Substrate Addition - Artificial reef — Ishigaki Island

OPP-H17XBKpermanent identifier · cite as oceanportfolio.org/p/OPP-H17XBK

Published as: Narrower grid structure of artificial reef enhances initial survival of in situ settled coral | Technique: Substrate Addition - Artificial reef | Genera: Acropora | Method: Eight types of experimental reefs were prepared using grid plates, with four different grid sizes and four different plate arrangements at two sites. To estimate the proportions of naturally recruited corals on the experimental reefs, 10 settlement plates were set up at each site; 20–30 m from the experimental reefs. The proportions of naturally recruited corals on the experimental reefs were estimated by comparing the genetic composition of corals among the three groups: naturally recruited co… | Survival of transplants reported by the source: 31.2857% | Post-restoration monitoring: 6 months | Authors' conclusion: Narrower grids were the most effective; grid plates with a 2.5-cm mesh presented the highest survival rate (14%) at 6 months after settlement. | Lessons reported: Lesson for larval seeding | 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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