropora species in Nha Trang bay, Southern waters of Vietnam	vi,en
dc.type	Working Paper	vi,en