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Restored coral reefs can grow as fast as healthy reefs after just four years, researchers find

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The coral reefs of south Sulawesi are some of the most diverse, colorful and vibrant in the world. At least, they used to be, until they were decimated by dynamite fishing in the 1990s.

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Coral reefs can recover in four years

Degraded coral reefs can recover and grow as fast as healthy ones four years after being restored. This is demonstrated in a study conducted by researchers from Indonesia and the United Kingdom and published in the journal "Current Biology". Coral reefs worldwide are severely threatened by local and global pressures. In Indonesia, where the study was conducted, dynamite fishing destroyed large areas of reefs 30 or 40 years ago, with no signs of …

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The incredible story of a coral reef fully recovered in just four years

An innovative coral reef restoration project in Indonesia showed that, in just four years, the reef returned to the same degree of growth as that of a natural ecosystem.

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Restored coral reefs can grow as fast as healthy reefs after just four years, researchers find

The coral reefs of south Sulawesi are some of the most diverse, colorful and vibrant in the world. At least, they used to be, until they were decimated by dynamite fishing in the 1990s.

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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Good news for coral reef restoration efforts: Study finds 'full recovery' of reef growth within four years

While the majority of the world's reefs are now under threat or even damaged potentially beyond repair, a new study offers some encouraging news: efforts to restore coral reefs not only increase coral cover, but they can also bring back important ecosystem functions, and surprisingly fast.

2 months ago·United States

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Restored coral reefs can grow as fast as healthy reefs after just four years – new study

The coral reefs of south Sulawesi are some of the most diverse, colourful and vibrant in the world. At least, they used to be, until they were decimated by dynamite fishing in the 1990s. As part of a team of coral reef ecologists based in Indonesia and the UK, we study the reefs around Pulau Bontosua, a small Indonesian island in south Sulawesi. Thirty years on, what were once large areas of thriving coral are now degraded sites are still devoi…

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Damaged coral reefs can recover quickly after restoration work

Four years after being restored with steel frames, coral reefs in Indonesia damaged by blast fishing grow at the same rate as healthy reefs, but they have lower levels of species diversity

2 months ago·Baltimore, United States

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Coral reefs can recover in four years

Coral reefs can recover in four years

The incredible story of a coral reef fully recovered in just four years

The incredible story of a coral reef fully recovered in just four years

Restored coral reefs can grow as fast as healthy reefs after just four years, researchers find

Restored coral reefs can grow as fast as healthy reefs after just four years, researchers find

Good news for coral reef restoration efforts: Study finds 'full recovery' of reef growth within four years

Good news for coral reef restoration efforts: Study finds 'full recovery' of reef growth within four years

Restored coral reefs can grow as fast as healthy reefs after just four years – new study

Restored coral reefs can grow as fast as healthy reefs after just four years – new study

Damaged coral reefs can recover quickly after restoration work

Damaged coral reefs can recover quickly after restoration work

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