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Description:
Title:
An assessment of corals five years following transplantation at Aua, Tutuila, American Samoa
Author(s):
Kolinski, Steven P.
Helton, Doug.
United States, National Marine Fisheries Service., Pacific Islands Region
United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.)
Coral Restoration Foundation
Corporate Name:
United States, National Marine Fisheries Service., Pacific Islands Region
United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.)
Coral Restoration Foundation
Dates of Publication:
2006
Abstract:
The survival, growth and live tissue status of 354 transplanted scleractinian corals were monitored over a five year period at Aua, Tutuila, American Samoa. These corals had been removed to avoid burial by temporary causeway construction, and were returned back and reattached in their general area of origin. Transplant survival approximately one year following reattachment was high (91 to 92%) in 2001; however, by 2005 survival (60 to 78%) had declined significantly. Lobate Porites species and Pocillopora eydouxi had significantly higher survival rates than small and mid-sized Pocillopora species. Transplant colonies did not fare worse than controls in terms of survival, growth and change in live tissue cover. Coral transplantation has the potential to preserve individual colonies from impending impacts. However, a broader perspective on how and whether transplants contribute to enhanced system recovery needs to be investigated".
Keywords:
Coral reef conservation
Coral reef ecology
Corals
Growth
Monitoring
Place Keywords:
American Samoa
Tutuila Island
Local Corporate Name:
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service)
PIR (Pacific Island Region)
CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System)
Type of Resource:
Miscellaneous
Note:
The survival, growth and live tissue status of 354 transplanted scleractinian corals were monitored over a five year period at Aua, Tutuila, American Samoa. These corals had been removed to avoid burial by temporary causeway construction, and were returned back and reattached in their general area of origin. Transplant survival approximately one year following reattachment was high (91 to 92%) in 2001; however, by 2005 survival (60 to 78%) had declined significantly. Lobate Porites species and Pocillopora eydouxi had significantly higher survival rates than small and mid-sized Pocillopora species. Transplant colonies did not fare worse than controls in terms of survival, growth and change in live tissue cover. Coral transplantation has the potential to preserve individual colonies from impending impacts. However, a broader perspective on how and whether transplants contribute to enhanced system recovery needs to be investigated".
2006
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service)
PIR (Pacific Island Region)
CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System)
Library
Public Domain
1860
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