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Integrated Coastal Restoration, Conservation and Resources Sustainability

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainability, Biodiversity and Conservation".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2024) | Viewed by 2034

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Claudia Patricia Ruiz-Diaz

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Guest Editor
Sociedad Ambiente Marino (SAM), San Juan, PR 00931-2158, USA
Interests: conservation and restoration: seagrasses and corals; matemathical modeling; ecology; invasive species
Dr. Carlos Toledo-Hernandez

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Sociedad Ambiente Marino (SAM), San Juan, PR 00931-2158, USA
Interests: coral diseases and immunology; coral reef and seagrass restoration; coral reef ecology; coral farms
Dr. Aldo Croquer

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The Nature Conservancy, Caribbean Division, Central Caribbean Program, Arlington, VA, USA
Interests: coral diseases; epizootiology; effects of human stressors on coral reef; coral reef restorartion and monitoring of health indicators

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Tropical Marine ecosystems have deteriorated in past decades due to multiple anthropogenic and natural disturbances including excessive exploitation of natural resources caused by overpopulation, poor land-use practices, invasion of exotic species, and extreme weather conditions promoted by global climate change. Relatively recent disturbances, such as the STLC disease or the re-emergence of Diadema antillarum disease in the Caribbean have worsened the viability of these ecosystems. In this context, this Special Issue will focus on studies aimed at developing conservation and restoring strategies, and resource sustainability of marine ecosystems in hostile environments.

  • Corals
  • Mangrove
  • Seagrasses
  • Seaweeds
  • Aquaculture

The contribution of this Special Issue would focus on the future of marine ecosystem with the objective of a thorough evaluation of the contribution of human intervention to their recovery or sustainability.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Claudia Patricia Ruiz-Diaz
Dr. Carlos Toledo-Hernandez
Dr. Aldo Croquer
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • marine ecosystem
  • corals
  • mangrove
  • seagrasses
  • seaweeds
  • aquaculture
  • fish
  • invertebrates

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Outplants of the Threatened Coral Acropora cervicornis Promote Coral Recruitment in a Shallow-Water Coral Reef, Culebra, Puerto Rico
by Alex E. Mercado-Molina and Samuel E. Suleimán-Ramos
Sustainability 2023, 15(24), 16548; https://doi.org/10.3390/su152416548 - 5 Dec 2023
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The numerous socioeconomic and ecological challenges that coral reef degradation poses in the Greater Caribbean have led to a surge in restoration efforts. In this context, outplanting nursery-reared coral colonies has emerged as one of the most common strategies used to rejuvenate degraded [...] Read more.
The numerous socioeconomic and ecological challenges that coral reef degradation poses in the Greater Caribbean have led to a surge in restoration efforts. In this context, outplanting nursery-reared coral colonies has emerged as one of the most common strategies used to rejuvenate degraded reefs and reinstate critical ecosystem processes such as coral recruitment. However, the extent to which coral outplanting promotes the recruitment of coral species remains a subject of ongoing debate. This study tested the hypothesis that reintroducing the threatened coral Acropora cervicornis to a degraded coral reef promotes coral recruitment. To test our hypothesis, a series of recruitment quadrats were established in an area populated with A. cervicornis outplants and in a reference location devoid of the coral. To further investigate the relationship between A. cervicornis and coral recruitment, an experiment was implemented in which half of the quadrats in the restored area received a coral outplant, while the other half were left undisturbed. After one year, all coral recruits located within the quadrats were counted and identified. It was found that in the restored area the mean recruit density exceeded that of the reference location by a factor of 2.15. Results also unveiled a positive association between coral recruitment and the presence of A. cervicornis. Specifically, the mean recruit density in quadrats that received an A. cervicornis colony was 2.21 to 4.65-times higher than in the quadrats without coral outplants. This intriguing observation underscores the pivotal role of A. cervicornis in shaping the recruitment dynamics of corals within degraded reef areas, highlighting the potential of active coral outplanting to enhance the resilience of deteriorating coral reef ecosystems. Full article
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