Enhancing the biodiversity of coastal defence structures: transplantation of nursery-reared reef biota onto intertidal seawalls

Ng, Chin Soon Lionel; Lim, Sungmook; Ong, Joo Yong; Teo, Serena Lay‐Ming; Chou, Loke Ming; Chua, Kok Eng; Tan, Koh Siang

doi:10.1016/j.ecoleng.2015.05.016

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“…Nine genera of coral nubbins and fragments have also been transplanted on dead coral boulders at Pulau Semakau and P. Hantu in 2007, as well as on granite seawalls north of mainland Singapore (Ng et al, 2015;Ng et al, 2016). Corals with massive and submassive growth forms generally fared better in terms of growth and survivorship than branching coral transplants which were damaged easily and had high mortality rates.…”

Section: Coral Transplantationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Coral Reef Restoration in Singapore — Past, Present and Future

Ng¹,

Chou²

2017

Sustainability Matters

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Section: Coral Transplantationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Coral Reef Restoration in Singapore — Past, Present and Future

Ng¹,

Chou²

2017

Sustainability Matters

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“…The study showed that depth influenced the distribution of coral communities on the seawalls and only the chart datum zone supported coral growth. Active restoration enhanced the biodiversity of this zone of the seawall [17] . Seawalls line more than 60 percent of Singapore"s coastline [18] and offer a huge potential as alternative areas for coral community development.…”

Section: Rehabilitation For the Futurementioning

confidence: 97%

Rehabilitation of Coral Reefs Exposed to Urbanization and Climate Change Impacts

2016

2nd International Conference on Disaster Management and Civil Engineering (ICDMCE-2016) April 12-13, 2016 Kyoto (Japan)

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“…Hybrid solutions attempt to merge structural engineering and ecological needs in order to reduce the environmental impacts of a seawall. Ng, Lim, Ong, Teo, Chou, Chua, & Tan (2015), investigated transplanting reef biota onto newly constructed seawalls. Results identified species that were able to survive in intertidal habitats of seawalls in the tropics (Ng et al,2015).…”

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“…Ng, Lim, Ong, Teo, Chou, Chua, & Tan (2015), investigated transplanting reef biota onto newly constructed seawalls. Results identified species that were able to survive in intertidal habitats of seawalls in the tropics (Ng et al,2015). These conclusions could lessen negative impacts of already fabricated walls by enhancing the ecological value and accelerating the colonization of organisms.…”

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Living Shoreline Treatment Suitability Analysis: A Study on Coastal Protection Opportunities for Sarasota County

Dobbs¹,

Volk²,

Nawari³

2017

JSD

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Increases in the world population, sea level rise, and urbanization of coastal areas have put tremendous pressures on coastlines around the world. As a result, natural shoreline habitats are being replaced by seawalls and other hardened forms of coastal protection. Evidence shows that hardened shorelines can have a negative impact on the environment and surrounding habitat, leading to a loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services. This research aims to increase the different forms of coastal protection used throughout Sarasota County, Florida by conducting a geographic information system (GIS) suitability analysis for living shoreline treatment. Living shorelines or hybrid solutions are a more ecologically sustainable alternative to traditional forms of coastal protection, which use natural ecosystems or alternatively-structural organic and natural materials such as plantings, rocks, and oyster beds to stabilize shorelines and enhance shoreline habitat. The GIS model identifies coastlines that are 1) most suitable for living shoreline treatment, 2) most suitable for a hybrid solution, or 3) not suitable for living shorelines by analyzing the bathymetry, land use, land value, tree canopy, population, wave energy, shoreline sensitivity, and shoreline habitat. The suitability for living shoreline treatments was assessed independently for each parameter and assigned a value ranging from 0, areas that should consider using traditional methods of coastal protection to 3, shoreline segments most suitable for living shoreline treatment. The results from the individual analyses for each parameter were combined using a weighted overlay approach to determine general suitability for living shorelines within the study area. The result found that over 95% of the shoreline segments are potentially suitable for hybrid shoreline stabilization solutions.

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Enhancing the biodiversity of coastal defence structures: transplantation of nursery-reared reef biota onto intertidal seawalls

Cited by 76 publications

References 43 publications

Coral Reef Restoration in Singapore — Past, Present and Future

Coral Reef Restoration in Singapore — Past, Present and Future

Rehabilitation of Coral Reefs Exposed to Urbanization and Climate Change Impacts

Living Shoreline Treatment Suitability Analysis: A Study on Coastal Protection Opportunities for Sarasota County

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