Transplantation — Galu Falhu

OPP-8R77FGpermanent identifier · cite as oceanportfolio.org/p/OPP-8R77FG

Published as: Coral transplantation as an aid to reef rehabilitation: evaluation of a case study in the Maldive Islands | Technique: Transplantation | Disturbance addressed: Coral mining | Genera: Acropora, Pocillopora, Porites, Favia, Favites, Montipora, Astreopora, Montastrea, Cyphastrea, Pavona, Psammacora, Symphyllia, Goniastrea, Leptastrea, Hydnophora, Galaxea, Heliopora | Method: Transplanting whole coral colonies from unmined reef to mined site. Colonies attached to concrete mat with concrete and/or nails. | Survival of transplants reported by the source: 51% | Post-restoration monitoring: 28 months | Authors' conclusion: A quarter of all transplanted corals were dislodged and lost, and overall 51% of colonies survived. A large proportion of colonies experienced negative growth, ie partial mortality. Natural recovery on contro sites was non-existent. | Lessons reported: The concrete mats also encourage and promote natural recovery through recruitment | 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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