Coral Reef Restoration

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Besides warming, a second threat, ocean ____, makes seawater more acidic.

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Acidification slows ____, the process corals use to build their skeletons.

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In coral gardening, fragments are first raised in underwater ____ before being transplanted.

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What does the lecturer say is the main benefit of the microfragmentation method?

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After cutting, tiny pieces placed near one another eventually fuse in a process called ____.

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To avoid shared vulnerability, advanced projects mix many different ____ of coral.

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During mass spawning, researchers collect the ____ released by corals and fertilise them in tanks.

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The larval stage of attaching to a surface, called ____, is the main bottleneck for survival.

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A reef relies on ____ — the exchange of larvae between reefs via currents — so single-site work often fails.

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What is the lecturer's final overall conclusion about restoration?