A review of ecological risks of coral reef interventions
This database was created as part of a CORDAP scoping study aiming to categorise and define the ecological risks associated with active coral reef interventions.
A literature search was completed through SCOPUS on October 13, 2023, using the general search string ""(TITLE (""coral reef"" OR ""coral""), ALL (""intervention"" OR ""restoration""), ALL (""risk"" OR ""concern""), followed by ALL (""specific intervention""). The resulting records were included in our database if they (a) pertained to shallow coral reefs in tropical or subtropical settings, (b) focused on experiments or the implementation of active coral reef interventions, (c) discussed potential ecological risks associated with a specific intervention or with the broader field of coral restoration, and (d) were written in English. From each record, data was extracted in 24 categories falling under 4 attributes: (a) article information, (b) spatial information, (c) intervention information, and (d) risk information. A total of 169 articles are included in the database and analyses, covering 30 interventions and 198 risks (to date).
Included in this collection is the database (built in Excel), an online platform to help readers better visualise and interact with the data (built in Tableau), and a Github link, which includes the R code for the summary statistics, analyses, and figures presented in the publication.
Data and resources
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AIMS, 16 April 2026, 'Managing risks when intervening to help coral reefs,'…HTML Open
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CORDAP, February 7, 2024, Scoping Studies: Managing the ecological risks of coral reef interventionsCORDAP, February 7, 2024, Scoping Studies: Managing the ecological risks of coral reef interventionsHTML Open
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Link to GitHub repository: CORDAPecologicalrisksHTML Open
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Database: DatabaseEcological Risks.xlsx xlsx file size 177kbHTML Open
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Link to CORDAP Ecological Risk Database PlatformHTML Open
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AIMS, Intervention risk: Assessing the risks of reef interventionsHTML Open
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Hammerman, N.M., Allen, C.E., Devlin, M., van Oppen, M.J.H., Vains, J., Gibbs, M., Karisa, J. and Pears, R.J. (2026), A review of ecological risks of coral reef…HTML Open
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Pears RJ, Devlin M, Hammerman N et al. (2024) CORDAP R&D Technology Roadmap on Managing the Ecological Risks of Coral Reef Interventions. CORDAP. cordap.orgPDF Open
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Additional information
| Date (revision) | 2026-10-25 |
|---|---|
| Status | completed |
| Update frequency | asNeeded |
| Metadata language | en |
| License | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 |
| Source metadata | ISO 19115 XML |
| Last updated | 2026-11-05 |
| Created | 2026-11-05 |
| API | package_show |