Ecological Management & Restoration最新文献

{"title":"Database for marine and coastal restoration projects in Australia and New Zealand","authors":"Jemma Purandare,&nbsp;Roquelina de Sousa de Saboya,&nbsp;Elisa Bayraktarov,&nbsp;Lisa Boström-Einarsson,&nbsp;Paul E. Carnell,&nbsp;Aaron M. Eger,&nbsp;Agnes Le Port,&nbsp;Peter I. Macreadie,&nbsp;Simon E. Reeves,&nbsp;Peter van Kampen,&nbsp;Nathan J. Waltham,&nbsp;Melissa Wartman,&nbsp;Ian M. McLeod","doi":"10.1111/emr.12596","DOIUrl":"10.1111/emr.12596","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The United Nations has declared 2021–2030 as the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. These declarations emphasise the importance of restoring degraded marine and coastal ecosystems and supporting research and knowledge. The number and scale of marine and coastal restoration projects have been increasing in Australia and New Zealand over the past 40 years. However, the lack of a central repository of projects and their results limits opportunities to share knowledge to improve effectiveness. To address this gap, we developed the Australian and New Zealand Marine and Coastal Restoration Database. Information for this database was gathered from publicly available documents (peer-reviewed journal articles and technical reports) and discussions with key organisations that lead projects in Australia and New Zealand. For each project, we recorded the start date, duration, spatial scale, location, details on monitoring, and success criteria. The database includes information up until 1 June 2020. It is available online via the Australian Coastal Restoration Network website.</p>","PeriodicalId":54325,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Management & Restoration","volume":"25 1","pages":"14-20"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/emr.12596","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140581236","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Can the impacts of invasive African Olive on native Cumberland Plain Woodland plants be mitigated through bioinoculation?","authors":"James Listberger,&nbsp;Anthony Manea,&nbsp;Michelle R. Leishman,&nbsp;Weihua Li,&nbsp;Peter Cuneo,&nbsp;Jordan Scott,&nbsp;Johannes J. Le Roux","doi":"10.1111/emr.12597","DOIUrl":"10.1111/emr.12597","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Invasive plants often impact the abiotic and biotic conditions of the ecosystems they invade. These impacts can persist after the removal of the invader as legacy effects that may hamper restoration. We assessed whether the invasion of Cumberland Plain Woodland in Australia by African Olive impacts the performance of native species through legacy effects. We also tested whether the addition of soil inocula from uninvaded Cumberland Plain Woodland and rhizosphere soils can mitigate the effects of invaded soils on native plant performance. To do this, we grew four native Cumberland Plain Woodland species (Australian Indigo, Climbing Saltbush, Hickory Wattle, Wedge-leaf Hop-bush) in mesocosms containing either uninvaded Cumberland Plain Woodland soil, African Olive-invaded Cumberland Plain Woodland soil or invaded Cumberland Plain Woodland soil inoculated with uninvaded or native rhizosphere soil. We found invaded soils to not consistently impact the growth of the Cumberland Plain Woodland species studied. In invaded soil, Hickory Wattle produced lower above and belowground biomass, Climbing Saltbush produced lower belowground biomass and Australian Indigo had a lower root to shoot ratio compared to plants grown in Cumberland Plain Woodland soil. The nodulation of Australian Indigo did not differ between soil treatments, while that of Hickory Wattle responded positively to inoculation. Our results suggest that the addition of native soil biota may improve the outcomes of ecological restoration projects on a species-specific basis.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":54325,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Management & Restoration","volume":"25 1","pages":"57-67"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140312824","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Abundant post-fire recruitment and rapid seedling maturity emphasise regular burning is beneficial for conserving the Vulnerable Purple-flowered Wattle (Acacia purpureopetala)","authors":"Paul Williams,&nbsp;Andrew Ford,&nbsp;Eleanor Collins","doi":"10.1111/emr.12589","DOIUrl":"10.1111/emr.12589","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Purple-flowered Wattle (<i>Acacia purpureopetala</i>) has a Vulnerable status under the Queensland Nature Conservation Act (1992) and is listed as Critically Endangered under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (1999). It grows in eucalypt woodlands of North Queensland. Its post-fire response was examined to better understand its ecology and management requirements. Before and after fire surveys found Purple-flowered Wattle is a fire-killed ‘obligate seeder’ with abundant fire-promoted germination, but limited recruitment in the absence of fire, highlighting the importance of regular burning for generating new plants. Nearly half of Purple-flowered Wattle seedlings began producing seed in their second year, indicating a population tolerant of frequent burning. Combined, the abundant fire-promoted recruitment and rapidly maturing seedlings suggest regular patchy fires that allow some mature plants to survive unburnt while promoting recruitment in burnt areas would benefit the population. A laboratory trial found percentage germination after 3 weeks was significantly higher for seeds treated by soaking in hot water for 5 minutes (31% germination), compared with those soaked