Jul 11, 2008 - Bowden-Kerby A (2001a) Coral transplantation modeled after natural fragmentation processes: Low-tech tools for coral reef restoration and ...
Proceedings of the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 7-11 July 2008 Session number 24
Restoration of threatened Acropora cervicornis corals: intraspecific variation as a factor in mortality, growth, and self-attachment A. Bowden-Kerby Coral Gardens-Living Reefs, Counterpart International, P.O. Box 4649, Samabula, Fiji Islands Abstract. The potential of farming Acropora cervicornis corals to generate material for restoring the species to Caribbean reefs was investigated. Coral colonies from both high and low energy areas were sampled, to determine the relative importance of intraspecific variability and source environment on mortality, growth, branching density, and self-attachment. Isolated Acropora cervicornis thickets, were sampled, half from the reef front and half from the back reef. Each thicket sampled was assumed to be of a single coral genotype. Replicate fragments were sampled from each thicket and transplanted to wire frames located in shallow back reef areas
