Coral Gardening - Transplantation Phase — St. Croix

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Published as: The effect of coral restoration on Caribbean reef fish communities | Technique: Coral Gardening - Transplantation Phase | Genera: Acropora | Method: Surveys of fish, environmental conditions, benthic seafloor characteristics, and rugosity were conducted on outplanted plots and control plots without outplants. | Post-restoration monitoring: 7 months | Authors' conclusion: Outplanting A. cervicornis increased rugosity as well as the benthic coral cover. Outplanting was a main predictor of increased fish densities and diversity in this study, with fish responding quickly to the added rugosity and increase in A. cervicornis benthic cover. | Lessons reported: These results demonstrate the early stages of fish colonization after outplanting A. cervicornis, providing insight into how restoration can cause rapid change in fish abundance, richness, and community composition. | 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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