An Indo-Pacific coral spawning database

Andrew H Baird^#¹, James R Guest^#², Alasdair J Edwards^#³, Andrew G Bauman⁴, Jessica Bouwmeester⁵, Hanaka Mera⁶, David Abrego⁷, Mariana Alvarez-Noriega⁶, Russel C Babcock⁸, Miguel B Barbosa⁹, Victor Bonito¹⁰, John Burt¹¹, Patrick C Cabaitan¹², Ching-Fong Chang¹³, Suchana Chavanich¹⁴, Chaolun A Chen¹⁵, Chieh-Jhen Chen¹⁶, Wei-Jen Chen¹⁶, Fung-Chen Chung¹⁷, Sean R Connolly¹⁸, Vivian R Cumbo¹⁹, Maria Dornelas²⁰, Christopher Doropoulos⁸, Gal Eyal²¹, Lee Eyal-Shaham²², Nur Fadli²³, Joana Figueiredo²⁴, Jean-François Flot²⁵, Sze-Hoon Gan²⁶, Elizabeth Gomez¹², Erin M Graham²⁷, Mila Grinblat^{6

28}, Nataly Gutiérrez-Isaza^{21

29}, Saki Harii³⁰, Peter L Harrison³¹, Masayuki Hatta³², Nina Ann Jin Ho³³, Gaetan Hoarau³⁴, Mia Hoogenboom⁶, Emily J Howells³⁵, Akira Iguchi³⁶, Naoko Isomura³⁷, Emmeline A Jamodiong³⁸, Suppakarn Jandang¹⁴, Jude Keyse³⁹, Seiya Kitanobo³⁰, Narinratana Kongjandtre⁴⁰, Chao-Yang Kuo¹⁵, Charlon Ligson¹², Che-Hung Lin¹⁵, Jeffrey Low⁴¹, Yossi Loya⁴², Elizaldy A Maboloc⁴³, Joshua S Madin⁴⁴, Takuma Mezaki⁴⁵, Choo Min⁴⁶, Masaya Morita³⁰, Aurelie Moya⁶, Su-Hwei Neo⁴⁷, Matthew R Nitschke⁴⁸, Satoshi Nojima⁴⁹, Yoko Nozawa¹⁵, Srisakul Piromvaragorn⁵⁰, Sakanan Plathong⁵¹, Eneour Puill-Stephan⁵², Kate Quigley⁵³, Catalina Ramirez-Portilla²⁵, Gerard Ricardo⁵³, Kazuhiko Sakai³⁰, Eugenia Sampayo^{21

29}, Tom Shlesinger⁵⁴, Leony Sikim¹⁷, Chris Simpson⁵⁵, Carrie A Sims^{21

29}, Frederic Sinniger³⁰, Davies A Spiji¹⁷, Tracy Tabalanza¹², Chung-Hong Tan⁵⁶, Tullia I Terraneo⁵⁷, Gergely Torda⁶, James True⁵⁸, Karenne Tun⁴¹, Kareen Vicentuan⁵⁹, Voranop Viyakarn¹⁴, Zarinah Waheed²⁶, Selina Ward^{21

29}, Bette Willis^{6

60}, Rachael M Woods¹⁹, Erika S Woolsey⁶¹, Hiromi H Yamamoto⁶², Syafyudin Yusuf⁶³

