Cultured Coral Could Help Repair Damaged Reefs

[Redwinger]

Coral might be the slowest-growing crop ever farmed by the University of Florida, but researchers say damaged reefs could be repaired faster if they perfect methods to cultivate the marine organisms.

More... (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/03/070315171139.htm)

[John_Salmon]

Good read, it would be cool to know what the 7 species are that they are using for the project.

[mattb]

The major caribean reef builders are (obviously) Acropora palmata and A. cervicornis, but the Montastrea sp. I'd guess it'd be those. A palmata is challenging to say the least, and cervicornis is less finicky but more so than it's Indo Pacific counterparts....

[storrisch]

I bet if we toss some xenia and GSP back in the water all the reefs would be taken care of up and down the atlantic.

[droinablunt]

Thats sure a nice size ''fragment'' in that pic.

[storrisch]

everyone should go buy some gatorade tomorrow since you will sort of, well kind of, maybe be helping UF support this endeavor.