Scientists in Vieques, Puerto Rico have shown they can transplant microscopic reef microbes from one coral reef to another and even onto artificial structures, where the tiny organisms reorganize and begin functioning.
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Scientists transplant microscopic reef life off Vieques in breakthrough coral restoration study - Pasquines
Microbiome Transplant Method used
2 Natural Reefs Reef sites tested
1 Structure Tested Artificial structures
Microbes Reorganized Result
2 Reefs research subjects
1 Artificial structures tested