Active Ecological Restoration of Cold-Water Corals: Techniques, Challenges, Costs and Future Directions

Cold-water coral (CWC) habitats dwell on continental shelves, slopes, seamounts, and ridge systems around the world’s oceans from 50 to 4000 m depth, providing heterogeneous habitats which support a myriad of associated fauna. These highly diverse ecosystems are threatened by human stressors such as...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Marine Science
Main Authors:	Maria Montseny, Cristina Linares, Marina Carreiro-Silva, Lea-Anne Henry, David Billett, Erik E. Cordes, Christopher J. Smith, Nadia Papadopoulou, Meri Bilan, Fanny Girard, Heidi L. Burdett, Ann Larsson, Susanna Strömberg, Núria Viladrich, James P. Barry, Patricia Baena, Antonio Godinho, Jordi Grinyó, Andreu Santín, Telmo Morato, Andrew K. Sweetman, Josep-Maria Gili, Andrea Gori
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Subjects:	deep-sea human impacts coral reefs marine protected area coral husbandry challenges
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.621151/full