@article{6f39d432558245a0ba75e0fe41b4055d,
title = "Differential survival of nursery-reared Acropora cervicornis outplants along the Florida reef tract",
abstract = "In recent decades, the Florida reef tract has lost over 95% of its coral cover. Although isolated coral assemblages persist, coral restoration programs are attempting to recover local coral populations. Listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, Acropora cervicornis is the most widely targeted coral species for restoration in Florida. Yet strategies are still maturing to enhance the survival of nursery-reared outplants of A. cervicornis colonies on natural reefs. This study examined the survival of 22,634 A. cervicornis colonies raised in nurseries along the Florida reef tract and outplanted to six reef habitats in seven geographical subregions between 2012 and 2018. A Cox proportional hazards regression was used within a Bayesian framework to examine the effects of seven variables: (1) coral-colony size at outplanting, (2) coral-colony attachment method, (3) genotypic diversity of outplanted A. cervicornis clusters, (4) reef habitat, (5) geographical subregion, (6) latitude, and (7) the year of monitoring. The best models included coral-colony size at outplanting, reef habitat, geographical subregion, and the year of monitoring. Survival was highest when colonies were larger than 15 cm (total linear extension), when outplanted to back-reef and fore-reef habitats, and when outplanted in Biscayne Bay and Broward–Miami subregions, in the higher latitudes of the Florida reef tract. This study points to several variables that influence the survival of outplanted A. cervicornis colonies and highlights a need to refine restoration strategies to help restore their population along the Florida reef tract.",
keywords = "Acropora cervicornis, Florida, coral reef, coral restoration, coral-colony size, corals, habitat, nursery-reared outplants, survival, threatened species",
author = "{van Woesik}, Robert and Banister, {Raymond B.} and Erich Bartels and Gilliam, {David S.} and Goergen, {Elizabeth A.} and Caitlin Lustic and Kerry Maxwell and Amelia Moura and Muller, {Erinn M.} and Stephanie Schopmeyer and Winters, {R. S.} and Diego Lirman",
note = "Funding Information: The authors would like to thank the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, award 16008 to R.v.W. that partially supported this research and an NSF-CAREER Award OCE-1452538 to EMM. The authors would like to thank Sandra J. van Woesik for excellent editorial comments on the manuscript, Lynnette Roth for her database expertise, and Shannon Sully and Elizabeth J. Brown for technical assistance. Funding to the University of Miami was provided by NOAA's Restoration Center, award OAA-NMFS-HCPO-2016-2004840. UM would also like to thank Dalton Helsey and Jane Carrick for their assistance in the field. Funding for Mote was provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, The Nature Conservancy, the Protect Our Reef Grants Program, and The Monroe County Tourist Development Council. Outplanting activities were authorized by Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary permits FKNMS-2011-150 and FKNMS-2015-163, and by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission permits SAL-13-1086 and SAL-16-1724. The Mote team would also like to thank Cory Walter for assistance in the field. The NSU funding was supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, and The Nature Conservancy, under the terms of Cooperative Agreement NA09NMF4630332 and the Town of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea. Funding to Coral Restoration Foundation was provided by NOAA's Restoration Center, awards #NA13NFM4630144 and #NA16NMF4630310, and by the Monroe County Tourist Development Council. The outplanting and monitoring work summarized here was supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Restoration Center, U.S. Department of Commerce, with funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Award #NA09NFF4630332), the NOAA-The Nature Conservancy Community-Based Restoration Program (Award #NA10NMF4630081), and Dry Tortugas National Park (Cooperative Agreement H 5299 09 0014 and P14AC01732). Outplanting work was authorized by National Park Service permits DRTO-2012-SCI-0003, DRTO-2013-SCI-0002, DRTO-2014-SCI-0003, DRTO-2015-SCI-005, DRTO-2016-SCI-0004, and DRTO-2016-SCI-0013, by Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary permits FKNMS-2011-150-A3, FKNMS-2013-007-A1, and FKNMS-2011-159, and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission permits SAL-11-1086B-SCRP, SAL-13-1086C-SCRP, SAL-13-1086E- SCRP, and SAL-14-1086B-SCRP. Many thanks also extend to the editors and reviewers of Restoration Ecology for their insightful comments. This is contribution 228 from the Institute for Global Ecology at the Florida Institute of Technology. Funding Information: The authors would like to thank the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, award 16008 to R.v.W. that partially supported this research and an NSF‐CAREER Award OCE‐1452538 to EMM. The authors would like to thank Sandra J. van Woesik for excellent editorial comments on the manuscript, Lynnette Roth for her database expertise, and Shannon Sully and Elizabeth J. Brown for technical assistance. Funding to the University of Miami was provided by NOAA's Restoration Center, award OAA‐NMFS‐HCPO‐2016‐2004840. UM would also like to thank Dalton Helsey and Jane Carrick for their assistance in the field. Funding for Mote was provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, The Nature Conservancy, the Protect Our Reef Grants Program, and The Monroe County Tourist Development Council. Outplanting activities were authorized by Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary permits FKNMS‐2011‐150 and FKNMS‐2015‐163, and by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission permits SAL‐13‐1086 and SAL‐16‐1724. The Mote team would also like to thank Cory Walter for assistance in the field. The NSU funding was supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, and The Nature Conservancy, under the terms of Cooperative Agreement NA09NMF4630332 and the Town of Lauderdale‐By‐The‐Sea. Funding to Coral Restoration Foundation was provided by NOAA's Restoration Center, awards #NA13NFM4630144 and #NA16NMF4630310, and by the Monroe County Tourist Development Council. The outplanting and monitoring work summarized here was supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Restoration Center, U.S. Department of Commerce, with funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Award #NA09NFF4630332), the NOAA‐The Nature Conservancy Community‐Based Restoration Program (Award #NA10NMF4630081), and Dry Tortugas National Park (Cooperative Agreement H 5299 09 0014 and P14AC01732). Outplanting work was authorized by National Park Service permits DRTO‐2012‐SCI‐0003, DRTO‐2013‐SCI‐0002, DRTO‐2014‐SCI‐0003, DRTO‐2015‐SCI‐005, DRTO‐2016‐SCI‐0004, and DRTO‐2016‐SCI‐0013, by Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary permits FKNMS‐2011‐150‐A3, FKNMS‐2013‐007‐A1, and FKNMS‐2011‐159, and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission permits SAL‐11‐1086B‐SCRP, SAL‐13‐1086C‐SCRP, SAL‐13‐1086E‐ SCRP, and SAL‐14‐1086B‐SCRP. Many thanks also extend to the editors and reviewers of for their insightful comments. This is contribution 228 from the Institute for Global Ecology at the Florida Institute of Technology. Restoration Ecology Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 The Authors. Restoration Ecology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society for Ecological Restoration.",
year = "2021",
month = jan,
doi = "10.1111/rec.13302",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "29",
journal = "Restoration Ecology",
issn = "1061-2971",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",
number = "1",
}