Transplantation — Bolinao

OPP-9HJAEXpermanent identifier · cite as oceanportfolio.org/p/OPP-9HJAEX

Published as: Comparison of three types of adhesives in attaching coral transplants to clam shell substrates | Technique: Transplantation | Genera: Acropora, Montipora, Pocillopora, Seriatopora, Stylophora, Porites, Hydnophora, Pavona, Heliopora | Method: Nubbins from 12 coral species were transplanted onto dead giant clam shells at three sites in a lagoon near Bolinao, north-western Philippines. Transplants were attached using three types of adhesives: cyanoacrylate glue (SG), epoxy putty (EP) and marine epoxy (ME) and were monitored over five months for detachment, in situ mortality and natural self-attachment by tissue growth. | Survival of transplants reported by the source: 76.75% | Post-restoration monitoring: 5 months | Authors' conclusion: There were no among-adhesives differences in in situ mortality. Porites cylindrica, Pavona frondifera, Heliopora coerulea and Porites rus had the highest survivorship and displayed the highest cumulative rates of self-attachment. Species with the lowest survival rates included Acropora muricata and four pocilloporids. | Lessons reported: Results from this study highlight the importance of selecting the appropriate means of attaching corals to substrates and carefully considering species-specific traits of candidate corals for transplantation. | 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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