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2018
Hernández-Delgado, Edwin A.; Mercado-Molina, Alex E.; Suleimán-Ramos, Samuel E.
Multi-Disciplinary Lessons Learned from Low-Tech Coral Farming and Reef Rehabilitation: I. Best Management Practices Book Chapter
In: Duque, Carmenza; Camacho, Edisson Tello (Ed.): Chapter 10, pp. 213-243, Corals in a Changing World, 2018, ISBN: 978-953-51-3910-2.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Caribbean Sea, coral farming, coral reefs, ecological rehabilitation, lessons learned, Puerto Rico, reef fish communities, threatened coral species
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abstract = {Low-tech coral farming and reef rehabilitation have become important community-based coral reef management tools. At least in the wider Caribbean region, these strategies have been successfully implemented to recover depleted populations of staghorn (Acropora cervicornis) and elkhorn coral (A. palmata). They have also been used with relative success to recover depleted fish assemblages. Indirectly, coral reef rehabilitation has also resulted in enhanced benthic spatial heterogeneity, in providing multiple new microhabitats for fish and invertebrate species; have contributed to the recovery of coastal resilience, increasing the protection of shorelines against erosion; and have fostered an increased interest of the tourism sector as an enhanced attraction for visitors and recreationists. Nevertheless, there is still a need to implement best management practices to improve the success of these strategies. In this chapter, lessons learned from the Community-Based Coral Aquaculture and Reef Rehabilitation Program in Culebra Island, Puerto Rico, are shared from a multi-disciplinary standpoint. Learning from past experiences is a critical process to improve science. In a time of significant projected climate change impacts and sea level rise, improving the scale of coral farming and reef rehabilitation has become a critical tool for coral reef conservation. But multiple roadblocks must still be overcome.},
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Low-tech coral farming and reef rehabilitation have become important community-based coral reef management tools. At least in the wider Caribbean region, these strategies have been successfully implemented to recover depleted populations of staghorn (Acropora cervicornis) and elkhorn coral (A. palmata). They have also been used with relative success to recover depleted fish assemblages. Indirectly, coral reef rehabilitation has also resulted in enhanced benthic spatial heterogeneity, in providing multiple new microhabitats for fish and invertebrate species; have contributed to the recovery of coastal resilience, increasing the protection of shorelines against erosion; and have fostered an increased interest of the tourism sector as an enhanced attraction for visitors and recreationists. Nevertheless, there is still a need to implement best management practices to improve the success of these strategies. In this chapter, lessons learned from the Community-Based Coral Aquaculture and Reef Rehabilitation Program in Culebra Island, Puerto Rico, are shared from a multi-disciplinary standpoint. Learning from past experiences is a critical process to improve science. In a time of significant projected climate change impacts and sea level rise, improving the scale of coral farming and reef rehabilitation has become a critical tool for coral reef conservation. But multiple roadblocks must still be overcome.
Hernández-Delgado, Edwin A.; Mercado-Molina, Alex E.; Suleimán-Ramos, Samuel E.; Lucking, Mary Ann
In: Duque, Carmenza; Camacho, Edisson Tello (Ed.): Chapter 11, pp. 310, Corals in a Changing World, 2018, ISBN: 978-953-51-3910-2.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Caribbean Sea, coral farming, coral reefs, ecological rehabilitation, lessons learned, Puerto Rico, reef fish communities, social-ecological systems
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title = {Multi-disciplinary Lessons Learned from Low-Tech Coral Farming and Reef Rehabilitation: II. Coral Demography and Social-Ecological Benefits},
author = {Edwin A. Hernández-Delgado and Alex E. Mercado-Molina and Samuel E. Suleimán-Ramos and Mary Ann Lucking},
editor = {Carmenza Duque and Edisson Tello Camacho},
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year = {2018},
date = {2018-03-22},
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abstract = {Low-tech coral farming and reef rehabilitation have become important tools to foster community-based participation in the management of coastal social-ecological systems. Lessons learned from coral demographic dynamics, ecosystem-level benefits, and sociological dynamics achieved in Culebra Island, Puerto Rico, are discussed. Important gaps regarding social-ecological interactions are also addressed. Coral reef rehabilitation efforts must be adaptive and focused on maximizing resilience as a long-term goal, with emphasis on managing non-linear dynamics, thresholds, environmental and climate uncertainty, and ecological surprises. In this context, coral demographic modelling becomes fundamental to address, not only ecological, but also sociological concerns. Only through sustained support and input of harvested corals restored populations, and by increasing the spatial scale of reef rehabilitation, restored populations can remain viable and grow under present and projected environmental and climate conditions. Understanding sociological dynamics, learning from others experiences, integrating visioning and scenario building, leadership building, multi-sectorial agents and actor groups, and strengthening cross-sectorial social networking are necessary adaptive approaches to cope with future environmental and climate changes, and are an integral part of reef rehabilitation. The combined benefits to social-ecological systems are multiple. With proper planning, design, funding, local support, and implementation, these can have long-lasting impacts in restoring coastal resilience.},
