[res-tur-ay-shuhn]
The action of returning an ecosystem to its original condition.
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- Glossary: Micro-fragmentationA restoration method that speeds up coral growth by cutting corals into smaller polyps and raising them in a controlled environment until they are ready to be transplanted to a degraded area of a coral reef. The corals typically grow much faster using this method than raising larger pieces of coral.
- Glossary: Artificial coral reefsA restoration method that uses an artificial manmade structure to promote the growth of corals and other organisms that need a hard substrate to grow.
- Glossary: Coral farmingA restoration method that raises coral fragments and then outplants them to a degraded area of a coral reef. The corals are typically monitored after outplanting. Also referred to as coral gardening.
- Glossary: Coral gardeningA restoration method that raises coral fragments and then outplants them to a degraded area of a coral reef. The corals are typically monitored after outplanting. Also referred to as coral farming.