Electrical Stimulation Greatly Increases Settlement, Growth, Survival, and Stress Resistance of Marine Organisms
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=48444#.VDy6z1fHRK0 Author(s) Thomas J. Goreau Affiliation(s) Global Coral Reef Alliance, Cambridge, USA . ABSTRACT Increasing stress from global warming, sea level rise, acidification, sedimentation, pollution, and unsustainable practices have degraded the most critical coastal ecosystems including coral reefs, oyster reefs, and salt marshes. Conventional restoration methods work only under perfect conditions, but fail nearly completely when the water becomes too hot or water quality deteriorates. New methods are needed to greatly increase settlement, growth, survival, and resistance to environmental stress of keystone marine organisms in order to maintain criti...