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Cement will speed up the recovery of coral reefs

01.11.2022

Employees of the Thai University of Chulaongkorn presented a special cement for the accelerated restoration of coral reefs. Three to four centimeters of corals can form from planulas in a year.

Artificial reefs are called Innovareef. The cement layer has a layer of calcium and phosphates. It hosts coral larvae that develop faster than natural reefs. A team of researchers installed equipment on Innovareef to monitor the marine environment, including acidity levels and water temperature. These indicators will help to grow new corals more efficiently.

It is noted that earlier it was proposed to use car tires, PVC pipes, as well as cement cubes to create artificial reefs. The main advantage of Innovareef is the ability to assemble it from individual blocks.

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