Coral Restoration Database: Case Studies and Methods from Literature Review

Bostrom-Einarsson et al 2019 compiled a database of coral restoration case studies from four sources: primary literature, grey literature, online records, and a practitioner survey. The review includes 221 case studies from scientific literature and more than 40 categories of data per case, covering project details, methods, coral specifics, and outcomes. The dataset is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated in 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the distribution and frequency of different coral restoration techniques based on the recorded method details.
• Comparing project outcomes and conclusions across different geographic locations and spatial scales.
• Studying the diversity of coral genera, species, and morphologies used in restoration efforts.
• Evaluating the relationship between project objectives, monitoring details, and reported success.

Strengths

• Includes 221 case studies manually selected from scientific literature.
• Records more than 40 separate categories of data per case study.
• Aggregates data from four distinct sources to reduce duplication.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic or source bias inherent to the literature review methodology.

Provenance

Source

Bostrom-Einarsson et al 2019 (NESP TWQ 4.3, JCU), Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Literature review of primary and grey literature, online records, and an online survey of practitioners.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-10 21:23:59.370853; freshness should be verified.