Coral Gardening — Cape D'Aguilar

OPP-ZHNMKKpermanent identifier · cite as oceanportfolio.org/p/OPP-ZHNMKK

Published as: Tissue regeneration rate of coral transplants in a wave exposed environment, Cape D'Aguilar, Hong Kong. | Technique: Coral Gardening | Genera: Favia, Goniastrea, Porites | Method: Investigating how the regeneration of tissue occurs in transplanted corals, and how it is impacted by different sheltering regimes. Colonies collected and transported to ex situ aquaria, and held for one month. A lesion is then inflicted on the coral colony, and recovery is recorded. | Post-restoration monitoring: 4 months | Authors' conclusion: Generation times differed between species, wave exposure and attachment method. Exposed sites with loose attachment methods (ie hook and rope) were the slowest to regenerate. | 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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