Substrate Enhancement - Electric — Quezon Island

OPP-9R7TP6permanent identifier · cite as oceanportfolio.org/p/OPP-9R7TP6

Published as: Growth and survival of coral transplants with and without electrochemical deposition of CaCo3. | Technique: Substrate Enhancement - Electric | Genera: Porites, Acropora | Method: Testing how electrochemical deposition influences growth and survival of corals, using an experimental design including controls. The system was designed using a graphite anode, and a cathode made from galvanised steel mesh (10mm mesh size). The power was supplied using solar modules, and initially batteries, although these were later removed due to to corrosion. A control setup using the same cathode, and wooden blocks producing the same shading effect as the anode. Finally, control corals on … | Survival of transplants reported by the source: 83.6667% | Post-restoration monitoring: 6 months | Authors' conclusion: There was no significant difference in growth between fragments with electrochemical treatment compared to those without, in the same experimental setup. Furthermore, control colonies grew significantly faster that both treatments. However, survival and girth growth were both significantly higher in treated fragments compared to untreated. | 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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