Understanding coral attachment and asexual reproduction to optimise global reef out-planting restoration

这个项目专注于开发和重新应用先进的成像和采样技术，随着时间的推移观察珊瑚在无性繁殖过程中的精确生理和行为。 新方法的发展使我们建立了第一个珊瑚附着的概念模型，这第一次使我们能够描述导致底物附着的生物步骤，而不是几个小时/几天，而不是几个星期/几个月。这一模型现在处于与的跨机构合作项目的中心，该项目将在多种受威胁珊瑚中测试该模型，以确定限制和提高依附速度和程度的因素。该项目将设定精确的生物基线、方案和时间表，为澳大利亚S珊瑚培育计划和全球外植实践提供信息，以促进恢复实践的成功。

<p>This project focuses on developing and re-applying advanced imaging and sampling techniques to observe over time the precise physiology and behaviour of coral during asexual reproduction.</p> <p>The development of novel methods has allowed us to establish the first conceptual model for coral attachment, that for the first time allowed us to describe the biological steps leading to substrate attachment over hours/days, instead of weeks/months. This model is now at the center of a cross-institutional collaborative project with the and the  that will test the model across multiple species of threatened corals to identifying factors that limit and enhance the rate and extent of attachment. This project will set precise biological baselines, protocols and timelines that inform Australia’s Coral Nurture Program and global out-planting practices – enhancing the success of restoration practices.</p>