Coral reef restoration in South Sulawesi can restore the ecosystem in just four years.
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"We found that restored coral reefs can grow at the same rate as healthy coral reefs in just four years after coral transplantation," said Ines Lange from the University of Exeter, England, as quoted byLange stated that this restoration is very important because coral reefs are habitats for marine life and efficiently protect nearby islands from wave energy and erosion. On the other hand, he does not anticipate that the recovery period could be very quick, only within four years.
Efforts to restore the coral reef were carried out by adding a continuous layer of sand-coated steel structural network to reconnect the debris and strengthen the structure of the coral fragments transplantation.In order to determine the recovery period, researchers measured the carbonate budget of 12 locations that had been restored at different times up to four years ago. The carbonate budget is a measure of the rate of carbonate production in coral reefs.