Bending with the Wind, Coral Spawning Linked to Ocean Environment (IMAGE)

Tohoku University

Bending with the Wind, Coral Spawning Linked to Ocean Environment

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The relationships between environmental factors and deviation between the full moon and the 'first' spawning day of each year. (a) Sea surface temperature well explains the spawning day deviation from the full moon. (b) Distinct environmental factors at each time range are correlated with the spawning day deviation. Solar, solar flux; Temp, sea surface temperature; Wind, wind speed.

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Modified from Sakai et al.

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