Coral Gardening — Bolinao

OPP-1WTD9Vpermanent identifier · cite as oceanportfolio.org/p/OPP-1WTD9V

Published as: Comparison of coral growth and survival under enclosed, semi-natural conditions and in the field | Technique: Coral Gardening | Disturbance addressed: General degradation | Genera: Porites | Method: Two closely related scleractinian coral species, Porites cylindrica and Porites rus, were transplanted to two different locations: the natural environment on the reef flat, and culture tanks on land. The use of tanks enabled the regulation of environmental factors. | Survival of transplants reported by the source: 85% | Post-restoration monitoring: 18 months | Authors' conclusion: For both species, growth and survival were much better in the field than in the land-based tanks most probably due to unrestricted water circulation. | Lessons reported: Predators and macroalgae can be controlled in the tanks | 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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