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Description:
Title:
Effects of outplant size on Acropora palmata fragment survivorship, growth, and condition
Author(s):
Pausch, Rachel E.
Miller, Margaret W. (Margaret Wohlenberg)
Williams, Dana E. (Dana Elizabeth)
Bright, Allan J.
United States, National Marine Fisheries Service,
Southeast Fisheries Science Center (U.S.), Protected Resources and Biodiversity Division
United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.)
Coral Restoration Foundation
Corporate Name:
United States, National Marine Fisheries Service,
Southeast Fisheries Science Center (U.S.), Protected Resources and Biodiversity Division
United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.)
Coral Restoration Foundation
Dates of Publication:
2015
Abstract:
Outplanting nursery-reared corals has become an important tool for reef restoration. Though improved performance by larger coral fragments seems likely, the decision to outplant smaller or larger fragments is often not a clear choice, given the additional investment in production for larger sizes. Much effort in the past few years has addressed such questions for Acropora cervicornis restocking, but Acropora palmata culture at similar scales has lagged significantly. In order to better understand differences in growth and condition of A. palmata outplants, we utilized "small" and "large" nursery-reared fragments across three reefs in the upper Florida Keys (Figure 1). This report documents growth, predation, bleaching status, and mortality between two size treatments of outplants between June and November of 2014. Our study sites experienced an intense bleaching event during the summer of 20141 (Williams et al. 2015), and also provided a comparison of bleaching resiliency and resistance between size treatments of outplants"--Introduction.
Keywords:
Conservation
Coral bleaching
Coral reef conservation
Coral reef ecology
Coral reef restoration
Corals
Elkhorn coral
Growth
Monitoring
Research
Place Keywords:
Florida
Florida Keys
Local Corporate Name:
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service)
SEFSC (Southeast Fisheries Science Center)
OPR (Office of Protected Resources)
CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System)
Type of Resource:
Miscellaneous
Genre:
Protected Resources and Biodiversity Division report ; PRBD-2015-03
Note:
Outplanting nursery-reared corals has become an important tool for reef restoration. Though improved performance by larger coral fragments seems likely, the decision to outplant smaller or larger fragments is often not a clear choice, given the additional investment in production for larger sizes. Much effort in the past few years has addressed such questions for Acropora cervicornis restocking, but Acropora palmata culture at similar scales has lagged significantly. In order to better understand differences in growth and condition of A. palmata outplants, we utilized "small" and "large" nursery-reared fragments across three reefs in the upper Florida Keys (Figure 1). This report documents growth, predation, bleaching status, and mortality between two size treatments of outplants between June and November of 2014. Our study sites experienced an intense bleaching event during the summer of 20141 (Williams et al. 2015), and also provided a comparison of bleaching resiliency and resistance between size treatments of outplants"--Introduction.
2015
Grant no. NA13NMF4630144
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service)
SEFSC (Southeast Fisheries Science Center)
OPR (Office of Protected Resources)
CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System)
Library
Public Domain
1860
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