in ambient temperature water (4% germination). However, by 5 weeks, germination differences between seed treatment were not statistically significant. The apparent discrepancy where unheated seeds eventually germinated in a laboratory setting, yet in situ germination was almost completely restricted to the post-fire environment, warrants further investigation. It may be that successful germination and seedling establishment in woodlands requires the rapid removal of physical dormancy, or perhaps keeping unheated seed constantly moist for 5 weeks in a laboratory trial is simply an unnatural treatment producing a germination response not relevant to ecosystem function. The abundant fire-triggered germination and rapid maturity of seedlings, combined with the known population number (&gt;4,000 plants) and distribution range (850 km²), support existing recommendations that Purple-flowered Wattle warrants a Vulnerable rather than Critically Endangered Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (1999) status, as is current at the state level. Management that includes regular patchy burning with good soil moisture that reduces the extent and intensity of individual fires is likely to benefit the long-term preservation of this restricted species and associated species of its ecosystems.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":54325,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Management & Restoration","volume":"25 1","pages":"51-56"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140151273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effectiveness of coral (Bilbunna) relocation as a mitigation strategy for pipeline construction at Hayman Island, Great Barrier Reef","authors":"Adam K. Smith,&nbsp;Nathan Cook,&nbsp;Al Songcuan,&nbsp;Rachelle E. Brown,&nbsp;Gemma Molinaro,&nbsp;Julia Saper,&nbsp;Kristin Keane","doi":"10.1111/emr.12590","DOIUrl":"10.1111/emr.12590","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Coral reef management techniques such as relocation and transplantation are increasingly implemented in the context of increasing coastal development and a global decline of coral reefs over the last 30 years. A 170 m submarine desalination pipeline was constructed in 2020 to discharge wastewater from the desalination plant for Hayman Island resort, Whitsundays, Queensland, Australia. Pre-construction site assessments were conducted indicating a healthy, diverse and recovering coral community between intertidal and 12 m depth in the proposed route of the pipeline. Mitigation options included the selection of a pipeline route that minimised impact on coral, and relocation and transplantation of hard corals. Two hundred and four corals comprising 35 species from 15 genera, with estimated sizes ranging from small (less than 2 kg) to extra large (over 50 kg), were relocated from the pipeline footprint to a similar nearby site. The estimated total weight of relocated corals was 873–2850 kg. The most common species transplanted were Hump Coral (<i>Porites lutea)</i> (27%), Lesser Star Coral (<i>Goniastrea aspera)</i> (8.3%) and Starflower Coral <i>(Astreopora ocellata)</i> (7.8%). Individual coral survivorship and growth was monitored at zero, one, six, 12 and 24 months. After 24 months total coral survival was 77.5%. The survivorship of relocated coral exceeded the mean for global coral restoration projects and was deemed successful by the regulator. To assist benchmarking of future coral relocation projects we propose a standard of below 50% as poor, 50–60% as below average, over 60% as acceptable and over 80% coral survival at two years as excellent.</p>","PeriodicalId":54325,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Management & Restoration","volume":"25 1","pages":"21-31"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/emr.12590","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140151290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An assessment of potential herbivory impacts of a reintroduced marsupial in a predator-free woodland sanctuary","authors":"Luke S. O'Loughlin,&nbsp;Greg Baines,&nbsp;Emma Carlson,&nbsp;Claire Wimpenny,&nbsp;Rosie Cooney","doi":"10.1111/emr.12591","DOIUrl":"10.1111/emr.12591","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Fenced sanctuaries that exclude feral predators are critical for threatened species conservation. However, adaptive management of these sanctuaries requires careful consideration of the potential impact herbivore populations free from predation can have on the condition of native vegetation. The Mulligans Flat Woodland Sanctuary in the Australian Capital Territory comprises Critically Endangered box-gum grassy woodland, threatened orchids, abundant macropods, and a reintroduced population of the Eastern Bettong (<i>Bettongia gaimardi</i>, hereafter “Ngaluda”). To understand how Ngaluda, along with other herbivores, may be potentially impacting vegetation across the sanctuary, we undertook an assessment of indicator plant species. We monitored 106 plots for 13 indicator species (10 species with tuberous roots that the burrowing Ngaluda would be preferentially targeting and three non-tuberous species). We found that most floristic indicators we investigated – including richness of indicator species and the abundance of lilies – were higher in the Goorooyarroo area of the sanctuary (where Ngaluda are absent and wallabies are rare) compared to the Mulligans Flat area of the sanctuary (where Ngaluda are present and wallabies are abundant), suggesting a negative impact of the overall herbivore assemblage of Mulligans Flat. However, within just Mulligans Flat, some indicators, including the abundance of a common orchid, were significantly lower in areas associated with high Ngaluda activity irrespective of other herbivore densities. We found no instance of Ngaluda presence or higher activity being associated with higher values for any floristic indicator we investigated. These results are consistent with known impacts of abundant herbivores and reintroduced digging marsupials in other predator-free sanctuaries in Australia. Our results highlight that Ngaluda herbivory may be outweighing any positive effect of their diggings on native vegetation and indicate the need for careful risk mitigation when deciding how critically endangered animals and vegetation communities are managed together in sanctuaries.