Substrate Addition - Artificial reef — Molasses Reef

OPP-JZM0GYpermanent identifier · cite as oceanportfolio.org/p/OPP-JZM0GY

Published as: M/V Wellwood Coral Reef Restoration Monitoring Report, Monitoring Events 2004-2006. Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Monroe County, Florida. Marine Sanctuaries Conservation Series NMSP-07-02. | Technique: Substrate Addition - Artificial reef | Disturbance addressed: Ship grounding | Genera: not relevant | Method: Artificial reef structures based on the structure of the adjacent undamaged reef was constructed using rocks, concrete and limestone, and concreted onto the substrate. 22 modules were prepared and placed on 14 sites. In addition, limestone boulders were attached with concrete in depressions that could not fit a module. | Post-restoration monitoring: 48 months | Authors' conclusion: The structures were all attached and in great condition after 4 years deployment, despite the passing of several hurricanes and severe storms. However, After 2 years it appears like the modules receive less Gorgonian recruits than control (damaged but not restored) and reference (not damaged, not restored) areas, while receiving the same amount of Scleractinian and Millepora recruits. After 4 years, the differences were no longer significant, and all three sites showed similar numbers in terms of Scleractinians, Millepora and Gorgonians. Authors emphasises that recovery is likely to be a deca… | 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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