Coral restoration for coastal resilience: Integrating ecology, hydrodynamics, and engineering at multiple scales
Abstract The loss of functional and accreting coral reefs reduces coastal protection and resilience for tropical coastlines. Coral restoration has potential for recovering healthy reefs that can mitigate risks from coastal hazards and increase sustainability. However, scaling up restoration to the l...
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| author | T. Shay Viehman Borja G. Reguero Hunter S. Lenihan Johanna H. Rosman Curt D. Storlazzi Elizabeth A. Goergen Miguel F. Canals Silander Sarah H. Groves Daniel M. Holstein Andrew W. Bruckner Jane V. Carrick Brian K. Haus Julia B. Royster Melissa S. Duvall Walter I. Torres James L. Hench |
| author_facet | T. Shay Viehman Borja G. Reguero Hunter S. Lenihan Johanna H. Rosman Curt D. Storlazzi Elizabeth A. Goergen Miguel F. Canals Silander Sarah H. Groves Daniel M. Holstein Andrew W. Bruckner Jane V. Carrick Brian K. Haus Julia B. Royster Melissa S. Duvall Walter I. Torres James L. Hench |
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| description | Abstract The loss of functional and accreting coral reefs reduces coastal protection and resilience for tropical coastlines. Coral restoration has potential for recovering healthy reefs that can mitigate risks from coastal hazards and increase sustainability. However, scaling up restoration to the large extent needed for coastal protection requires integrated application of principles from coastal engineering, hydrodynamics, and ecology across multiple spatial scales, as well as filling missing knowledge gaps across disciplines. This synthesis aims to identify how scientific understanding of multidisciplinary processes at interconnected scales can advance coral reef restoration. The work is placed within the context of a decision support framework to evaluate the design and effectiveness of coral restoration for coastal resilience. Successfully linking multidisciplinary science with restoration practice will ensure that future large‐scale coral reef restorations maximize protection for at‐risk coastal communities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-624a9f353e3b40a7939cd2e72a126b262023-05-30T00:04:33ZengWileyEcosphere2150-89252023-05-01145n/an/a10.1002/ecs2.4517Coral restoration for coastal resilience: Integrating ecology, hydrodynamics, and engineering at multiple scalesT. Shay Viehman0Borja G. Reguero1Hunter S. Lenihan2Johanna H. Rosman3Curt D. Storlazzi4Elizabeth A. Goergen5Miguel F. Canals Silander6Sarah H. Groves7Daniel M. Holstein8Andrew W. Bruckner9Jane V. Carrick10Brian K. Haus11Julia B. Royster12Melissa S. Duvall13Walter I. Torres14James L. Hench15NOAA National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Beaufort North Carolina USAInstitute of Marine Sciences, University of California Santa Cruz California USABren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California Santa Barbara California USAInstitute of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Morehead City North Carolina USAUSGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Santa Cruz California USANOAA National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Beaufort North Carolina USACenter for Applied Ocean Science and Engineering, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Mayagüez Puerto Rico USANOAA National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Beaufort North Carolina USADepartment of Oceanography & Coastal Science College of the Coast & Environment, Louisiana State University Baton Rouge Louisiana USANOAA Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Key West Florida USARosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami Miami Florida USARosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami Miami Florida USANOAA Restoration Center Silver Spring Maryland USANicholas School of the Environment, Duke University Beaufort North Carolina USANicholas School of the Environment, Duke University Beaufort North Carolina USANicholas School of the Environment, Duke University Beaufort North Carolina USAAbstract The loss of functional and accreting coral reefs reduces coastal protection and resilience for tropical coastlines. Coral restoration has potential for recovering healthy reefs that can mitigate risks from coastal hazards and increase sustainability. However, scaling up restoration to the large extent needed for coastal protection requires integrated application of principles from coastal engineering, hydrodynamics, and ecology across multiple spatial scales, as well as filling missing knowledge gaps across disciplines. This synthesis aims to identify how scientific understanding of multidisciplinary processes at interconnected scales can advance coral reef restoration. The work is placed within the context of a decision support framework to evaluate the design and effectiveness of coral restoration for coastal resilience. Successfully linking multidisciplinary science with restoration practice will ensure that future large‐scale coral reef restorations maximize protection for at‐risk coastal communities.https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4517coastal protectioncoral reefengineeringhydrodynamicsrestoration |
| spellingShingle | T. Shay Viehman Borja G. Reguero Hunter S. Lenihan Johanna H. Rosman Curt D. Storlazzi Elizabeth A. Goergen Miguel F. Canals Silander Sarah H. Groves Daniel M. Holstein Andrew W. Bruckner Jane V. Carrick Brian K. Haus Julia B. Royster Melissa S. Duvall Walter I. Torres James L. Hench Coral restoration for coastal resilience: Integrating ecology, hydrodynamics, and engineering at multiple scales Ecosphere coastal protection coral reef engineering hydrodynamics restoration |
| title | Coral restoration for coastal resilience: Integrating ecology, hydrodynamics, and engineering at multiple scales |
| title_full | Coral restoration for coastal resilience: Integrating ecology, hydrodynamics, and engineering at multiple scales |
| title_fullStr | Coral restoration for coastal resilience: Integrating ecology, hydrodynamics, and engineering at multiple scales |
| title_full_unstemmed | Coral restoration for coastal resilience: Integrating ecology, hydrodynamics, and engineering at multiple scales |
| title_short | Coral restoration for coastal resilience: Integrating ecology, hydrodynamics, and engineering at multiple scales |
| title_sort | coral restoration for coastal resilience integrating ecology hydrodynamics and engineering at multiple scales |
| topic | coastal protection coral reef engineering hydrodynamics restoration |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4517 |
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