Gerard F. Ricardo

Optimising fertilisation kinetics models for broadcast spawning corals in the genus Acropora

This study optimises fertilisation kinetics models for two Acropora coral species using experimental data to improve predictions of reproductive success and inform reef management.

Impacts of wind-driven hydrodynamics on the early stages of coral development

This study examines how wind-driven hydrodynamics affect coral fertilization and larval development, finding that increased wind speeds reduce fertilization success and embryo viability.

Unravelling the influence of light on inshore coral and sponge recruits and their substrate communities

This study examines how light intensity and spectral profiles affect coral and sponge recruits and their substrate communities in turbid inshore reefs, finding an inverted U-shaped response to light intensity.

Spawning asynchrony and mixed reproductive strategies in a common mass spawning coral

The paper investigates reproductive strategies in Platygyra daedalea, finding high spawning asynchrony, self-fertilization, and genetic subpopulations, suggesting limited cross-fertilization and potential reproductive assurance through selfing.

Proximity and current alignment drives fertilisation success in a broadcast-spawning coral

This study shows that coral fertilization success depends on proximity and current alignment, with reproductive isolation threatening degraded reef populations.