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3D Scanning as a Tool to Measure Growth Rates of Live Coral Microfragments Used for Coral Reef Restoration

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021
Rapid and widespread declines in coral health and abundance have driven increased investments in coral reef restoration interventions to jumpstart population recovery. Microfragmentation, an asexual propagation technique, is used to produce large numbers
Hanna R. Koch, Bailey Wallace, Allyson DeMerlis, Abigail S. Clark, Robert J. Nowicki   +4 more
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Assisted sexual reproduction of Acropora cervicornis for active restoration on Florida’s Coral Reef

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022
Given the rapid, global decline in the health and abundance of coral reefs, increased investments in restoration-based interventions -including asexual and sexual propagation- are being made by coral reef scientists at research institutions, but also at ...
Hanna R. Koch, Briana Matthews, Celia Leto, Cody Engelsma, Erich Bartels   +4 more
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No apparent cost of disease resistance on reproductive output in Acropora cervicornis genets used for active coral reef restoration in Florida

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022
As assisted sexual reproduction interventions continue to become embedded within coral reef restoration initiatives, it is important to understand the potential for trade-offs between key traits like reproductive output and disease resistance.
Hanna R. Koch, Yuen Azu, Yuen Azu, Erich Bartels, Erinn M. Muller   +4 more
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Common aquarium antiseptics do not cause long-term shifts in coral microbiota but may impact coral growth rates

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023
IntroductionThough bacterial pathogens and parasites can compromise coral health, coral microbiome research increasingly suggests a beneficial role for bacterial species living in coral tissue and mucus. Recent studies suggest the application of targeted
J. Grace Klinges, Zachary W. Craig, Marina Villoch Diaz-Mauriño, Dakotah E. Merck, Summer N. Brooks, Alicia A. Manfroy, Abigail S. Clark, Abigail S. Clark   +7 more
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Ocean Acidification and Direct Interactions Affect Coral, Macroalga, and Sponge Growth in the Florida Keys

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021
Coral reef community composition, function, and resilience have been altered by natural and anthropogenic stressors. Future anthropogenic ocean and coastal acidification (together termed “acidification”) may exacerbate this reef degradation.
Heather N. Page, Clay Hewett, Hayden Tompkins, Emily R. Hall   +3 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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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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Reconfigurable Robots for Scaling Reef Restoration

CoRR, 2022
Coral reefs are under increasing threat from the impacts of climate change. Whilst current restoration approaches are effective, they require significant human involvement and equipment, and have limited deployment scale. Harvesting wild coral spawn from mass spawning events, rearing them to the larval stage and releasing the larvae onto degraded reefs
Serena Mou, Dorian Tsai, Matthew Dunbabin   +2 more
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Modeling Oyster Reef Restoration: Larval Supply and Reef Geometry Jointly Determine Population Resilience and Performance

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021
Restoration of native oyster (Crassostrea virginica) populations in Chesapeake Bay shows great promise after three decades of failed attempts. Population models used to inform oyster restoration had integrated reef habitat quality, demonstrating that ...
Romuald N. Lipcius, Yi Zhang, Jingyi Zhou, Leah B. Shaw, Junping Shi   +4 more
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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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