Coral Gardening - Transplantation Phase — Cane Bay, St Croix

OPP-3WTHDHpermanent identifier · cite as oceanportfolio.org/p/OPP-3WTHDH

Published as: Density-dependent effects on initial growth of a branching coral under restoration | Technique: Coral Gardening - Transplantation Phase | Genera: Acropora | Method: Coral fragments were transplanted onto flat areas of bare substratum in a range of densities, from 1 to 20, spaced 5cm apart, and growth rates were compared. | Post-restoration monitoring: 3 months | Authors' conclusion: Increasing density led to a reduction in average out-plant growth, probably due to competition for space. | Lessons reported: Suggest explicit consideration of out-plant spatial arrangement and density in coral reef restoration projects. | 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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