Coral restoration research and technical developments: what we have learned so far

Optimizing heterotrophic feeding rates of three commercially important scleractinian corals

(2018) Alejandro Tagliafico et al.   AQUACULTURE

Interspecific differences in the post-settlement survival of Acropora corals under a common garden experiment

(2018) Go Suzuki et al.   FISHERIES SCIENCE

Harnessing ecological processes to facilitate coral restoration

(2018) Mark C Ladd et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Leveraging new knowledge of Symbiodinium community regulation in corals for conservation and reef restoration

(2018) KM Quigley et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Post-settlement survivorship of artificially supplied Acropora coral larvae in the Sekisei Lagoon

(2018) G Suzuki et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Is gardening corals of opportunity the appropriate response to reverse Philippine reef decline?

(2018) Giannina Nicole R. Feliciano et al.   RESTORATION ECOLOGY

Comparisons of population density and genetic diversity in artificial and wild populations of an arborescent coral, Acropora yongei : implications for the efficacy of “artificial spawning hotspots”

(2018) Yuna Zayasu et al.   RESTORATION ECOLOGY

Leveraging new knowledge of Symbiodinium community regulation in corals for conservation and reef restoration

(2018) KM Quigley et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Post-settlement survivorship of artificially supplied Acropora coral larvae in the Sekisei Lagoon

(2018) G Suzuki et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Outplanting technique, host genotype, and site affect the initial success of outplanted Acropora cervicornis

(2018) Elizabeth A. Goergen et al.   PeerJ

Systematic Revision of Symbiodiniaceae Highlights the Antiquity and Diversity of Coral Endosymbionts

(2018) Todd C. LaJeunesse et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Large-scale coral reef rehabilitation after blast fishing in Indonesia

(2018) Susan L. Williams et al.   RESTORATION ECOLOGY

Harnessing connectivity to facilitate coral restoration

(2018) Christopher Doropoulos et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Comparing the capacity of five different dietary treatments to optimise growth and nutritional composition in two scleractinian corals

(2018) Jessica A. Conlan et al.   PLoS One

Optimizing industrial-scale coral reef restoration: comparing harvesting wild coral spawn slicks and transplanting gravid adult colonies

(2018) Christopher Doropoulos et al.   RESTORATION ECOLOGY

Coralline algal metabolites induce settlement and mediate the inductive effect of epiphytic microbes on coral larvae

(2018) Luis A. Gómez-Lemos et al.   Scientific Reports

Shifting paradigms in restoration of the world's coral reefs

(2017) Madeleine J. H. van Oppen et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Evaluation of staghorn coral ( Acropora cervicornis , Lamarck 1816) production techniques in an ocean-based nursery with consideration of coral genotype

(2017) Kelli E. O'Donnell et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

Effects of nursery table slope orientation on coral survival and growth

(2017) Rosa Celia Poquita-Du et al.   Marine Biology Research

In situ nurseries enhance coral transplant growth in sedimented waters

(2017) Lutfi Afiq-Rosli et al.   Marine Biology Research

Effects of suspended sediments and nutrient enrichment on juvenile corals

(2017) Adriana Humanes et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

The need for broader ecological and socioeconomic tools to evaluate the effectiveness of coral restoration programs

(2017) Margaux Y. Hein et al.   RESTORATION ECOLOGY

Who Should Pick the Winners of Climate Change?

(2017) Michael S. Webster et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

New Seeding Approach Reduces Costs and Time to Outplant Sexually Propagated Corals for Reef Restoration

(2017) Valérie F. Chamberland et al.   Scientific Reports

Enhanced larval supply and recruitment can replenish reef corals on degraded reefs

(2017) Dexter W. dela Cruz et al.   Scientific Reports

Coral larvae for restoration and research: a large-scale method for rearing Acropora millepora larvae, inducing settlement, and establishing symbiosis

(2017) F. Joseph Pollock et al.   PeerJ

Common reef-building coral in the Northern Red Sea resistant to elevated temperature and acidification

(2017) Thomas Krueger et al.   Royal Society Open Science

Genotype and local environment dynamically influence growth, disturbance response and survivorship in the threatened coral, Acropora cervicornis

(2017) Crawford Drury et al.   PLoS One

Low sediment loads affect survival of coral recruits: the first weeks are crucial

(2016) Mareen Moeller et al.   CORAL REEFS

Hope for coral reef rehabilitation: massive synchronous spawning by outplanted corals in Okinawa, Japan

(2016) Yuna Zayasu et al.   CORAL REEFS

The cost and feasibility of marine coastal restoration

(2016) Elisa Bayraktarov et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Coral translocation and farming as mitigation and conservation measures for coastal development in the Red Sea: Aqaba case study, Jordan

(2016) Mohammed M. A. Kotb   Environmental Earth Sciences

Patterns of larval settlement preferences and post‑settlement survival for seven Caribbean corals

(2016) R Ritson-Williams et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Feeding behaviors of three tropical scleractinian corals in captivity

(2016) Pataporn Kuanui et al.   TROPICAL ZOOLOGY

Unexpectedly complex gradation of coral population structure in the Nansei Islands, Japan

(2016) Yuna Zayasu et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Patterns of larval settlement preferences and post‑settlement survival for seven Caribbean corals

(2016) R Ritson-Williams et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Large-scale coral reef restoration could assist natural recovery in Seychelles, Indian Ocean

(2016) Phanor Hernando Montoya Maya et al.   Nature Conservation-Bulgaria

Coral reef degradation is not correlated with local human population density

(2016) John F. Bruno et al.   Scientific Reports

Influence of sperm dilution and gamete contact time on the fertilization rate of scleractinian corals

(2015) Yoko Nozawa et al.   CORAL REEFS

Species Richness on Coral Reefs and the Pursuit of Convergent Global Estimates

(2015) Rebecca Fisher et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Assessing an abridged nursery phase for slow growing corals used in coral restoration

(2015) Dexter W. dela Cruz et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Direct seeding of mass-cultured coral larvae is not an effective option for reef rehabilitation

(2015) AJ Edwards et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Building coral reef resilience through assisted evolution

(2015) Madeleine J. H. van Oppen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Transplantation of storm-generated coral fragments to enhance Caribbean coral reefs: A successful method but not a solution

(2015) Virginia H. Garrison et al.   REVISTA DE BIOLOGIA TROPICAL

Coral propagation: a review of techniques for ornamental trade and reef restoration

(2015) Jonathan A. Barton et al.   Reviews in Aquaculture

Chemical mediation of coral larval settlement by crustose coralline algae

(2015) J. Tebben et al.   Scientific Reports

Suspended sediments limit coral sperm availability

(2015) Gerard F. Ricardo et al.   Scientific Reports

Direct seeding of mass-cultured coral larvae is not an effective option for reef rehabilitation

(2015) AJ Edwards et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Growing coral larger and faster: micro-colony-fusion as a strategy for accelerating coral cover

(2015) Zac H. Forsman et al.   PeerJ

An economic and ecological consideration of commercial coral transplantation to restore the marine ecosystem in Okinawa, Japan

(2015) Nami Okubo et al.   Ecosystem Services

Optimizing the productivity of a coral nursery focused on staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis

(2015) KE Lohr et al.   Endangered Species Research

Restoration of critically endangered elkhorn coral ( Acropora palmata ) populations using larvae reared from wild-caught gametes

(2015) Valérie F. Chamberland et al.   Global Ecology and Conservation

Larval Settlement: The Role of Surface Topography for Sessile Coral Reef Invertebrates

(2015) Steve Whalan et al.   PLoS One

Assessing techniques to enhance early post-settlement survival of corals in situ for reef restoration

(2014) Wade T Cooper et al.   BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE

Post-settlement survivorship in two Caribbean broadcasting corals

(2014) Margaret W. Miller   CORAL REEFS

Community-based, low-tech method of restoring a lost thicket of Acropora corals

(2014) Dexter W. dela Cruz et al.   ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE

Influence of electrical fields on the performance ofAcroporacoral transplants on two different designs of structures

(2014) Sascha Bernd Carsten Romatzki   Marine Biology Research

Red Light Represses the Photophysiology of the Scleractinian Coral Stylophora pistillata

(2014) Tim Wijgerde et al.   PLoS One

Establishment of Coral–Algal Symbiosis Requires Attraction and Selection

(2014) Hiroshi Yamashita et al.   PLoS One

Augmenting the Post-Transplantation Growth and Survivorship of Juvenile Scleractinian Corals via Nutritional Enhancement

(2014) Tai Chong Toh et al.   PLoS One

Growth Dynamics of the Threatened Caribbean Staghorn Coral Acropora cervicornis: Influence of Host Genotype, Symbiont Identity, Colony Size, and Environmental Setting

(2014) Diego Lirman et al.   PLoS One

Mechanisms of reef coral resistance to future climate change

(2014) S. R. Palumbi et al.   SCIENCE

Effects of terrigenous sediment on settlement and survival of the reef coralPocillopora damicornis

(2014) Kaipo Perez et al.   PeerJ

Grazers improve health of coral juveniles in ex situ mariculture

(2013) Tai Chong Toh et al.   AQUACULTURE

Long-term survival and colony growth ofAcropora palmatafragments transplanted by volunteers for restoration

(2013) Graham E. Forrester et al.   AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS

Closing the circle: is it feasible to rehabilitate reefs with sexually propagated corals?

(2013) J. R. Guest et al.   CORAL REEFS

Genotypic variation influences reproductive success and thermal stress tolerance in the reef building coral, Acropora palmata

(2013) I. B. Baums et al.   CORAL REEFS

Influence of fish grazing and sedimentation on the early post-settlement survival of the tabular coral Acropora cytherea

(2013) M. L. Trapon et al.   CORAL REEFS

A first endeavour in restoring denuded, post-bleached reefs in Tanzania

(2013) Nsajigwa E. Mbije et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Early uptake of specific symbionts enhances the post-settlement survival of Acropora corals

(2013) G Suzuki et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Possible Natural Hybridization of Two Morphologically Distinct Species of Acropora (Cnidaria, Scleractinia) in the Pacific: Fertilization and Larval Survival Rates

(2013) Naoko Isomura et al.   PLoS One

Changes in Bleaching Susceptibility among Corals Subject to Ocean Warming and Recurrent Bleaching in Moorea, French Polynesia

(2013) Morgan S. Pratchett et al.   PLoS One

Genomic basis for coral resilience to climate change

(2013) Daniel J. Barshis et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Examining the Use of Mass Transplantation of Brooding and Spawning Corals to Support Natural Coral Recruitment in Sulawesi/Indonesia

(2013) Sebastian C. A. Ferse et al.   RESTORATION ECOLOGY

Recovery of an Isolated Coral Reef System Following Severe Disturbance

(2013) J. P. Gilmour et al.   SCIENCE

Rebuilding coral reefs: does active reef restoration lead to sustainable reefs?

(2013) Baruch Rinkevich   Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Application of phytochemicals as growth-promoters and endocrine modulators in fish culture

(2013) Suman B. Chakraborty et al.   Reviews in Aquaculture

Effects of irradiance and light spectrum on growth of the scleractinian coral Galaxea fascicularis — Applicability of LEP and LED lighting to coral aquaculture

(2012) Tim Wijgerde et al.   AQUACULTURE

A Review of Reef Restoration and Coral Propagation Using the Threatened Genus Acropora in the Caribbean and Western Atlantic

(2012) CN Young et al.   BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE

Acropora recruits harbor “rare” Symbiodinium in the environmental pool

(2012) H. Yamashita et al.   CORAL REEFS

Testing the effectiveness of direct propagation techniques for coral restoration of Acropora spp.

(2012) Charles A. Boch et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Interactions among chronic and acute impacts on coral recruits: the importance of size-escape thresholds

(2012) Christopher Doropoulos et al.   ECOLOGY

What is the optimal density of larval seeding in Acropora corals?

(2012) Go Suzuki et al.   FISHERIES SCIENCE

Effective size of refugia for coral spat survival

(2012) Yoko Nozawa   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

The CORALZOO project: a synopsis of four years of public aquarium science

(2012) Ronald Osinga et al.   JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

Growth and survivorship of juvenile corals outplanted to degraded reef areas in Bolinao-Anda Reef Complex, Philippines

(2012) Ronald D. Villanueva et al.   Marine Biology Research

The relationship between genetic similarity and reproductive success in the branching coralAcropora intermedia

(2012) Naoko Isomura et al.   Marine Biology Research

Contrasting Patterns of Coral Bleaching Susceptibility in 2010 Suggest an Adaptive Response to Thermal Stress

(2012) James R. Guest et al.   PLoS One

Global estimates of the value of ecosystems and their services in monetary units

(2012) Rudolf de Groot et al.   Ecosystem Services

Successful Transplantation of a Fragmenting Coral,Montipora digitata, for Reef Rehabilitation

(2011) Edgardo D. Gomez et al.   COASTAL MANAGEMENT

Coral larvae settle at a higher frequency on red surfaces

(2011) B. Mason et al.   CORAL REEFS

Engineering of coral reef larval supply through transplantation of nursery-farmed gravid colonies

(2011) Y.B. Horoszowski-Fridman et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

Coral larvae: From gametes to recruits

(2011) Daniel F. Gleason et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

Coral farming: effects of light, water motion and artificial foods

(2011) Zac H. Forsman et al.   JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

Long-term effect of coral transplantation: Restoration goals and the choice of species

(2011) Soyoka Muko et al.   JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY

The Biology and Economics of Coral Growth

(2011) Ronald Osinga et al.   MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Corals mass-cultured from eggs and transplanted as juveniles to their native, remote coral reef

