Variations in Nursery Coral Out-Planting Success on Raised 3-Dimensional Domes Across a Depth Gradient

funded by the AALL Foundation

The success of coral out-planting from nurseries in the Caribbean has varied widely. Previous work at CCMI has shown that fragments of staghorn corals from our nurseries have a higher survival rate when elevated off the benthos onto three-dimensional structures. This study seeks to further our understanding of out-plant success by examining how the depth of the out-planting site impact growth and survival on these three-dimensional structures. The information gained from this project will be use to scale-up our out-planting and restoration strategies and can inform regional and international restoration efforts. Learn more about this project and CCMI’s coral restoration work HERE.

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