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Coral gardening beckons ecotourists to restore reefs

dc.contributor.authorSheridan, Kerry
dc.coverage.spatialUnited Statesen
dc.coverage.spatialMiamien
dc.coverage.spatialFloridaen
dc.coverage.spatialIsraelen
dc.coverage.spatialFijien
dc.coverage.spatialIndonesiaen
dc.coverage.spatialPhilippinesen
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-16T02:07:04Z
dc.date.available2018-08-16T02:07:04Z
dc.date.issued2015-07-09
dc.identifier.citationSheridan, K. (2015, July 9). Coral gardening beckons ecotourists to restore reefs. Manila Bulletin, p. B9.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/1674
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherManila Bulletin Publishing Corporationen
dc.titleCoral gardening beckons ecotourists to restore reefsen
dc.typenewspaperArticleen
dc.citation.journaltitleManila Bulletinen
dc.citation.firstpageB9en
local.subject.classificationMB20150709_B9en
local.descriptionCoral reefs are fragile and in danger worldwide, but a growing movement to restore them is based on the science of breaking off pieces in order to grow more, known as coral gardening. It works like this: marine biologists cut off the tips of live branching corals, hang the pieces on man-made underwater trees where they grow, and later "outplant" them on real reefs on the ocean floor. After years of trial and error, scientists in Florida are now bringing their methods to the public -- via diving trips, ecotourism outings and summer camps for teens -- to counter the harmful effects of climate change, pollution and industrial development. "It is just like if you had a rosebush in your garden. As you prune that rosebush back, it grows back healthier, bushier, a little more lively," explains Stephanie Schopmeyer, senior research associate at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine Science, which runs a program called Rescue a Reef that allows citizen scientists to join the project.en
local.subject.personalnameSchopmeyer, Stephanie
local.subject.personalnameBesemer, Nicole
local.subject.personalnameLirman, Diego
local.subject.personalnameFiji, Israel
local.subject.corporatenameUniversity of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine Scienceen
dc.contributor.corporateauthorAgence France-Presse (AFP)en
dc.subject.agrovoccoral reefsen
dc.subject.agrovocecotourismen
dc.subject.agrovocenvironmental impacten
dc.subject.agrovocClimatic changesen
dc.subject.agrovocpollution controlen
dc.subject.agrovoccoral reef conservationen
dc.subject.agrovoccoral reef restorationen
dc.subject.agrovocartificial reefsen
dc.subject.agrovococean flooren
dc.subject.agrovocpolypsen
dc.subject.agrovocHabitaten
dc.subject.agrovocoverfishingen
dc.subject.agrovocacidificationen
dc.subject.agrovocmarine scientistsen
dc.subject.agrovoccoral farmingen


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