Reef Metabolism Monitoring Methods and Potential Applications for Coral Restoration.

Autor: Platz MC; University of South Florida, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, ENG-030, Tampa, FL, 33620, USA., Arias ME; University of South Florida, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, ENG-030, Tampa, FL, 33620, USA. mearias@usf.edu., Byrne RH; University of South Florida, College of Marine Science, 830 1st St S, St. Petersburg, FL, 33701, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Environmental management [Environ Manage] 2022 Mar; Vol. 69 (3), pp. 612-625. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jan 25.
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-022-01597-9
Abstrakt: Coral reef metabolism measurements have been used by scientists for decades to track reef responses to the globe's changing carbon budget and project shifts in reef function. Here, we propose that metabolism measurement tools and methods could also be used to monitor reef ecosystem change in response to coral restoration. This review paper provides a general introduction to net ecosystem metabolism and carbon chemistry for coral reef ecosystems, followed by a review of five metabolism monitoring methods with potential for application to coral reef restoration monitoring. Selected methodologies included those with measurement scales appropriate to assess outplant arrays and whole reef ecosystem outcomes associated with restoration interventions. Subsequently we discuss how water column and CO 2 chemistry could be used to address coral restoration monitoring research gaps and scale up from biological, colony-level metrics to ecosystem-scale function and performance assessments. Such function-based measurements could potentially be used to inform several goal-based monitoring objectives highlighted in the Coral Reef Restoration Monitoring Guide. Lastly, this review discusses important methodological factors, such as scale, reef type, and flow environment, that should be considered when determining which metabolism monitoring technique would be most appropriate for a reef restoration project.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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