Replayed reef sounds induce settlement of Favia fragum coral larvae in aquaria and field environments
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Aoki, Nadège
Weiss, Benjamin
Jézéquel, Youenn
Apprill, Amy
Mooney, T Aran
Date Issued
October 21, 2024
Journal
JASA Express Letters
Publisher
Acoustical Society of America
Citation
Nadège Aoki, Benjamin Weiss, Youenn Jézéquel, Amy Apprill, T. Aran Mooney; Replayed reef sounds induce settlement of Favia fragum coral larvae in aquaria and field environments. JASA Express Lett. 1 October 2024; 4 (10): 107701.
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Abstract
Acoustic cues of healthy reefs are known to support critical settlement behaviors for one reef-building coral, but acoustic responses have not been demonstrated in additional species. Settlement of Favia fragum larvae in response to replayed coral reef soundscapes were observed by exposing larvae in aquaria and reef settings to playback sound treatments for 24–72 h. Settlement increased under 24 h sound treatments in both experiments. The results add to growing knowledge that acoustically mediated settlement may be widespread among stony corals with species-specific attributes, suggesting sound could be one tool employed to rehabilitate and build resilience within imperiled reef communities.
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Joint Program in Ocean Engineering/Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering
Joint Program in Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
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10.1121/10.0032407
