Coral Gardening, Substrate addition, substrate stabilisation — Baa Atoll

OPP-353CDEpermanent identifier · cite as oceanportfolio.org/p/OPP-353CDE

Published as: Restoring the underwater habitat at SEA Restaurant, Antara, Kihavah: Phase II | Technique: Coral Gardening, Substrate addition, substrate stabilisation | Disturbance addressed: yes | Genera: Porites, Diploastrea, Gardineroseris, Physogyra, Psammocora, Pavona, Astreopora, Acropora, Favia, Favites, Platygyra, Lobophyllia, Symphyllia, Leptastrea, Goniopora, Goniastrea, Sarcophyton, Lobophyt… | Method: Transplanting corals from other parts of the reef onto the reef slope outside of the windows of the restaurant. It appears many of the corals were large and heavy enough to maintain stability and location. Other corals were then wedged in between the larger corals | Survival of transplants reported by the source: 95% | Post-restoration monitoring: 6 months | Authors' conclusion: Key outcomes: large influx of other reef organisms, especially motile fish and invertebrates by providing refuge and feeding areas. Added benefit of concentrating organisms such that the potential of successful reproduction during the annual spawning period is maximized, which has greater benefits for surrounding reefs and is likely to contribute to a faster recovery from the 2016 bleaching event. | 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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