Effectiveness of coral relocation as a mitigation strategy in Kāne‘ohe Bay, Hawai‘i

• Published in: PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) Vol. 5; p. e3346
• Main Authors: Rodgers, Ku’ulei S., Lorance, Koi, Richards Donà, Angela, Stender, Yuko, Lager, Claire, Jokiel, Paul L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: San Diego PeerJ, Inc 23.05.2017; PeerJ Inc
• Subjects: Abundance; Coastal zone management; Conservation Biology; Coral bleaching; Coral reef; Coral reefs; Coral relocation; Corals; Dredging; Ecology; Ecosystem biology; Ecosystems; Eutrophication; Hawai‘i; Laboratories; Marine Biology; Protected areas; Restoration; Sedimentation & deposition; Transplantation; Mexico; Singapore; Japan; Seychelles

Coral reef restoration and management techniques are in ever-increasing demand due to the global decline of coral reefs in the last several decades. Coral relocation has been established as an appropriate restoration technique in select cases, particularly where corals are scheduled for destruction....