Transplantation — Kaneohe Bay

OPP-GDQH5Rpermanent identifier · cite as oceanportfolio.org/p/OPP-GDQH5R

Published as: Effectiveness of coral relocation as a mitigation strategy in Kāne‘ohe Bay, Hawai‘i. | Technique: Transplantation | Disturbance addressed: Dredging | Genera: Porites, Montipora | Method: Removal of coral from a navigation channel and relocation to a similar nearby dredged site occurred in 2005. Coral recovery at the donor site and changes in fish populations at the receiving site were tracked periodically over the following decade. | Survival of transplants reported by the source: 90% | Post-restoration monitoring: 132 months | Authors' conclusion: Coral regrowth at the donor site was rapid until a recent bleaching event reduced coral cover by more than half. The transplant of mature colonies increased spatial complexity at the receiving site, immediately increasing fish biomass, abundance, and species that was maintained throughout subsequent surveys. | Lessons reported: Corals transplanted into wave-protected areas with similar conditions as the original site can have high survival rates. Data on long-term monitoring of coral transplants in diverse environments is central in developing management and mitigation strategies. | 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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