Transplantation — Green Island

OPP-AHWEM5permanent identifier · cite as oceanportfolio.org/p/OPP-AHWEM5

Published as: Accelerated regeneration of hard corals: a manual for coral reef users and managers. | Technique: Transplantation | Genera: Pocillopora, Stylophora, Acropora, massive faviids | Method: Fragments were taken from nearby healthy reefs, and placed on rubble or attached to dead branches with cable ties. | Post-restoration monitoring: 6 months | Authors' conclusion: Low survival for fragments <25 cm, but high survival for fragments >30cm. No difference in survival for randomly scattered fragments compared to carefully placed ones and those attached to the substrate. | Lessons reported: Fragments with 3D structure show higher survival because parts of the fragment is raised above the substratum. Survival of fragments exposed to air for <60 minutes, not significantly different from those transported in water. In calm, areas no need to attach fragments, however any water movement is likely to dislodge un attached fragments. | 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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