Keywords: coral reef nursery conservation tree transplant protection outdoor To help replenish wild populations of corals, whether in areas where there has been a vessel grounding or areas, conservation scientists attach small coral colonies to lines nurseries to monitor their health and growth and keep algae, encrusting sponges, and tunicates at bay. Biologists then transplant these nursery-reared corals back out on the reef to bolster existing coral colonies where coral populations have declined due to major environmental events such as coral bleaching and winter cold water events. To help replenish wild populations of corals, whether in areas where there has been a vessel grounding or areas, conservation scientists attach small coral colonies to lines nurseries to monitor their health and growth and keep algae, encrusting sponges, and tunicates at bay. Biologists then transplant these nursery-reared corals back out on the reef to bolster existing coral colonies where coral populations have declined due to major environmental events such as coral bleaching and winter cold water events. |