Abstract of presentation at the 2008 International Coral Reef Symposium, Bali, by Razak 2008.  Describes results of multi-year monitoring of hard coral recruitment onto EcoReefs modules used to restore blast damaged reef in Indonesia.  Significant increases in coral abundance were observed over a three year period.

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Case study comparing EcoReefs to a variety of other restoration methods. EcoReefs is determined to be the most ecologically sustainable of the evaluated methods.  Places coral reef restoration within an economic cost-benefit framework over a 10 year time span. EcoReefs are estimated to produce 10-100x more coral colonies compared to other methods, at a far lower cost per coral colony.

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Review of current perspectives on coral reef restoration, covering a variety of approaches ranging from conservation to physical restoration and coral transplantation. EcoReefs discussed as an appropriate method on p17. Artificial reefs are considered useful when they can provide (1) an instant increase in topographic complexity, (2) stable substrate for coral and other invertebrate settlement (or for coral transplantation), (3) hard structures that discourage various forms of net based fishing (including trawling and seine net fishing) which cause reef damage, (4) alternative dive sites for SCUBA divers in areas with high diving pressure on the natural reefs, and (5) they are likely to attract fish.

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