Coral reef restoration

Coral reef restoration strategies use natural and anthropogenic processes to restore damaged coral reefs. Reefs suffer damage from a number of natural and man-made causes, and efforts are being made to rectify the damage and restore the reefs. This involves the fragmentation of mature corals, placing said living fragments on lines or frames, the nurturing of the fragments as they recover and grow, and the transplantation of the pieces into their final positions on the reef when they are large enough. These strategies take many different forms, through both marine based and land bases methods. Additionally there are both sexual and asexual means of restoration. The use of these methods lead to concerns relating to the risk of potentially invasive species that may negatively impact ecosystem biodiversity.