Coral restoration - A systematic review of current methods, successes, failures and future directions.

ABSTRACT: Coral reef ecosystems have suffered an unprecedented loss of habitat-forming hard corals in recent decades. While marine conservation has historically focused on passive habitat protection, demand for and interest in active restoration has been growing in recent decades. However, a disconnect between coral restoration practitioners, coral reef managers and scientists has resulted in a disjointed field where it is difficult to gain an overview of existing knowledge. To address this, we aimed to synthesise the available knowledge in a comprehensive global review of coral restoration methods, incorporating data from the peer-reviewed scientific literature, complemented with grey literature and through a survey of coral restoration practitioners. We found that coral restoration case studies ar

SUBMITTER: Bostrom-Einarsson L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6992220 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature