Land‐use change in the coastal zone has led to worldwide degradation of marine coastal
ecosystems and a loss of the goods and services they provide. Restoration is the process of …

Coral reef restoration has gained recent popularity in response to the steady decline of
corals and the recognition that coral reefs may not be able to recover naturally without …

Coral reef ecosystems are under increasing pressure from local and regional stressors and
a changing climate. Current management focuses on reducing stressors to allow for natural …

Significant population declines in Acropora cervicornis and A. palmata began in the 1970s
and now exceed over 90%. The losses were caused by a combination of coral disease and …

Acropora palmata populations have experienced steep declines over the past 30 years.
Although numerous culprits are recognized, their relative contributions to the decline are …

Over the last 2 decades, coral nurseries have evolved from small scale pilot projects to full
scale production nurseries in some areas. In 2006, the T/V Margara ran-aground in Puerto …

In response to dramatic losses of reef-building corals and ongoing lack of recovery, a small-
scale coral transplant project was initiated in the Caribbean (US Virgin Islands) in 1999 and …

Coral transplantation has become a potential tool for the restoration of coral cover in
degraded reef habitats. Yet, very few investigations have attempted to determine whether …

Acropora cervicornis is one of the principal reef-building organisms in the Caribbean; it is
also considered one of the most threatened coral species. Due to its ecological importance …

Many branching corals are fragmented by storms, which can serve as a mechanism of
asexual reproduction for species that are able to reattach themselves to the substratum and …