Affiliations

¹ ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, 1 James Cook Drive, Townsville, Queensland, 4811, Australia. andrew.baird@jcu.edu.au.
² School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom. james.guest1@newcastle.ac.uk.
³ School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom. alasdair.edwards@newcastle.ac.uk.
⁴ Experimental Marine Ecology Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 16 Science Drive 4, 117558, Singapore, Singapore.
⁵ Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Smithsonian Institution, Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology, 46-007 Lilipuna Rd, Kaneohe, Hawaii, 96744, USA.
⁶ ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, 1 James Cook Drive, Townsville, Queensland, 4811, Australia.
⁷ National Marine Science Centre, Southern Cross University, 2 Bay Drive, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, 2450, Australia.
⁸ Oceans and Atmosphere, CSIRO, Queensland Biosciences Precinct, 306 Carmody Rd, St Lucia, Queensland, 4072, Australia.
⁹ School of Biology, University of St Andrews, Sir Harold Mitchell Building, St Andrews, KY16 9TH, United Kingdom.
¹⁰ Reef Explorer Fiji, Coral Coast Conservation Center, Votua Village, Korolevu, Nadroga, Fiji.
¹¹ Center for Genomics and Systems Biology, New York University Abu Dhabi, PO Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
¹² Marine Science Institute, College of Science, University of the Philippines, Velasquez Street, Diliman, Quezon City, Manila, 1101, Philippines.
¹³ Aquaculture, National Taiwan Ocean University, 2 Beining Rd, Keelung, 20224, Taiwan.
¹⁴ Reef Biology Research Group, Department of Marine Science, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
¹⁵ Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Road, Section 2, Nankang, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan.
¹⁶ Center of Excellence for the Oceans, National Taiwan Ocean University, 2 Beining Rd, Keelung, 20224, Taiwan.
¹⁷ Reef Guardian Sdn. Bhd., Bandar Tyng, Mile 6, North Road, Sandakan, Sabah, 90000, Malaysia.
¹⁸ Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Apartado 0843-03092, Balboa, Republic of Panama.
¹⁹ Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Macquarie Park, New South Wales, 2109, Australia.
²⁰ Centre for Biological Diversity, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9TH, United Kingdom.
²¹ ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, 4072, Australia.
²² The Mina & Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, 5290002, Israel.
²³ Faculty of Marine Science and Fisheries, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia.
²⁴ Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, Department of Marine and Environmental Science, Nova Southeastern University, 8000 N Ocean Drive, Dania Beach, Florida, 33004, USA.
²⁵ Evolutionary Biology and Ecology, Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, B-1050, Belgium.
²⁶ Endangered Marine Species Research Unit, Borneo Marine Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 88400, Malaysia.
²⁷ eResearch Centre, James Cook University, 1 James Cook Drive, Townsville, Queensland, 4811, Australia.
²⁸ Molecular & Cell biology, College of Public Health, Medical & Vet Sciences, James Cook University, 1 James Cook Drive, Townsville, Queensland, 4811, Australia.
²⁹ School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, 4072, Australia.
³⁰ Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus, 3422 Sesoko, Motobu, Okinawa, 905-0227, Japan.
³¹ Marine Ecology Research Centre, Southern Cross University, PO Box 157, Lismore, NSW, 2480, Australia.
³² Department of Biology, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 112-8610, Japan.
³³ China-ASEAN College of Marine Sciences, Xiamen University Malaysia, Jalan Sunsuria, Bandar Sunsuria, Sepang Selangor, Darul Ehsan, 43900, Malaysia.
³⁴ 12 Rue Caumont, Saint-Pierre Reunion Island, 97410, France.
³⁵ Centre for Sustainable Ecosystem Solutions and School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences, University of Wollongong, Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, New South Wales, 2522, Australia.
³⁶ Geological Survey of Japan, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8567, Japan.
³⁷ Department of Bioresources Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Okinawa College, 905 Henoko, Nago, Okinawa, 905-2192, Japan.
³⁸ Graduate School of Engineering and Science, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa, 902-0213, Japan.
³⁹ Glenala State High School, Durack, Queensland, 4077, Australia.
⁴⁰ Aquatic Science, Faculty of Science, Burapha University, 169 LongHaad Bangsaen Rd, Saensook, Mueang Chonburi, 20131, Thailand.
⁴¹ Coastal and Marine Branch, National Biodiversity Centre, National Parks Board, 1 Cluny Road, Singapore, Singapore.
⁴² School of Zoology, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, 6997801, Israel.
⁴³ Department of Ocean Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
⁴⁴ Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 46-007 Lilipuna Rd, Kaneohe, Hawaii, 96744, USA.
⁴⁵ Kuroshio Biological Research Foundation, 560 Nishidomari, Otsuki Town, Hata Kochi, 788-0333, Japan.
⁴⁶ Reef Ecology Lab, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 16 Science Drive 4, 117558, Singapore, Singapore.
⁴⁷ Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 16 Science Drive 4, 117558, Singapore, Singapore.
⁴⁸ School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, 2820, New Zealand.
⁴⁹ 1952-3 Tomioka, Reihoku-machi, Kumamoto, 863-2507, Japan.
⁵⁰ 286/53-54 Suriwong Rd, Si Phraya, Bangrak, Bangkok, 10500, Thailand.
⁵¹ Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, 15 Karnjanavanich Rd, Hat Yai, 90110, Thailand.
⁵² Sustainable Research Vessel, Landéda, 29870, France.
⁵³ Australian Institute of Marine Science, PMB 3, Townsville, Queensland, 4810, Australia.
⁵⁴ Institute for Global Ecology, Florida Institute of Technology, 150 West University Boulevard, Melbourne, Florida, 32901-6988, USA.
⁵⁵ 25 Mettam Street, Trigg, Western Australia, 6029, Australia.
⁵⁶ Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, 21030, Malaysia.
⁵⁷ Red Sea Research Center, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.
⁵⁸ Faculty of Agricultural Technology, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Chalongkrung Rd, Ladkrabang, Bangkok, 10520, Thailand.
⁵⁹ Tropical Marine Science Institute, National University of Singapore, 18 Kent Ridge Road, 119227, Singapore, Singapore.
⁶⁰ College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, 1 James Cook Drive, Townsville, Queensland, 4811, Australia.
⁶¹ The Hydrous, PO Box 309, Sausalito, CA, 94965, USA.
⁶² Okinawa Churashima Research Center, Okinawa Churashima Foundation, 888 Ishikawa, Motobu, Okinawa, 905-0206, Japan.
⁶³ Faculty of Marine Science and Fisheries, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia.

