Propagation of the threatened staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis: methods to minimize the impacts of fragment collection and maximize production

By D. Lirman, T. Thyberg, J. Herlan, C. Hill, C. Young-Lahiff, S. Schopmeyer, B. Huntington, R. Santos, C. Drury. Coral reefs, 2010

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Coral propagation: a review of techniques for ornamental trade and reef restoration (2017, background): “However, fragments >3.5 cm did not provide additional growth benefits (Lirman et al. 2010).”
Coral restoration research and technical developments: what we have learned so far (2019, background): “cervicornis, though small fragments had the lowest survival (Lirman et al. 2010; Goergen and Gilliam 2018).”
A Review of Reef Restoration and Coral Propagation Using the Threatened Genus Acropora in the Caribbean and Western Atlantic (2012, background): “Studies have shown that Acropora fragments can be collected without causing significant mortality on donor colonies (Becker and Mueller 2001, Lirman et al. 2010) and that pruning of branching corals, like A. cervicornis, actually results in an overall increase in productivity through pruning vigor…”
Regional restoration benchmarks for Acropora cervicornis (2017, methodology): “Growth of donor (n = 20) and control colonies (n = 20) was calculated by measuring linear extension of branch tips marked 2 cm from the apical or fragmented tip with a small cable tie (Shinn 1966; Lirman et al. 2010).”
Rebuilding coral reefs: does active reef restoration lead to sustainable reefs? (2014, background): “List of coral species farmed in coral nurseries worldwide ([13,14,18–23,24 ,37–51], unpublished).”