(2011) R Nakamura et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Induction of Larval Metamorphosis of the Coral Acropora millepora by Tetrabromopyrrole Isolated from a Pseudoalteromonas Bacterium

(2011) Jan Tebben et al.   PLoS One

High potential for formation and persistence of chimeras following aggregated larval settlement in the broadcast spawning coral, Acropora millepora

(2011) E. Puill-Stephan et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

In Situ Coral Nurseries Serve as Genetic Repositories for Coral Reef Restoration after an Extreme Cold-Water Event

(2011) Stephanie A. Schopmeyer et al.   RESTORATION ECOLOGY

Propagation of the threatened staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis: methods to minimize the impacts of fragment collection and maximize production

(2010) D. Lirman et al.   CORAL REEFS

The effect of different flow regimes on the growth and metabolic rates of the scleractinian coral Galaxea fascicularis

(2010) M. Schutter et al.   CORAL REEFS

Mid-water rope nursery—Testing design and performance of a novel reef restoration instrument

(2010) Gideon Levy et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Caging enhances post-settlement survival of juveniles of the scleractinian coral Acropora tenuis

(2010) Maria Vanessa B. Baria et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

Optimal choice of species and size class for transplanting coral community

(2010) Soyoka Muko et al.   JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY

Acclimation inPocilloporaspp. during a coral restoration program in Carrizales Bay, Colima, Mexico

(2010) Marco A. Liñán-Cabello et al.   MARINE AND FRESHWATER BEHAVIOUR AND PHYSIOLOGY

Degradation and restoration of coral reefs: Experience in Okinawa, Japan

(2010) Makoto Omori   Marine Biology Research

Flow enhances photosynthesis in marine benthic autotrophs by increasing the efflux of oxygen from the organism to the water

(2010) T. Mass et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Systematic and Biogeographical Patterns in the Reproductive Biology of Scleractinian Corals

(2009) Andrew H. Baird et al.   Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics

Differential physiological responses of two congeneric scleractinian corals to mineral accretion and an electric field

(2009) E. M. Borell et al.   CORAL REEFS

Restoration of coral populations in light of genetic diversity estimates

(2009) T. L. Shearer et al.   CORAL REEFS

Larval settlement preferences and post-settlement survival of the threatened Caribbean corals Acropora palmata and A. cervicornis

(2009) R. Ritson-Williams et al.   CORAL REEFS

Onset of algal endosymbiont specificity varies among closely related species ofAcroporacorals during early ontogeny

(2009) DAVID ABREGO et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Looking for the Silver Lining: Making the Most of Failure

(2009)   RESTORATION ECOLOGY

Influence of different food sources on the initial development of sexual recruits of reefbuilding corals in aquaculture

(2008) Dirk Petersen et al.   AQUACULTURE

Comparison of three types of adhesives in attaching coral transplants to clam shell substrates

(2008) Romeo M. Dizon et al.   AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS

Survival dynamics of scleractinian coral larvae and implications for dispersal

(2008) E. M. Graham et al.   CORAL REEFS

DENSITY-DEPENDENT SETTLEMENT AND MORTALITY STRUCTURE THE EARLIEST LIFE PHASES OF A CORAL POPULATION

(2008) Mark J. A. Vermeij et al.   ECOLOGY

Development of ceramic settlement devices for coral reef restoration usingin situsexual reproduction of corals

(2008) Mineo OKAMOTO et al.   FISHERIES SCIENCE

Micro-crevice structure enhances coral spat survivorship

(2008) Yoko Nozawa   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

Fixed and suspended coral nurseries in the Philippines: Establishing the first step in the “gardening concept” of reef restoration

(2008) Lee Shaish et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

Impact of coral predators on tropical reefs

(2008) RD Rotjan et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Management of coral reefs: We have gone wrong when neglecting active reef restoration

(2008) Baruch Rinkevich   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

A restoration genetics guide for coral reef conservation

(2008) ILIANA B. BAUMS   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Flicker Light Effects on Photosynthesis of Symbiotic Algae in the Reef-Building Coral Acropora digitifera (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Scleractinia)1

(2008) Takashi Nakamura et al.   PACIFIC SCIENCE

One-Third of Reef-Building Corals Face Elevated Extinction Risk from Climate Change and Local Impacts

(2008) K. E. Carpenter et al.   SCIENCE

Growth and Mortality of Coral Transplants (Pocillopora damicornis) along a Range of Sediment Influence in Maui, Hawai‘i1

(2007) Gregory A. Piniak et al.   PACIFIC SCIENCE