Enhancing reef carbonate budgets through coral restoration
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-76799-8
Abstract: Complex reef structure, built via calcium carbonate production by stony corals and other calcifying taxa, supports key ecosystem services. However, the decline in coral cover on reefs of the Florida Reef Tract (US), caused by… read more here.
Keywords: coral restoration; reef; carbonate; carbonate production ... See more keywords
Coastal business perception of coral value and payment for coral restoration
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-93439-x
Abstract: Coral reefs provide important economic benefits to coastal businesses, supporting recreation and tourism and protecting property from storms. Yet, these benefits are at risk worldwide as corals decline rapidly, and investment in restoration is lacking.… read more here.
Keywords: coral restoration; coral value; payment; restoration ... See more keywords
Effects of the COVID‐19 lockdowns on the management of coral restoration projects
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DOI: 10.1111/rec.13646
Abstract: Coral restoration initiatives are gaining significant momentum in a global effort to enhance the recovery of degraded coral reefs. However, the implementation and upkeep of coral nurseries are particularly demanding, so that unforeseen breaks in… read more here.
Keywords: restoration; lockdowns management; coral restoration; covid lockdowns ... See more keywords
Enhancing coral restoration practices in Seychelles: benefits and limitations of fishing lines and rope as coral stocking methods
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DOI: 10.1111/rec.14252
Abstract: Coral restoration plays a pivotal role in mitigating the decline of coral reefs, increasing the need for implementing effective techniques and methodologies. This study investigates the efficacy of stocking Acropora muricata and Pocillopora grandis using… read more here.
Keywords: enhancing coral; fishing line; coral restoration; restoration ... See more keywords
Coral restoration as economic stimulus: a case study from the Florida Keys (United States)
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DOI: 10.1111/rec.70204
Abstract: Coral reefs are declining at unprecedented rates, threatening the livelihoods of nearly 1 billion people. The cause of the decline is a complex mix of local, regional, and global pressures, which are expected to intensify in… read more here.
Keywords: economic stimulus; keys united; coral restoration; restoration ... See more keywords
Florida coral restoration in hot water
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DOI: 10.1126/science.ado5311
Abstract: After unprecedented heat wave killed transplanted coral, reef experts are charting a new strategy After unprecedented heat wave killed transplanted coral, reef experts are charting a new strategy read more here.
Keywords: hot water; coral restoration; florida coral; restoration hot ... See more keywords
An evaluation tool for assessing coral restoration efforts
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DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2024.1404336
Abstract: The ever-increasing need for coral restoration as a tool available to mitigate reef declines and aid in the recovery of lost ecosystem services requires improving restoration performance over time through an adaptive management framework to… read more here.
Keywords: evaluation tool; tool; coral restoration; restoration ... See more keywords
Coral Restoration Effectiveness: Multiregional Snapshots of the Long-Term Responses of Coral Assemblages to Restoration
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DOI: 10.3390/d12040153
Abstract: Coral restoration is rapidly becoming a mainstream strategic reef management response to address dramatic declines in coral cover worldwide. Restoration success can be defined as enhanced reef functions leading to improved ecosystem services, with multiple… read more here.
Keywords: term; coral restoration; coral assemblages; restoration ... See more keywords
Creation of complex reef structures through coral restoration does not affect associated fish populations on a remote, well-protected, Caribbean reef
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.17855
Abstract: Coral reef ecosystems are facing severe degradation due to anthropogenic activities at both local and global scales. In response, extensive restoration efforts are underway, aiming to bolster coral cover and enhance reef fish communities to… read more here.
Keywords: reef; coral restoration; well protected; restoration ... See more keywords