Journal of Tropical Oceanography ›› 2011, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (2): 26-32.doi: 10.11978/j.issn.1009-5470.2011.02.026cstr: 32234.14.j.issn.1009-5470.2011.02.026

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Preliminary study of coral larvae supplementary source around Leizhou Peninsula

WANG Dao-ru1, WANG Hua-jie2, LI Yuan-chao1, YANG Yi1, LIANG Wen3   

  1. 1. Hainan Marine Development Plan and Design Institute, Haikou 570125, China; 2. Oceanic and Fisheries Administrator of Guangdong Provincial, Guangzhou 510000, China; 3. Guangxi Institute of Oceanology, Beihai 536000, China
  • Received:2010-03-22 Revised:2010-06-07 Online:2011-05-06 Published:2011-05-04
  • Contact: 李元超(1980—), 男, 山东省荣成市人, 硕士, 主要从事海洋生态学研究。E-mail: lycouc@hotmail.com E-mail:lycouc@hotmail.com
  • About author:王道儒(1964—), 男, 海南省屯昌市人, 博士, 主要从事海洋动力学研究。E-mail: wangdr6@yahoo.com.cn
  • Supported by:

    海南省“908”项目(HN908-01-02、HN908-02-03); 广西科学研究与技术开发计划项目(桂科攻0992026-2)

Abstract:

Through the resource survey of coral reef in the northern South China Sea, the authors systematically analyzed the similarity of different coral reef communities and corals of different regional and reproductive characteristics. The authors estimated the path of supplementary source of coral larvae around the Leizhou Peninsula. Through the analysis of many hy-drological data of the northern South China Sea, numerical model, and the Lagrangian trajectory equations, the authors found the transport path of coral larvae from Xisha Archipelago to the Leizhou Peninsula in March to June, which confirmed our hypothesis. The authors answered the questions of where the coral is from and why the coral reef ecosystem of the Leizhou Peninsula is declining. At the same time, they proposed a new coral reef management concept, under which better protection of coral reef resources would be possible.

Key words: coral larva, track, numerical model, Lagrangian trajectory, connectivity