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":54325,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Management & Restoration","volume":"25 1","pages":"37-50"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140124982","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Lighting a pathway: Our obligation to culture and Country","authors":"Jack Pascoe, Matthew Shanks, Bruce Pascoe, John Clarke, Teagan Goolmeer, Bradley Moggridge, Bhiamie Williamson, Maddison Miller, Oliver Costello, Michael-Shawn Fletcher","doi":"10.1111/emr.12592","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/emr.12592","url":null,"abstract":"<h2> Conflict of Interest</h2>\u0000<p>We would like to identify our cultural obligation to speak for Country and culture on behalf of our old people.</p>","PeriodicalId":54325,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Management & Restoration","volume":"123 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139461640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Australia's biodiversity crisis and the need for the Biodiversity Council","authors":"Jaana Dielenberg, Sarah Bekessy, Graeme S. Cumming, Angela J. Dean, James A. Fitzsimons, Stephen Garnett, Teagan Goolmeer, Lesley Hughes, Richard T. Kingsford, Sarah Legge, David B. Lindenmayer, Catherine E. Lovelock, Rachel Lowry, Martine Maron, Jessica Marsh, Jan McDonald, Nicola J. Mitchell, Bradley J. Moggridge, Rachel Morgain, Patrick J. O'Connor, Jack Pascoe, Gretta T. Pecl, Hugh P. Possingham, Euan G. Ritchie, Liam D. G. Smith, Rebecca Spindler, Ross M. Thompson, James Trezise, Kate Umbers, John Woinarski, Brendan A. Wintle","doi":"10.1111/emr.12594","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/emr.12594","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;h2&gt; Australia's Rich Biodiversity is in Crisis&lt;/h2&gt;\u0000&lt;p&gt;Australia is a mega-biodiverse region. Millions of years of geographical isolation have resulted in high species diversity and endemism. So far, &gt;21 000 species of plants, 8000 species of vertebrates, and 110 000 species of insects and other invertebrates have been described (Chapman &lt;span&gt;2009&lt;/span&gt;). An exceptionally high percentage are endemic; 93% of flowering plants, &gt;80% of invertebrates, 87% of mammals, 93% of reptiles, 94% of frogs, 74% of freshwater fishes and &gt;50% of temperate marine fishes in Australia are found nowhere else (Lintermans &lt;span&gt;2013&lt;/span&gt;; Cresswell &amp; Murphy &lt;span&gt;2017&lt;/span&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;\u0000&lt;p&gt;Since European colonisation, Australia's rich biodiversity has been in rapid decline. This decline has been driven by habitat destruction and fragmentation due to land clearing for agriculture and urbanisation; the introduction of invasive plants, animals, and diseases; the disruption of First Peoples practices in caring for Country, including fire management; and the extraction of water including the modification and regulation of freshwater ecosystems. These pressures are now being exacerbated by climate change.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000&lt;p&gt;One hundred Australian species have been formally recognised as extinct including 34 mammal species, representing 10% of Australia's endemic mammals at the time of European arrival. Twenty-two freshwater fish species are at high risk of extinction within the next 20 years (Lintermans &lt;i&gt;et al&lt;/i&gt;. &lt;span&gt;2020&lt;/span&gt;). One thousand, nine hundred and ninety-five taxa are nationally listed as threatened with extinction (Australian Government &lt;span&gt;2023&lt;/span&gt;) and hundreds more at State and Territory levels. Many once widespread species that are important ecosystem engineers, such as digging mammals, now persist only in small fragments of former natural ranges.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000&lt;p&gt;The situation is likely far worse than reported, due to unresolved taxonomy (new species being discovered that are already extinct), a lack of systematic and rigorous monitoring of most species and ecosystems, and under-reporting of extinction. Declines are not abating. Population sizes of threatened birds have declined to half (47%), and threatened plants to almost one quarter (73%) of their populations, on average, since 1995 (Threatened Species Index &lt;span&gt;2022&lt;/span&gt;). Three vertebrate species have been declared extinct in the last fifteen years: the Christmas Island PIPISTRELLE (&lt;i&gt;Pipistrellus murrayi&lt;/i&gt;), Christmas Island FOREST SKINK (&lt;i&gt;Emoia nativitatis&lt;/i&gt;) and Bramble Cay melomys (&lt;i&gt;MELOMYS rubicola&lt;/i&gt;). There is a &gt; 50% likelihood that a further 16 vertebrate taxa, for which there have been no recent verified records, are already extinct, with four almost certainly extinct (Garnett &lt;i&gt;et al&lt;/i&gt;. &lt;span&gt;2022&lt;/span&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;\u0000&lt;p&gt;Mass mortality events are increasing. These include an estimated 3 billion vertebrate animals and 60 billion invertebrate animals which were killed or displ","PeriodicalId":54325,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Management & Restoration","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139461867","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Right fire for right Country: Integrating First Nations knowledge and Western science in land management","authors":"Elle Bowd, David Lindenmayer","doi":"10.1111/emr.12593","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/emr.12593","url":null,"abstract":"<h2> Conflict of Interest</h2>\u0000<p>None.