Coral Gardening - Nursery Phase — Lazarus

OPP-XJCPZWpermanent identifier · cite as oceanportfolio.org/p/OPP-XJCPZW

Published as: Effects of Nursery Table Slope Orientation on Coral Survival and Growth | Technique: Coral Gardening - Nursery Phase | Genera: Merulina, Pectinia, Podabacia, Pocillopora | Method: Testing how the orientation of nursery tables affects growth and survival of 4 species of corals. Horizontal, diagonal (45 degrees) or vertical. 5cm fragments attached with cable ties, and monitored for 6 months. | Survival of transplants reported by the source: 76% | Post-restoration monitoring: 6 months | Authors' conclusion: High survival in all species, but negligible growth in all but Pocillopora acuta. P. acuta was also the most susceptible to different orientations,and the authors speculate that other species invested energy into survival rather than growth. | Lessons reported: Orientation can be varied to manage sedimentation, as the angle had little effect on survival or growth (except for P. acuta). | 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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