The Growht of Acropora Formosa Fragment in Different Sizes Using Transplantation Method in Lembeh Strait

Transplantation method is an effective way for rehabilitating the degraded coral reef. Acropora formosa is one of the coral species that is used for transplantation method which is a kind of branching corals that have a rapid growth up to 8 cm/year. This study aimed to determine the effect of coral fragment size to the coral growth, survival rate and the growth rate of Acropora formosa at several locations in the Lembeh Strait. The research was conducted in February - June 2015 using concrete block transplantation method. The results showed that Acropora formosa with the initial fragment length 8 cm have the highest of survival rates (84 persen), absolute growth (0,8 cm) and growth rate (0,201 cm/month). The initial fragments length of Acropora formosa can affect the coral growth in transplantation method (p <0.05). Jurnal Ilmiah Platax, Vol. 3 No. 2 Juli 2015. P: 90-100 ISSN: 2302-3589