Publications by authors named "Inga Dehnert"
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- Coral reefs are experiencing a rapid decline in biodiversity due to climate change and increased disease outbreaks, making it difficult to assess the dynamics of coral diseases in the Maldives.
- A study around Thudufushi Island evaluated four coral diseases over a 12-year period, finding an overall increase in disease prevalence, particularly skeletal eroding band (SEB), which showed the largest rise since the last assessment in 2010.
- The research highlights a significant rise in coral diseases, with a recommendation for a national monitoring protocol to understand and predict future disease trends in the region.
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- Coral restoration efforts are becoming more important globally, but maintaining coral nurseries is challenging, and lapses in care can threaten these projects, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- A study across nine coral nurseries in Colombia, Seychelles, and Maldives found that after being abandoned for up to 61 weeks, coral fragment survival rates varied greatly, ranging from 40% to 95%.
- Although some nurseries fared well, interruptions in monitoring can stall progress and jeopardize future funding, emphasizing the need for better resilience and self-sufficiency in coral restoration initiatives.
The need for comprehensive and effective coral restoration projects, as part of a broader conservation management strategy, is accelerating in the face of coral reef ecosystem decline. This study aims to expand the currently limited knowledge base for restoration techniques in the Maldives by testing the performance of mid-water rope nurseries in a lagoon and a reef habitat. We examined whether different coral farming habitats impacted fragment survival, health and growth of two coral genera and how the occurrence of mutualistic fauna, predation and disease influenced coral rearing success.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOutbreaks of the corallivorous crown-of-thorns seastars have received increasing attention due to their negative impacts on coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific Ocean. However, outbreaks in remote and dislocated islands are still poorly understood. This study aims to begin filling informational gaps regarding outbreaks of Acanthaster planci in the remote islands of the central Ari Atoll, Republic of Maldives.
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