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Low-tech coral farming and reef rehabilitation have become important tools to foster community-based participation in the management of coastal social-ecological systems. Lessons learned from coral demographic dynamics, ecosystem-level benefits, and sociological dynamics achieved in Culebra Island, Puerto Rico, are discussed. Important gaps regarding social-ecological interactions are also addressed. Coral reef rehabilitation efforts must be adaptive and focused on maximizing resilience as a long-term goal, with emphasis on managing non-linear dynamics, thresholds, environmental and climate uncertainty, and ecological surprises. In this context, coral demographic modelling becomes fundamental to address, not only ecological, but also sociological concerns. Only through sustained support and input of harvested corals restored populations, and by increasing the spatial scale of reef rehabilitation, restored populations can remain viable and grow under present and projected environmental and climate conditions. Understanding sociological dynamics, learning from others experiences, integrating visioning and scenario building, leadership building, multi-sectorial agents and actor groups, and strengthening cross-sectorial social networking are necessary adaptive approaches to cope with future environmental and climate changes, and are an integral part of reef rehabilitation. The combined benefits to social-ecological systems are multiple. With proper planning, design, funding, local support, and implementation, these can have long-lasting impacts in restoring coastal resilience.
2011
Hernández, Edwin; Suleimán, Samuel; Olivo, Iván; Fonseca, Jaime; Lucking, Mary Ann
Alternativas tecnológicas para el cultivo y la restauración de los arrecifes de coral en Puerto Rico Book Chapter
In: Seguinot-Barbosa, José (Ed.): Chapter 3.6, pp. 178-186, Ediciones SM, 1, 2011.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Acropora palmata, Conservation, Coral, Coral Deseases, coral farming, Preservation, Restoration Ecology, Seagrass and Coral Reef Restoration Projects
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author = {Edwin Hernández and Samuel Suleimán and Iván Olivo and Jaime Fonseca and Mary Ann Lucking},
editor = {José Seguinot-Barbosa},
url = {https://sampr.org/hernandez-et-al-2011-c3-6-rest-corales-final/
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abstract = {La pérdida de los arrecifes de coral y sus ecosistemas asociados debido a una combinación de factores locales de origen humano y factores asociados al calentamiento del mar ha sido significativa durante las últimas décadas. Esto ha redundado en pérdidas significativas en la biodiversidad de corales y de la fauna asociada al arrecife, así como en un cambio significativo de fase en la estructura de la comunidad, en donde la dominancia de los corales ha sido sustituida por la dominancia de las algas y otros grupos de especies no constructores de arrecifes.
Este tipo de cambios tiene usualmente consecuencias nefastas para el sostenimiento de la resistencia a perturbaciones y de la resiliencia del ecosistema, lo que influye en su capacidad de recuperación después de alguna perturbación. También afecta adversamente el mantenimiento de las funciones ecológicas y los servicios que nos proveen dichos ecosistemas. Las consecuencias ecológicas, ambientales, sociales y económicas de esto pueden ser de gran magnitud.},
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La pérdida de los arrecifes de coral y sus ecosistemas asociados debido a una combinación de factores locales de origen humano y factores asociados al calentamiento del mar ha sido significativa durante las últimas décadas. Esto ha redundado en pérdidas significativas en la biodiversidad de corales y de la fauna asociada al arrecife, así como en un cambio significativo de fase en la estructura de la comunidad, en donde la dominancia de los corales ha sido sustituida por la dominancia de las algas y otros grupos de especies no constructores de arrecifes.
Este tipo de cambios tiene usualmente consecuencias nefastas para el sostenimiento de la resistencia a perturbaciones y de la resiliencia del ecosistema, lo que influye en su capacidad de recuperación después de alguna perturbación. También afecta adversamente el mantenimiento de las funciones ecológicas y los servicios que nos proveen dichos ecosistemas. Las consecuencias ecológicas, ambientales, sociales y económicas de esto pueden ser de gran magnitud.
Este tipo de cambios tiene usualmente consecuencias nefastas para el sostenimiento de la resistencia a perturbaciones y de la resiliencia del ecosistema, lo que influye en su capacidad de recuperación después de alguna perturbación. También afecta adversamente el mantenimiento de las funciones ecológicas y los servicios que nos proveen dichos ecosistemas. Las consecuencias ecológicas, ambientales, sociales y económicas de esto pueden ser de gran magnitud.