Field testing the influence of settlement recesses and nighttime feeding lights on coral recruitment
Researchers tested the effectiveness of helix recesses and nighttime feeding lights to improve coral recruitment and survival in Hawaiʻi. The study found that deeper recesses significantly increased long-term survival by protecting coral from competition and predation.
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