Reef restoration shouldn’t just be about growing corals - but also bringing reefs to life, new study suggests
- Written by Dr. Zach Boakes, Postdoctoral research fellow, Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (BRIN)
Over the past twenty years, coral reef restoration has seen unprecedented growth worldwide. From Indonesia to the Caribbean, thousands of projects have been launched with the goal of “saving” coral reefs - often by planting coral fragments or building artificial reef structures.
As scientists who have worked on both natural and restored...
