Coral Gardening - Transplantation Phase — , Dominican Republic

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Published as: Best practices manual for Caribbean Acropora restoration. Puntacana Ecological Foundation. | Technique: Coral Gardening - Transplantation Phase | Genera: not relevant | Method: Outplanting techniques: 1)Plug-in method: fragments are simply wedged in existing crevices and rubble. 2) Nail and tie-method: Long nails (75mm) are hammered into the substrate, and fragments are attached to the nails using cable ties. Epoxy can be used to ensure the nail is attached to the substrate as well. 3) Pegged rope method: fragments are inserted by untwisting the rope, and the entire length of rope is attached to the substrate using 75mm concrete nails. This allows rapid outplanting of… | Authors' conclusion: 1) Plug in method can suffer from low retention, however remaining fragments quickly self attach to the substrate and grow rapidly. 2) Nail & tie-method is slow, because each fragment is attached individually, however retention is high, and vertical surfaces can also be out planted. 3) pegged rope method allows hundreds of fragments to be out planted within a single dive, and fragments cover the rope within a few months. 4) Fragments in cement rosettes fuse and quickly become colonies. This method is best for small fragments created when trimming donor colonies. | Lessons reported: 1) Plug-in method may be most suitable as an emergency method, where high numbers of fragments are available and time/funding/manpower is limited.2) Nails & Tie method is expensive in terms of manpower, but can be done gradually since each fragment is attached individually.3) Pegged rope method, some fragments may be damaged by abrasion f they are not touching the substrate. this can be remedied … | 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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