Coral spawn turns Palau seas pink - Democratic Underground

emad

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Mon Apr-21-08 07:49 AM
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Coral spawn turns Palau seas pink

Andrew Luck-Baker
BBC Radio 4, Palau

The annual mass spawning of corals on the Palau archipelago in the western Pacific has occurred right on cue.

With Sunday night's full moon, coral polyps let forth a huge swathe of sperm and egg, to seed the next generation.

The event was short-lived - only about 30 minutes - but so vast in its scale that it turned the sea water pink.

Scientists from Palau, Australia and the UK are studying the practicality of collecting coral larvae to help restore damaged reefs elsewhere.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7358423.stm

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ladjf

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Mon Apr-21-08 10:48 AM
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1. I'm glad to hear that positive steps are being taken to try to save

the coral.

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kestrel91316

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Mon Apr-21-08 04:37 PM
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2. Poor baby corals. I hope some of them, at least, can find safe homes.....

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