珊瑚礁连通性研究进展

Progress in Studies of Connectivity among Coral Reefs

综述了国外近20 a珊瑚礁连通性的研究简史,总结了珊瑚礁连通性研究的方法,阐述了"珊瑚礁连通性"的研究对珊瑚礁生态系统管理的重要意义。中国的珊瑚礁连通性研究刚起步,离国外还有很大差距,今后应加强珊瑚幼虫扩散路径、珊瑚群体内(群体间)遗传分化、遗传距离、基因流的研究,对我国海域珊瑚幼虫扩散的走廊加以保护。

Previous studies of the connectivity among coral reefs during recent 20 years in other countries were reviewed. Methods of studying the connectivity among coral reefs were summarized. The significance of the ＂study of connectivity among coral reefs＂ to ecosystem management of coral reefs was described. Studies of the connectivity among coral reefs have just started in China, leaving a large gap between China and foreign countries. Future studies should be strengthened in the diffusion path of coral larvae, genetic differentiation within and between populations, genetic distance, and gene flow. The corridors of coral larvae diffusion in the territory of China Sea should be protected.