^# Contributed equally.

PMID: 33514754
PMCID: PMC7846567
DOI: 10.1038/s41597-020-00793-8

An Indo-Pacific coral spawning database

Andrew H Baird et al. Sci Data. 2021.

. 2021 Jan 29;8(1):35.

doi: 10.1038/s41597-020-00793-8.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, 1 James Cook Drive, Townsville, Queensland, 4811, Australia. andrew.baird@jcu.edu.au.
² School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom. james.guest1@newcastle.ac.uk.
³ School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom. alasdair.edwards@newcastle.ac.uk.
⁴ Experimental Marine Ecology Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 16 Science Drive 4, 117558, Singapore, Singapore.
⁵ Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Smithsonian Institution, Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology, 46-007 Lilipuna Rd, Kaneohe, Hawaii, 96744, USA.
⁶ ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, 1 James Cook Drive, Townsville, Queensland, 4811, Australia.
⁷ National Marine Science Centre, Southern Cross University, 2 Bay Drive, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, 2450, Australia.
⁸ Oceans and Atmosphere, CSIRO, Queensland Biosciences Precinct, 306 Carmody Rd, St Lucia, Queensland, 4072, Australia.
⁹ School of Biology, University of St Andrews, Sir Harold Mitchell Building, St Andrews, KY16 9TH, United Kingdom.
¹⁰ Reef Explorer Fiji, Coral Coast Conservation Center, Votua Village, Korolevu, Nadroga, Fiji.
¹¹ Center for Genomics and Systems Biology, New York University Abu Dhabi, PO Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
¹² Marine Science Institute, College of Science, University of the Philippines, Velasquez Street, Diliman, Quezon City, Manila, 1101, Philippines.
¹³ Aquaculture, National Taiwan Ocean University, 2 Beining Rd, Keelung, 20224, Taiwan.
¹⁴ Reef Biology Research Group, Department of Marine Science, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
¹⁵ Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Road, Section 2, Nankang, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan.
¹⁶ Center of Excellence for the Oceans, National Taiwan Ocean University, 2 Beining Rd, Keelung, 20224, Taiwan.
¹⁷ Reef Guardian Sdn. Bhd., Bandar Tyng, Mile 6, North Road, Sandakan, Sabah, 90000, Malaysia.
¹⁸ Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Apartado 0843-03092, Balboa, Republic of Panama.
¹⁹ Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Macquarie Park, New South Wales, 2109, Australia.
²⁰ Centre for Biological Diversity, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9TH, United Kingdom.
²¹ ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, 4072, Australia.
²² The Mina & Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, 5290002, Israel.
²³ Faculty of Marine Science and Fisheries, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia.
²⁴ Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, Department of Marine and Environmental Science, Nova Southeastern University, 8000 N Ocean Drive, Dania Beach, Florida, 33004, USA.
²⁵ Evolutionary Biology and Ecology, Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, B-1050, Belgium.
²⁶ Endangered Marine Species Research Unit, Borneo Marine Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 88400, Malaysia.
²⁷ eResearch Centre, James Cook University, 1 James Cook Drive, Townsville, Queensland, 4811, Australia.
²⁸ Molecular & Cell biology, College of Public Health, Medical & Vet Sciences, James Cook University, 1 James Cook Drive, Townsville, Queensland, 4811, Australia.
²⁹ School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, 4072, Australia.
³⁰ Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus, 3422 Sesoko, Motobu, Okinawa, 905-0227, Japan.
³¹ Marine Ecology Research Centre, Southern Cross University, PO Box 157, Lismore, NSW, 2480, Australia.
³² Department of Biology, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 112-8610, Japan.
³³ China-ASEAN College of Marine Sciences, Xiamen University Malaysia, Jalan Sunsuria, Bandar Sunsuria, Sepang Selangor, Darul Ehsan, 43900, Malaysia.
³⁴ 12 Rue Caumont, Saint-Pierre Reunion Island, 97410, France.
