Restoration Workshop Live Stream

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

• opens in a new windowOpening Remarks – Tom Moore, NOAA Coral Reef Restoration Program
• opens in a new windowThe Role of Biocomplexity in the Restoration of Tropical Hard-bottom Sponge Communities and Their Ecosystem Services – Mark Butler, Old Dominion University
• opens in a new windowDoes the Functional Diversity of Tropical Sponge Communities Matter for Water Column Characteristics? – Marla Valentine, Old Dominion University
• opens in a new windowEvaluating the Efficacy of Sponge Nurseries to Support Large-Scale Sponge Community Restoration in the Florida Keys – Elliot Hart, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
• opens in a new windowSponge-mediated Coral Reef Restoration – Brendan Biggs, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
• opens in a new windowSponge Restoration Panel Discussion and Q & A – Mark Butler, Marla Valentine, Elliot Hart, Brendan Biggs

Session 2: Herbivore and Coral Restoration

• opens in a new windowIncorporating Ecological Processes into Coral Reef Restoration: Manipulating Herbivory and Predator-Prey Interactions to Enhance Restoration Success – Brian Reckenbeil, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
• opens in a new windowPost-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
• opens in a new windowDensity Manipulation of the Caribbean King Crab Facilitates Community-level Recovery of Coral Reef Systems in the Florida Keys – Jason Spadaro, Old Dominion University
• opens in a new windowOutplanted Acropora cervicornis Colonies Propagate Across Sites Through Fragmentation: An Alternative Method for Defining Outplant Success – Liz Goergen, Nova Southeastern University
• opens in a new windowIntervention Strategies in Reef Restoration, to Cover Both Stress Hardening and Assisted Migration – Andrew Baker, University of Miami
• opens in a new windowHerbivore and Coral Restoration Panel Discussion and Q & A – Brian Reckenbeil, Stacey Williams, Jason Spadaro, Liz Goergen, Andrew Baker