Applying coral breeding to reef restoration: best practices, knowledge gaps, and priority actions in a rapidly‐evolving field

AT Banaszak, KL Marhaver, MW Miller… - Restoration …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Reversing coral reef decline requires reducing environmental threats while actively restoring
reef ecological structure and function. A promising restoration approach uses coral breeding …

A decision-support framework for the restoration of Cystoseira sensu lato forests

CJ Smith, J Verdura, N Papadopoulou… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Macroalgal forests characterised by species of the genus Cystoseira sensu lato form
important shallow coastal rocky habitats in the Mediterranean Sea. These forests support a …

An integrative framework for sustainable coral reef restoration

DJ Suggett, M Edwards, D Cotton, M Hein, EF Camp - One Earth, 2023 - cell.com
Restoration of coral reef ecosystems as a management aid has accelerated globally in
response to ever-degrading reef health under climate change. As of 2021, more than US …

Natural recovery of corals after severe disturbance

J Morais, SB Tebbett, RA Morais… - Ecology Letters, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Ecosystem recovery from human‐induced disturbances, whether through natural processes
or restoration, is occurring worldwide. Yet, recovery dynamics, and their implications for …

Horizon scan of rapidly advancing coral restoration approaches for 21st century reef management

DJ Suggett, MJH van Oppen - Emerging Topics in Life Sciences, 2022 - portlandpress.com
Coral reef restoration activity is accelerating worldwide in efforts to offset the rate of reef
health declines. Many advances have already been made in restoration practices centred …

The use of unoccupied aerial systems (UASs) for quantifying shallow coral reef restoration success in Belize

EA Peterson, L Carne, J Balderamos, V Faux… - Drones, 2023 - mdpi.com
There is a growing need for improved techniques to monitor coral reef restoration as these
ecosystems and the goods and services they provide continue to decline under threats of …

Adoption of coral propagation and out-planting via the tourism industry to advance site stewardship on the northern Great Barrier Reef

L Howlett, EF Camp, J Edmondson… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Coral propagation via nurseries and out-planting practices has increased worldwide in the
last decade to improve stakeholder-led stewardship aimed at retaining or rehabilitating local …

Active coral propagation outcomes on coral communities at high-value Great Barrier Reef tourism sites

L Howlett, EF Camp, J Edmondson, R Hosp… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tourism-led stewardship of Great Barrier Reef (GBR) sites has implemented upscaling of
coral propagation and out-planting practices. Incorporating ecological monitoring into …

A review of the legal framework for coral reef restoration in Indonesia

TB Razak, TAC Lamont, FD Hukom, CAG Alisa… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Located in the heart of the Coral Triangle, Indonesia is the center of global diversity for coral
reefs, with over 590 recorded species of hard corals which represent more than 95 percent …

Breeding and Selecting Corals Resilient to Global Warming

KM Quigley - Annual Review of Animal Biosciences, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Selective breeding of resilient organisms is an emerging topic in marine conservation. It can
help us predict how species will adapt in the future and how we can help restore struggling …