Reef-building corals have essential roles in reef ecosystems but are highly susceptible to
disturbances. Increasing anthropogenic disturbances are eroding coral community …

Loss of foundation reef-corals is eroding the viability of reef communities and ecosystem
function in many regions globally. Coral populations are naturally resilient but when …

Successful recruitment of new individuals is essential for recovery of degraded coral reefs.
Enhancing supply of coral larvae increases initial settlement, however post-settlement …

The escalating rate at which coral communities are declining globally requires urgent
intervention and new approaches to reef management to reduce and halt further coral loss …

Large-scale rearing of coral larvae during mass spawning events and subsequent direct
introduction of competent larvae onto denuded reefs ('larval seeding') has been proposed as …

Coral restoration is gaining traction as a viable strategy to help restore degraded reefs.
While the nascent field of coral restoration has rapidly progressed in the past decade …

Low cost, simple approaches leading to enhanced numbers of viable, mature corals on reefs
are prerequisite to active reef rehabilitation at even modest spatial scales. Mass culture of …

Accelerating coral reef restoration is a global challenge that has been attempted around the
world. Previous attempts show varying levels of success at localized scales, but …

New technologies for culturing and settling scleractinian coral larvae in the field are required
to elucidate the role of recruitment in population dynamics and to provide options for reef …

Due to increasing frequency of disturbances to shallow reefs, it has been suggested that
Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems (MCEs, 30–150 m depth) may serve as a refuge for corals …