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ArticleScientific reports2025

Coral restoration can drive rapid increases in reef accretion potential.

Lauren T Toth, Selena A Johnson, Erin O Lyons, Jason Spadaro, Anastasios Stathakopoulos, Sierra Bloomer, Jennifer Mallon, Connor M Jenkins, Sara D Williams, Ian Combs and 2 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Coral species from another ocean may be the only way to save Caribbean reefs.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Lauren T TothSt. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg, FL, USA. ltoth@usgs.gov.
Selena A JohnsonSt. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg, FL, USA.
Erin O LyonsCherokee Nations System Solutions, Tulsa, OK, USA.
Jason SpadaroMote Marine Laboratory, Summerland Key, FL, USA.
Anastasios StathakopoulosSt. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg, FL, USA.
Sierra BloomerSt. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg, FL, USA.
Jennifer MallonNational Coral Reef Institute, Halmos College of Arts and Sciences, Nova Southeastern University, Dania Beach, FL, USA.
Connor M JenkinsSt. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg, FL, USA.
Sara D WilliamsMote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL, USA.
Ian CombsMote Marine Laboratory, Summerland Key, FL, USA.
Zachary CraigMote Marine Laboratory, Summerland Key, FL, USA.
Erinn MullerMote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL, USA.

Funding

Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium POR-2022-005U.S. Geological Survey Coastal/Marine Hazards and Resources Program
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coral-reef degradation is disrupting the balance between reef accretion and erosion and threatening the persistence of essential coral-reef habitats. In south Florida, most reefs are already net eroding, and without intervention, valuable ecosystem services may be lost. Coral restoration holds the potential to reverse those trends; however, typical restoration monitoring does not adequately capture key geo-ecological functions. We addressed this knowledge gap using carbonate budgets and Structure-from-Motion models to evaluate the impact of coral restoration on reef-accretion potential and structural complexity at eight offshore and three inshore coral reefs in the Lower Florida Keys. Within 2-6 years following outplanting, restoration of rapidly growing A. cervicornis populations increased reef-accretion potential to 2.8 mm y

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AnthozoaConservation of Natural ResourcesCoral ReefsEnvironmental Restoration and RemediationAnimalsEcosystemFlorida

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PMID40759666
PMCPMC12322247

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