³⁵ Centre for Sustainable Ecosystem Solutions and School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences, University of Wollongong, Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, New South Wales, 2522, Australia.
³⁶ Geological Survey of Japan, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8567, Japan.
³⁷ Department of Bioresources Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Okinawa College, 905 Henoko, Nago, Okinawa, 905-2192, Japan.
³⁸ Graduate School of Engineering and Science, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa, 902-0213, Japan.
³⁹ Glenala State High School, Durack, Queensland, 4077, Australia.
⁴⁰ Aquatic Science, Faculty of Science, Burapha University, 169 LongHaad Bangsaen Rd, Saensook, Mueang Chonburi, 20131, Thailand.
⁴¹ Coastal and Marine Branch, National Biodiversity Centre, National Parks Board, 1 Cluny Road, Singapore, Singapore.
⁴² School of Zoology, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, 6997801, Israel.
⁴³ Department of Ocean Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
⁴⁴ Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 46-007 Lilipuna Rd, Kaneohe, Hawaii, 96744, USA.
⁴⁵ Kuroshio Biological Research Foundation, 560 Nishidomari, Otsuki Town, Hata Kochi, 788-0333, Japan.
⁴⁶ Reef Ecology Lab, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 16 Science Drive 4, 117558, Singapore, Singapore.
⁴⁷ Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 16 Science Drive 4, 117558, Singapore, Singapore.
⁴⁸ School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, 2820, New Zealand.
⁴⁹ 1952-3 Tomioka, Reihoku-machi, Kumamoto, 863-2507, Japan.
⁵⁰ 286/53-54 Suriwong Rd, Si Phraya, Bangrak, Bangkok, 10500, Thailand.
⁵¹ Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, 15 Karnjanavanich Rd, Hat Yai, 90110, Thailand.
⁵² Sustainable Research Vessel, Landéda, 29870, France.
⁵³ Australian Institute of Marine Science, PMB 3, Townsville, Queensland, 4810, Australia.
⁵⁴ Institute for Global Ecology, Florida Institute of Technology, 150 West University Boulevard, Melbourne, Florida, 32901-6988, USA.
⁵⁵ 25 Mettam Street, Trigg, Western Australia, 6029, Australia.
⁵⁶ Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, 21030, Malaysia.
⁵⁷ Red Sea Research Center, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.
⁵⁸ Faculty of Agricultural Technology, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Chalongkrung Rd, Ladkrabang, Bangkok, 10520, Thailand.
⁵⁹ Tropical Marine Science Institute, National University of Singapore, 18 Kent Ridge Road, 119227, Singapore, Singapore.
⁶⁰ College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, 1 James Cook Drive, Townsville, Queensland, 4811, Australia.
⁶¹ The Hydrous, PO Box 309, Sausalito, CA, 94965, USA.
⁶² Okinawa Churashima Research Center, Okinawa Churashima Foundation, 888 Ishikawa, Motobu, Okinawa, 905-0206, Japan.
⁶³ Faculty of Marine Science and Fisheries, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia.

^# Contributed equally.

PMID: 33514754
PMCID: PMC7846567
DOI: 10.1038/s41597-020-00793-8

Abstract

The discovery of multi-species synchronous spawning of scleractinian corals on the Great Barrier Reef in the 1980s stimulated an extraordinary effort to document spawning times in other parts of the globe. Unfortunately, most of these data remain unpublished which limits our understanding of regional and global reproductive patterns. The Coral Spawning Database (CSD) collates much of these disparate data into a single place. The CSD includes 6178 observations (3085 of which were unpublished) of the time or day of spawning for over 300 scleractinian species in 61 genera from 101 sites in the Indo-Pacific. The goal of the CSD is to provide open access to coral spawning data to accelerate our understanding of coral reproductive biology and to provide a baseline against which to evaluate any future changes in reproductive phenology.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing financial interest.

Figures

**Fig. 1**
The number of spawning records by site.

**Fig. 2**
Arrangement of data tables in the Access relational database.

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