From isolated ramets to coral colonies: The significance of colony pattern formation in reef restoration practices

Nimrod Epstein; Baruch Rinkevich

doi:10.1078/1439-1791-00045

From isolated ramets to coral colonies: The significance of colony pattern formation in reef restoration practices

Nimrod Epstein
, Baruch Rinkevich

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Abstract

Fragmentation in scleractinian corals has been recognized as an important facet in the life history portrait of many species. Fragments (ramets) isolated from existing genets may establish new colonies; a phenomenon that is widely used in a variety of management measures, including restoration of denuded coral reef areas. An analysis of regenerating branches of the Indo-Pacific coral Stylophora pistillata reveals that the architectural complexity of isolated branches may have a significant impact on the initiation of the regeneration process towards the typical structure and complexity of an intact colony. It is suggested that the 3-D structure complexity of isolated ramets should be taken into consideration when applying reef restoration practices.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	219-222
Number of pages	4
Journal	Basic and Applied Ecology
Volume	2
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1078/1439-1791-00045
State	Published - 1 Jan 2001
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Architectural complexity
Coral ramets
Pattern formation
Reef restoration
Stylophora pistillata

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