Transplantation — Lizard Island

OPP-B1Q6SGpermanent identifier · cite as oceanportfolio.org/p/OPP-B1Q6SG

Published as: Experimental test of the effects of methods of attachment and handling on the rapid transplantation of corals. | Technique: Transplantation | Genera: Stylophora, Acropora, Favia, Echinopora, Rumphella | Method: Testing effects of handling and attachment methods of transplanted coral fragments. Fragments were taken from local coral colonies and 1)exposed to air for 2 hours, 2) transported underwater in baskets, 3) attached to masonry nails driven into substrate 4) attached with epoxy in drilled holes in substrate. The experiment was fully factorial, with controls, tested on fives coral species. | Survival of transplants reported by the source: 82% | Post-restoration monitoring: 3 months | Authors' conclusion: Best method of attachment was epoxy into pre-drilled hole, and most species (exception: Stylophora pistillata and Rumphella sp.) did not show measurable negative impacts of 2 hours of exposure | Lessons reported: Lose attachment to nail causes small movements with water movement, prohibiting tissue overgrowth and permanent attachment to the substratum. Many species are relatively resilient to air exposure. | 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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