Coral Gardening - Microfragmentation — not reported

OPP-YRPF9Gpermanent identifier · cite as oceanportfolio.org/p/OPP-YRPF9G

Published as: Growing coral larger and faster: micro-colony-fusion as a strategy for accelerating coral cover. | Technique: Coral Gardening - Microfragmentation | Genera: Orbicella, Pseudodiploria, Porites | Method: Small fragments (~1x1cm) were cut from massive corals and placed on tiles, which were placed in ex situ aquaria. Maintenance involved daily siphoning of detritus, and manual algae removal. In a second experiment, the tiles were mounted to a concrete triangular concrete and placed in two tanks, one cleaned tank and one established. | Survival of transplants reported by the source: 100% | Post-restoration monitoring: 12 months | Authors' conclusion: Orbicella faveolata and Pseudodiploria clivosa grew an average 20 cm2 per month (although it was highly variable), with overall area increasing 329 and 154% (respectively) in 5 months. Larger fragments grew at a faster rate. For Porites lobata, there was a difference in growth between tanks (cleaned/established), with fragments growing faster in the established tank compared to the cleaned tank. | Lessons reported: The mesocosm of the established tank provided herbivores and increased diversity in terms of microbial , planktonic and benthic macrofauna. | 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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