Naslov
Restoration techniques for coralligenous gorgonian forests

Autori
Kipson Silvija, Cristina Linares, Carlo Cerrano, Jean Baptiste Ledoux, Daniel Gomez Gras, Ignasi Montero Serra, Paula López-Sendino, Angel López-Sanz, Bernat Hereu, Eliana Feretti, Tatjana Bakran-Petricioli, Joaquim Garrabou

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
MERCES Project, First Annual meeting, Conference Programme and Abstracts Heraklion, Crete, Greece 20-22 June 2017 / - Heraklion : Project MERCES, 2017, 41-41

Skup
MERCES Project, First Annual meeting, Conference Programme and Abstracts

Mjesto i datum
Heraklion, Grčka, 20.06.2017. - 22.06.2017

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
restoration of gorgonian forests, gorgonian transplantation

Sažetak
Gorgonians are habitat-forming octocorals dwelling in marine hard-bottom communities worldwide. In the Mediterranean, these slow-growing, long-lived species are increasingly threatened by disturbances such as destructive fishing practices, anchoring, uncontrolled and overfrequent diving, mucillagenous algal aggregates, algal invasions, and mass mortalities caused by anomalous seawater temperature increases. As a result, gorgonian forests are in decline and associated hard-bottoms are faced with the loss of structural complexity and iodiversity. Hence, the development of efficient restoration techniques is urgently needed. Based on previous experiences, transplantation of gorgonian fragments is considered as an appropriate method, due to its low impact on the donor colonies, generally high survival rates of transplants and ability to bypass sensitive early life stages. Studies to date confirm the feasibility of the method on the local spatial scale. Here we present details of the gorgonian transplantation, indicating required material and methods as well as the recommended size and density of ransplants. The proposed approach ensures fast and efficient fixation method, easily applicable by divers.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

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