Low-tech coral reef restoration methods modeled after natural fragmentation processes

摘要

Low - cost and environmentally sustainable coral reef restoration methods modeled af- ter natural coral reef recovery processes and appropriate for use in developing countries were investigated. The study focused on post - fragmentation processes important to natu- ral coral reef recovery and to successful transplantation, quantifying size-specific, sub- strate - specific, site - specific survival, growth, and self - attachment of coral fragments.