Coral Gardening - Microfragmentation — Florida

OPP-7684BPpermanent identifier · cite as oceanportfolio.org/p/OPP-7684BP

Published as: The cultivation of massive corals using “micro-fragmentation” for the “reskinning” of degraded coral reefs | Technique: Coral Gardening - Microfragmentation | Genera: Montastrea, Orbicella, Diploria | Method: A diamond band saw was used to cut 1cm2 fragment from massive coral skeletons. The fragments were then mounted on tiles. The tiles are kept in indoor ex situ aquaria for 1 week, until fragments heal over their cuts. The tiles are then moved to outdoor tanks, until fragments have covered the tiles (4-12 months). | Survival of transplants reported by the source: 99.5667% | Authors' conclusion: The marine lab has 4347 microfragments in culture, with survival exceeding 99% | This record was compiled from a published source and has not been confirmed by the organisation that carried out the work. No contribution to the condition index is recorded: the source reports survival of transplanted material, which is not a measure of ecosystem condition.

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