Coral Gardening — Florida

OPP-5WAP6Spermanent identifier · cite as oceanportfolio.org/p/OPP-5WAP6S

Published as: in: Johnson et al 2011, Caribbean Acropora restoration guide: best practices for propagation and population enhancement CASE STUDY 7 | Technique: Coral Gardening | Genera: Acropora | Method: Ex situ nursery phase in aquaria, in greenhouses with light filtering through shade cloth. | Authors' conclusion: Preliminary observations are showing that almost all of the corals out planted have not only survived but are growing well. However, comparisons with out planted fragments from in situ nurseries show the same survival and growth. Benefits of ex situ nursery is ease of maintenance | Lessons reported: Strict biosecurity measures need to be implemented to ensure only healthy corals are placed back on the reef | 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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No result recorded yet. A result is recorded when the project moves to Paused, Completed or Discontinued.

A variable shows "pending" instead of a contribution when no domain area has been set for it yet — the share of the world a project touched cannot be computed without one. The health percentages are accurate regardless.