Transplantation, Substrate stabilisation — Florida

OPP-PH30T6permanent identifier · cite as oceanportfolio.org/p/OPP-PH30T6

Published as: Success and growth of corals transplanted to cement armor mat tiles in southeast Florida: implications for reef restoration | Technique: Transplantation, Substrate stabilisation | Disturbance addressed: Construction | Genera: Siderastrea, Solenastrea, Stephanocoenia, Montastrea, Porites, Dichocoenia, Diploria, Meandrina, Montastrea, Millepora | Method: Corals were removed from an outfall pipe and transplanted onto concrete armor mat tiles used to repair the pipe. Success (number of corals still attached and alive), mortality (number of dead corals), and growth rates of the transplants were assessed. | Survival of transplants reported by the source: 87% | Post-restoration monitoring: 24 months | Authors' conclusion: Survival after 2 years was 87%, compared with seven sites of nearby natural substrate corals (83%). The two most numerous transplant species, Solenastrea bournoni and Siderastrea siderea, had comparable survival and mortality rates; however, S. bournoni had a significantly faster growth rate. | Lessons reported: Larger colonies have higher survival rates. | 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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