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Perspectives on the Use of Coral Reef Restoration as a Strategy to Support and Improve Reef Ecosystem Services

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021
In 2019, the United Nations Environment Assembly requested that the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) define best practices for coral restoration.
Margaux Y. Hein, Margaux Y. Hein, Tali Vardi, Elizabeth C. Shaver, Sylvain Pioch, Lisa Boström-Einarsson, Lisa Boström-Einarsson, Mohamed Ahmed, Gabriel Grimsditch, Ian M. McLeod   +9 more
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A low-tech method for monitoring survival and growth of coral transplants at a boutique restoration site [PDF]

PeerJ, 2023
Background Coral reef restoration projects are becoming a popular corporate environmental responsibility activity at hotel resorts. Such involvement of private businesses offers the potential to expand restoration into a new socioeconomic sector. However,
Sarah Frias-Torres, Claude Reveret, Kerstin Henri, Nirmal Shah, Phanor Hernando Montoya Maya   +4 more
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Should Hybrids Be Used in Coral Nurseries? A Case Study Comparing Caribbean Acropora spp. and Their Hybrid in the Bahamas

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021
For decades, coral reef ecosystems have been in decline due to environmental stressors such as rising sea temperatures, increased disease prevalence, and other local anthropogenic sources.
Cassie M. VanWynen, Morgan V. Hightshoe, Nicole D. Fogarty, Craig P. Dahlgren, David S. Gilliam   +4 more
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Symbiont composition and coral genotype determines massive coral species performance under end-of-century climate scenarios

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023
The recent decline of coral health and substantial loss of coral cover along Florida’s Coral Reef (FCR) results from local stressors such as degraded water quality and disease outbreaks in addition to anthropogenically driven global stressors including ...
Courtney N. Klepac, Katherine R. Eaton, Katherine R. Eaton, Katherine R. Eaton, Chelsea G. Petrik, Chelsea G. Petrik, Lindsay N. Arick, Emily R. Hall, Erinn M. Muller   +8 more
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Directing coral larval settlement in coral aquaculture for reef restoration. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Abstract Optimising coral early life stages, particularly larval settlement, remains a challenge for coral aquaculture. Settlement typically relies on biologically conditioned substrates, such as crustose coralline algae (CCA) or microbial films, which are difficult to scale for mass-production.
Briggs ND, Negri AP, Antunes E, Drane M, Severati A, Flores F.   +5 more
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Active Coral Restoration to Preserve the Biodiversity of a Highly Impacted Reef in the Maldives

Diversity, 2023
Maldivian coral reefs have been experiencing significant degradation due to a combination of global climate change and local anthropogenic pressures. To enforce the conservation of coral reefs worldwide, coral restoration is becoming a popular tool to ...
Irene Pancrazi, Kayla Feairheller, Hassan Ahmed, Carolina di Napoli, Monica Montefalcone   +4 more
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Producing Coral Offspring with Cryopreserved Sperm: A Tool for Coral Reef Restoration [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2017
AbstractCryopreservation is an important conservation tool, which may help reef-building coral survive. However, scaling-up from small, laboratory-sized experiments to higher-throughput restoration is a major challenge. To be an effective restoration tool, the cryopreservation methods and husbandry to produce new offspring must be defined.
Hagedorn, M, Carter, VL, Henley, EM, Van Oppen, MJH, Hobbs, R, Spindler, RE   +5 more
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Coral reef restoration in Indonesia: lessons learnt from the world’s largest coral restoration nation

Biodiversity and Conservation, 2023
Abstract Indonesia is the global coral reef restoration leader by number of projects, yet these remain diverse and disparate. This study reviews the status of Indonesian coral reef restoration and current best practice (CBP) through the lens of international CBP as defined by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration manager’s guide ...
Rowan Watt-Pringle, Tries B. Razak, Jamaluddin Jompa, Rohani Ambo-Rappe, Alyssa N. Kostaman, David J. Smith   +5 more
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Coral Reef Restorations Can Be Optimized to Reduce Coastal Flooding Hazards

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021
Coral reefs are effective natural coastal flood barriers that protect adjacent communities. Coral degradation compromises the coastal protection value of reefs while also reducing their other ecosystem services, making them a target for restoration. Here
Floortje E. Roelvink, Curt D. Storlazzi, Ap R. van Dongeren, Ap R. van Dongeren, Stuart G. Pearson, Stuart G. Pearson   +5 more
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The potential for coral reef restoration to mitigate coastal flooding as sea levels rise

Nature Communications, 2023
The ability of reefs to protect coastlines from storm-driven flooding hinges on their capacity to keep pace with sea-level rise. Here, we show how and whether coral restoration could achieve the often-cited goal of reversing the impacts of coral-reef ...
Lauren T. Toth, Curt D. Storlazzi, Ilsa B. Kuffner, Ellen Quataert, Johan Reyns, Robert McCall, Anastasios Stathakopoulos, Zandy Hillis-Starr, Nathaniel Hanna Holloway, Kristen A. Ewen, Clayton G. Pollock, Tessa Code, Richard B. Aronson   +12 more
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