Interim Report: The Diadema Project was developed as a two pronged approach for the restoration of Diadema antillarim, as a keystone herbivore on to the reef. The two pronged approach included a land based culture section ...

This is a program that utilizes community based reporting ("community observers") for early response to events in the coral reef ecosystem in the Florida Keys. As population growth continues to increase and large-scale ...

This report describes a project aimed at collecting samples from Porites astreoides, Montastrea faveolata and M. cavernosa species of coral at three depth zones (shallow, mid and deep) in reefs in the Upper Florida Keys, ...

User and activity patterns where located through aerial surveys, and then used to correlate with impact levels measured on the reef.

Establish mapping and layout of Clifton S. Perry memorial artifical reef, as well as clean up and preservation.

Seasonal changes and mechanical stress all contribute to the major losses of Acropora palmata.

This study shows that numerous potentially pathogenic bacteria are present in reef waters during warming. These results have shown a correlation between the loss of coral immune defense and the presence of potentially ...

The goals of this project are to develop optimal culture techniques to produce four selected scleractinian corals for reef restoration research, to evaluate the health of natural and cultured stocks, and to disseminate ...

Project goals: To evaluate options for large-scale Diadema restoration and support management decision making through quantitative population modeling; and to develop and refine procedures for rearing large numbers of ...

The focus of this project is to develop culture techniques; and produce Florida hard corals for reef restoration research.