A user’s guide to coral reef restoration terminologies

Global coral reef restoration efforts continue to diversify in approach, location, and socio-ecological context. In parallel, vocabulary has evolved such that practitioners, scientists, policy makers, communicators, and investors must navigate an increasingly confusing set of terms that are inconsis...

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Published in:Coral reefs Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 731 - 743
Main Authors: Suggett, David J., Goergen, Elizabeth A., Fraser, Megan, Hein, Margaux Y., Hoot, Whitney, McLeod, Ian, Montoya-Maya, Phanor H., Moore, Tom, Ross, Andrew M., Vardi, Tali
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.04.2025
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Biological activity
Biological materials
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Coral reef restoration
Coral reefs
Environmental restoration
Freshwater & Marine Ecology
Language
Life Sciences
Oceanography
Perspective
Project planning
Coral propagation
Reef recovery
Restoration goals
Ecological restoration
Terminology
Coral reef restoration
ISSN:0722-4028, 1432-0975
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Summary:Global coral reef restoration efforts continue to diversify in approach, location, and socio-ecological context. In parallel, vocabulary has evolved such that practitioners, scientists, policy makers, communicators, and investors must navigate an increasingly confusing set of terms that are inconsistently defined. Precision around terms and definitions is an important attribute underpinning the rate and extent with which restoration can scale. However, in contrast with more established ecological restoration fields, coral reef restoration lacks a formal lexicon for its core approaches and processes. Here we synthesize, distill, and clarify a core lexicon proposed for coral reef restoration. We navigate readers systematically through terms used for various coral reef restoration approaches, project planning and intent, process workflows, and biological material. We also consider vague terms commonly used that present challenges to singularly define. While we expect this proposed lexicon to continue to evolve, we offer an important first step toward more integrated communications around coral reef restoration.
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ISSN:0722-4028
1432-0975
DOI:10.1007/s00338-025-02619-8