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Artificial Reefs and Coral Transplantation. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, Aug 2008, Pages: 240
Coral reefs worldwide are increasingly threatened by
human activities. As a consequence, the field of reef
restoration has drawn increasing attention from
scientists, management agencies and NGOs. Although a
number of advances have been made, the ecological
effects of most restoration techniques are not yet
fully understood.
How does coral transplantation affect reef fishes?
Can transplantation of coral fragments be used to
increase coral recruitment? The author tries to shed
some light on the reaction of key reef organisms to
selected restoration methods by examining the results
of a long-term field study in Indonesia. Over 6000
coral fragments were transplanted and artificial
structures were deployed on 600 square meters of reef
in one of the most extensive experimental restoration
efforts to date.
Using comparative observations from the ambient reef,
the study underlines the importance of reef context
in deciding on the appropriate restoration approach.
Furthermore, the author demonstrates the utility of
reef fish monitoring in the evaluation of reef
restoration effort. This book is aimed at students
and scientists as well as practitioners and
decision-makers.
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