Our research is about the effects of ocean acidification on coral health in Puerto Princesa Bay, Palawan and examining appropriate coral restoration methods.
Jv:
This link would provide you with important clues for direct transplantation of coral reef against ocean acidification and climate change:
http://www.geneseo.edu/~bosch/Hoegh-Guldberg.pdf
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Syed
KMT:
The link cited by me was a review article on Corals to provide some clues rather than actual transplantation issues. The article is indeed scary and sounds alarming and with rather unrealistic predictions.
We cannot be sure whether Jv down voted your answer or someone else.
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Syed
Hi Sir Kenneth! I was not the one who down voted your answer. Your response has been noted and greatly appreciated. Thank you!
To answer your questions:
1. Acidification, ocean acidification that is, is a result of the increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere primarily due to anthropogenic dependence on fossil fuels. The ocean, vast and immense as it is, carries a heavy load of CO2 absorption from the atmosphere.
2. The pH of the oceans in the world have dropped an average of 0.1 unit since the dawn of the industrial revolution and is projected to drop another 0.35 unit in the next century.
3. The coral reefs, specifically their calcifying properties, are the ones in need of restoration.
you need to elaborate what kind of 'direct transplantation' you are doing..... because it might be positioning freshly picked coral of opportunities to a stable substrate using cable ties, epoxy etc..., rehabilitation of coral fragments in a coral nursery unit prior to transplantation,,,,,and so on,,,,,, and i think with these information,,,,others can give specific opinion based on the specific method,,,,,,is the place within a protected area? this will affect the future of the transplanted corals,,,,
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