Highlights•The degradation of coral reefs worldwide calls for novel restoration
methodologies.•The low-cost reef restoration (gardening tenet) is based on silviculture …

Coral reefs play a crucial role in supporting over half a billion human livelihoods through
their contributions to fisheries, tourism, and coastal protection. In light of substantial global …

The continued decline of coral reefs worldwide due to natural and anthropogenic drivers
necessitates the development of effective restoration schemes. Two of the approaches …

The blue economy is built on the principle that socio-economic progress can occur in
tandem with environmental protection and sustainable resource extraction. Nations with …

The recurring outbreaks of Drupella snails are a significant threat to coral reef ecosystems
on a global scale. However, research on Drupella snails is currently very fragmentary. This …

Tourism is the most important export-oriented economic activity in Mauritius. Climate change
is predicted to exacerbate environmental degradation in coastal areas, where rapid tourism …

The sea cucumber industry, which is known to be particularly vulnerable to overexploitation
and collapse, has been under tremendous pressure in Mauritius since the mid-2000s …

Introduction: Coral reefs worldwide decline has prompted coral restoration as a viable
strategy to rewild vulnerable, foundational coral species. Stony corals are now propagated …

Thermal tolerances of ten coral taxa in relation to their survivorship, health status and growth
performance were examined. These coral microcolonies were subjected to temperatures of …

The role of heterotrophic bacteria, pico-cyanobacteria and benthic cyanobacterial mats was
assessed in the cycling of organic carbon and nitrogen in the Albion lagoon, Mauritius …