Staghorn Coral Restoration Projects Show Promise in Florida Keys (IMAGE)

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Staghorn Coral Restoration Projects Show Promise in Florida Keys

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Location of the coral restoration foundation™ nursery (24.9882° N, 80.43633° W), coral outplant sites, and reef types. Reef types are from the Unified Florida Coral Reef Tract Map v2.0 (74). Carysfort (1), Molasses (2), and Conch Reefs (3) were used as examples to calculate restoration times based on NOAA Recovery Plan criteria.

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Ware et al, 2020 (PLOS ONE, CC BY 4.0)

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