</p>","PeriodicalId":54325,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Management & Restoration","volume":"164 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139461638","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Highlighting the risk of environmental lead contamination for deer management in Australia","authors":"Jordan O. Hampton, Jason S. Flesch, Alexander S. Wendt, Simon D. Toop","doi":"10.1111/emr.12584","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/emr.12584","url":null,"abstract":"Lead-based bullets used to shoot deer typically fragment. These toxic fragments are a threat to wildlife scavengers and human consumers of venison. Awareness of this issue is widespread internationally but limited in Australia. The aim of this research was to characterise deer carcass contamination via bullet fragmentation associated with lead-based and lead-free ammunition in a deer culling program conducted in Australia. We used radiography (X-rays) to study Hog Deer (<i>Axis porcinus</i>) shot in a professional ground-based shooting program in Victoria, south-eastern Australia. Our data captured 33 deer shot with frangible lead-based bullets in 2021, and 21 deer shot with monolithic lead-free (copper-based) bullets from the same rifles in 2021–2022. For lead-based bullets, the mean number of lead fragments per carcass ranged from seven to 629 (mean ± SD = 256 ± 169), mean fragment size was 1.2 mm² (74% of fragments were &lt;1.0 mm²) and the mean fragment coverage area (the smallest ellipse covering all fragments) was 325 cm². Of these deer, 36% had metallic fragments in the ‘back strap’ (loin) muscles and 42% had metallic fragments in the shoulder muscles: meat cuts typically removed for human consumption. In contrast, for lead-free bullets, the mean number of metallic fragments per carcass ranged from zero to four (0.5 ± 1.0), with only 29% of carcasses having any fragments, and no deer had metallic fragments in the loin or shoulder muscles. On the basis of these results, it is clear that lead-based bullets used for shooting deer in Australia pose risks to wildlife scavengers, and to human consumers when used in hunting. Australian wildlife managers involved in mitigating deer impacts should strongly consider a timely transition to lead-free bullets.","PeriodicalId":54325,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Management & Restoration","volume":"102 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138682831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Lessons learned implementing mineral accretion and coral gardening at Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef","authors":"Nathan Cook, Kailash Cook, Kaitlyn J Harris, Al Songcuan, Adam K Smith","doi":"10.1111/emr.12585","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/emr.12585","url":null,"abstract":"The health and diversity of coral reefs are critically important to the stability and value of the marine tourism industry. Declines in coral reef health through climate change impacts and cyclones, and associated media coverage, have impacted tourism visitation. In January 2018, a major change in Australian Government policy included a Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program to investigate the best science and technology options for helping the Great Barrier Reef recover and adapt to the changing environment. We report on a trial of two intervention methods, mineral accretion and coral gardening, to improve hard coral recovery at a popular site on the Great Barrier Reef. We installed six artificial reef substrates onto which an equal number of coral fragments of seven species were transplanted over the course of two years. During this time, three of the six treatments were connected to a low-voltage power source to encourage mineral accretion and enhance coral growth. Electrolysis resulted in substantial mineral accretion on the steel substrate, however, the technology had no positive effect on the survival or growth of transplanted coral colonies. After 13 months, a second round of transplanted coral fragments was undertaken, and the electrolysis was discontinued. Over a four-year period, mean live coral cover increased significantly in both treatment locations, from 1.7% and 0% to 80.8% and 75.8%, respectively. Control locations increased insignificantly from a mean of 5% to 14.2%. The mineral accretion technology proved technically challenging and did not support the growth or health of transplanted corals, providing no evidence to support the use of mineral accretion technology for this purpose. The technology may, however, have applications in the creation of new, solid substrates and for initial rubble stabilisation efforts. These results demonstrate the effective use of artificial substrates in conjunction with coral gardening techniques for the recovery of hard coral at degraded tourism sites.","PeriodicalId":54325,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Management & Restoration","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138683502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}