Is gardening corals of opportunity the appropriate response to reverse Philippine reef decline?

• Main Authors: Feliciano, Giannina Nicole R., Mostrales, Thea Philea I., Acosta, Ara Kim M., Luzon, Katrina S., Bangsal, John Christopher A., Licuanan, Wilfredo Roehl Y.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2018
• Subjects: Coral reef restoration > Philippines; Coral declines > Philippines; Coral reef management > Philippines; Biology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/3040
• Institution: De La Salle University

Hard coral cover (HCC) in the Philippines has been declining over the past decades. Restoration practices that utilize “gardening” corals of opportunity (COPs) are actively being adopted throughout the country. However, the use of COPs in coral gardening has not yet been examined in terms of its eff...