This live stream of the Coral Reef Ecosystem Restoration Workshop at the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force meeting was broadcast as part of the of Coral Restoration Consortium webinar series and features two panels highlighting research and restoration of sponge and coral communities and herbivore populations to promote the health and vitality of reef ecosystems. View the presentations below.
Presentations:
Session 1: Sponge Restoration
- Opening Remarks – Tom Moore, NOAA Coral Reef Restoration Program
- The Role of Biocomplexity in the Restoration of Tropical Hard-bottom Sponge Communities and Their Ecosystem Services – Mark Butler, Old Dominion University
- Does the Functional Diversity of Tropical Sponge Communities Matter for Water Column Characteristics? – Marla Valentine, Old Dominion University
- Evaluating the Efficacy of Sponge Nurseries to Support Large-Scale Sponge Community Restoration in the Florida Keys – Elliot Hart, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Sponge-mediated Coral Reef Restoration – Brendan Biggs, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
- Sponge Restoration Panel Discussion and Q & A – Mark Butler, Marla Valentine, Elliot Hart, Brendan Biggs
Session 2: Herbivore and Coral Restoration
- Incorporating Ecological Processes into Coral Reef Restoration: Manipulating Herbivory and Predator-Prey Interactions to Enhance Restoration Success – Brian Reckenbeil, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Post-larval Capture and Culture: A Useful Tool for Diadema antillarum Restoration – Stacey Williams, Institute for Socio-Ecological Research, Coastal Survey Solutions LLC, and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Density Manipulation of the Caribbean King Crab Facilitates Community-level Recovery of Coral Reef Systems in the Florida Keys – Jason Spadaro, Old Dominion University
- Outplanted Acropora cervicornis Colonies Propagate Across Sites Through Fragmentation: An Alternative Method for Defining Outplant Success – Liz Goergen, Nova Southeastern University
- Intervention Strategies in Reef Restoration, to Cover Both Stress Hardening and Assisted Migration – Andrew Baker, University of Miami
- Herbivore and Coral Restoration Panel Discussion and Q & A – Brian Reckenbeil, Stacey Williams, Jason Spadaro, Liz Goergen, Andrew Baker
