http://hdl.handle.net/10125/2178 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:38:33 GMT 2013-05-20T13:38:33Z http://hdl.handle.net/10125/21761 Heading on microfiche: Fitzgerald, Timothy Patrick. Thesis (M.S.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2002. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 45-50). Also available on microfiche. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/21761 2012-01-12T00:00:00Z Fitzgerald, Timothy P. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20940 Thesis (M.S.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2006.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 32-38).; v, 38 leaves, bound 29 cm Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20940 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Manning, Mackenzie Marie http://hdl.handle.net/10125/16333 In Hawaii, abundance of the scleractinian Fungia scutaria is thought to have been in decline in recent years due to disturbances to Kaneohe Bay, where an unusually dense population exists. This study examines factors that could limit population growth in this coral. Sexual reproduction occurred throughout the summer. Experimental data from sperm dilution studies suggested that eggs must be released within 2m of a spawning male for successful fertilization to occur. Field surveys indicated that many patch reefs exhibited high enough densities to yield successful fertilization. However, since field surveys found that only a small percentage (1 %) of juvenile corals (5 cm in length) resulted from settled larvae, post-fertilization processes may be limiting successful recruitment. Asexual reproduction appears to be dominant, with 70% of corals occurring in close aggregations, and 93% of these in aggregations made up of a single color-morph. Thesis (M. A.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2000. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 70-74). Tue, 01 Aug 2000 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/16333 2000-08-01T00:00:00Z Lacks, Amy L http://hdl.handle.net/10125/15287 The annual growth rate of the solitary coral Fungia scutaria Lamarck was determined by observed increases in skeletal length and width. Growth was followed for periods varying from 7.5 to 9.0 months during 1963 and 1964. Measurements were made in situ at the center of fungid distribution in Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, where there exists an aggregation of Fungia which is atypically dense for the Hawaiian Islands. Although this bay provides a relatively optimal environment for the growth of Fungia, as demonstrated by their abundance and increased rate of growth, variations in growth rate is apparently as erratic here as in other areas. Growth curves, constructed for various arbitrarily selected size-classes of Fungia, confirm earlier observations of greater rates of skeletal growth in the smaller corals. The results of this study indicate the necessity of basing reliable estimates of coral growth rate upon an adequate sampling, taking into account the past history and size of the corals measured. Tue, 06 Apr 2010 05:12:47 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/15287 2010-04-06T05:12:47Z Bosch, Herman F http://hdl.handle.net/10125/10555 Mon, 01 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/10555 2005-08-01T00:00:00Z Funk, Kevin R.