ProgramReefs & marine restoration
NCRMP
NOAA integrates biological and environmental coral-reef observations.
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GuidanceReefs & marine restoration
Coral reef restoration monitoring guide: Methods to evaluate restoration success from local to ecosystem scales - NCCOS - National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
What this contributes
NOAA describes how to assess coral-restoration outcomes across scales.
The boundary of the evidence
Projects need site-specific baselines and follow-up.
Why it belongs here
Artificial structures can support marine communities, but outcomes vary with design, location, materials and climate. The Reef requires both a lawful disposition pathway and a defensible ecological plan. The presence of marine life is not, by itself, evidence that an installation improves an ecosystem.
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DatabaseReefs & marine restoration
NOAA Coral Reef Watch Homepage and Near Real-Time Products Portal
NOAA Coral Reef Watch provides near-real-time coral heat-stress monitoring.
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