Fig. 6: Experimental design demonstrating the three main phases of the 12-month study.
From: Ecosystem transplant from a healthy reef boosts coral health at a degraded reef
A Phase I (Month 0-6), nine biomimetic tiles were deployed at Site A and B. After 6 months, only the NonUrban T1 and Urban T1 tiles were collected and sampled from each site and redeployed as clean tiles in the water as NonUrban T2 and Urban T2. B Phase II (Month 6), the Transplant tiles were reciprocally transferred from either site. Fragments of A. eurystoma and S. pistillata were attached to all tiles. C After another 6 months, in Phase III (12 months total) all corals and tiles were collected for analysis. D Glossary of terms related to tile and coral treatments. Figure correlates to Supplementary Fig. 1. Created in BioRender. Levy, O.30 BioRender.com/t97k483.
