Transplantation — Paraiso coral reef, Cozumel Island

OPP-HED89Spermanent identifier · cite as oceanportfolio.org/p/OPP-HED89S

Published as: Coral transplantation program in the Paraiso coral reef, Cozumel Island, Mexico | Technique: Transplantation | Disturbance addressed: Construction | Genera: Not reported | Method: Benthic fauna (mobile and sessile) was removed from the area of a proposed building site and relocated between 100 and 600 m away. Artificial substrata were used to transplant sessile organisms. | Survival of transplants reported by the source: 97% | Post-restoration monitoring: 1 months | Authors' conclusion: 23,796 individual organisms, including 161 species belonging to 17 groups, were moved from a proposed building site to a location between 100 and 600m away, which was enhanced with artificial substrata. High survival rate (97%) overall in the first month indicates a successful rescue of organisms. | Lessons reported: Artificial reef structures combined with transplantation efforts enhanced survival | 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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