Humans have long sought to restore species but little attention has been directed at how to
best select a subset of foundation species for maintaining rich assemblages that support …

Traditionally, restoration ecologists and land managers have used the trial‐and‐error
method to select candidate restoration species. This method, however, is time consuming …

A range of different biodiversity-based selection methods for nature reserves has been
tested for terrestrial environments, including those based on diversity hotspots, endemicity …

Coral reef restoration is a rapidly growing movement galvanized by the accelerating
degradation of the world's tropical coral reefs. The need for concerted and collaborative …

Coral reefs, and the important ecosystem services they provide, are uniquely threatened by
global climate change factors that include a combination of sea level rise, temperature …

Implementing systematically designed reserve systems is crucial to slowing the global
decline of coral reef health and diversity. Yet, the paucity of spatial data for most coral reef …

Active coral restoration typically involves two interventions: crossing gametes to facilitate
sexual larval propagation; and fragmenting, growing, and outplanting adult colonies to …

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Burgeoning human populations have impacted biological communities on a global scale,
and even remote areas have been affected. Many marine communities adjacent to …

Forest restoration through silviculture (gardening) programs revives productivity,
biodiversity, and stability. As in silviculture approaches, the coral 'gardening'strategy is …