Transplantation — Curaçao Island

OPP-8HJ4K3permanent identifier · cite as oceanportfolio.org/p/OPP-8HJ4K3

Published as: Growth and survival of unattached Madracis mirabilis fragments transplanted to different reef sites, and the implication for reef rehabilitation | Technique: Transplantation | Disturbance addressed: not reported | Genera: Madracis | Method: Transplantation of M. mirabilis fragments was carried out at four different reefs. The first experiment had three different treatments: (1) unfragmented colonies (control for fragmentation), (2) fragments transplanted within the same area (assessment of effect of fragmentation, and control for effect of site), and (3) fragments transplanted from one reef site to other reef sites (assessment of the effect of site). In the second experiment, the effect of two different transplantation methods was… | Survival of transplants reported by the source: 37.8889% | Post-restoration monitoring: 4.2 months | Authors' conclusion: Growth and survival of the different transplantations was related to bottom sediment cover and movement of the fragments. Fragmentation had significant detrimental effects on growth and survival of the fragments. | Lessons reported: Unattached fragments are unsuitable for reef restoration projects | 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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