Improving restoration approaches for Acropora palmata: Lessons from the Fortuna Reefer grounding in Puerto Rico
Detached Acropora palmata fragments (n=1857) generated by the M/V Fortuna Reefer grounding off Mona Island, Puerto Rico were secured to reef substrates or dead standing A. palmata skeletons using stainless steel wire. After 10 years, only 6% (n=104) of th...