Negative effects by mineral accretion technique on the heat resilience, growth and recruitment of corals

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 19; no. 12; p. e0315475
• Main Authors: Knoester, Ewout Geerten, Sanders, Richard, Durden, Daisy, Masiga, Bulisa O., Murk, Albertinka J., Osinga, Ronald
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 30.12.2024; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Animals; Anthozoa - growth & development; Anthozoa - physiology; Artificial reefs; Biology and Life Sciences; Calcium; Calcium carbonate; Calcium Carbonate - metabolism; Calcium channels (voltage-gated); Carbonates; Chemical properties; Climate adaptation; Climate change; Coral Bleaching; Coral growth; Coral Reefs; Coral reefs and islands; Corals; Corrosion; Cost analysis; Earth Sciences; Electric properties; Electrolysis; Engineering and Technology; Environmental aspects; Growth; Heat waves; Hot Temperature; Influence; Kenya; Medicine and Health Sciences; Methods; Minerals - metabolism; Physical Sciences; Population decline; Precipitation; Rehabilitation; Resilience; Sea-water; Seawater; Species; Thermal properties; Kenya

Restoration and artificial reefs can assist the recovery of degraded reefs but are limited in scalability and climate resilience. The Mineral Accretion Technique (MAT) subjects metal artificial reefs to a low-voltage electrical current, thereby creating a calcium-carbonate coating. It has been sugge...