Transplantation — Mafia Island

OPP-18G6WSpermanent identifier · cite as oceanportfolio.org/p/OPP-18G6WS

Published as: Coral reef rehabilitation through transplantation of staghorn corals: effects of artificial stabilization and mechanical damages. | Technique: Transplantation | Genera: Acropora | Method: Branches of two species of Acropora, were collected from nearby reefs, and placed on a degraded reef using two methods. 1) loosely placed on the seabed, or 2) attached to a grid of strings which was loosely placed on the rubble. | Survival of transplants reported by the source: 97% | Post-restoration monitoring: 12 months | Authors' conclusion: Corals attached to the string grid had higher survival and faster growth compared to unattached fragments. 97% of attached branches survived, although 87% had experienced partial mortality, while 87% of unattached fragments survived, and 93% of survivors had partial mortality. | Lessons reported: To stop a defensive response between neighbouring fragments, which may affect growth, make sure that fragments attached to the same string originate from the same clone | 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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