Transplantation technique for coral rehabilitation
1994
Sirirattanachai, S. (Burapha Univ., Chon Buri (Thailand). Faculty of Science. Aquatic Science Dept. Coral Reef Ecology Study Team)
Techniques for coral transplantation have been studied by Coral Reef Ecology Study Team (CREST) at Koh Sak and Koh Krok since 1991. All techniques involved fixing a small piece of coral to the concrete block with different materials: nylon string, net and epoxy-cement mixture. The fixing process was done underwater. Epoxy-cement mixture was the best adhesive material but costly making its unsuitable for wide application of coral transplantation. In later experiment, the mixture of cement, gypsum plaster and sand at a ratio of 1:1:1 was used and proved to dry quickly. The process of coral transplantation involved fixing a small piece of coral to the concrete block on board and brought it back to underwater. This process provided high survival rate of transplanted coral. The experiment was done with 3 species of coral: Porites lutea, Acropora sp. and Pocillopora damicormis, with the survival rates of 95, 83 and 42 percent, respectively.
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