Towards a systematic framework to assess restoration success of interventions in coral reef ecosystems

Aldo Croquer; Sergio D. Guendulain-García; Jonathan S. Lefcheck; Leah Harper; Elizabeth Shaver; Rita I. Sellares-Blasco; Maria F. Villapando; Ainhoa L. Zubillaga; Rebecca Garcia-Camps; Andreina Rivera; Eva Salas; Jennifer Humberstone; Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0331083

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Towards a systematic framework to assess restoration success of interventions in coral reef ecosystems

Aldo Croquer ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Aldo Croquer, Sergio D. Guendulain-García, Jonathan S. Lefcheck, Leah Harper, Elizabeth Shaver, Rita I. Sellares-Blasco, Maria F. Villapando, Ainhoa L. Zubillaga, Rebecca Garcia-Camps, Andreina Rivera, Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: aldo.croquer@tnc.org

Affiliation The Nature Conservancy, Caribbean Division, Marine Conservation Program, Central Caribbean,

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-9338

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Sergio D. Guendulain-García ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Aldo Croquer, Sergio D. Guendulain-García, Jonathan S. Lefcheck, Leah Harper, Elizabeth Shaver, Rita I. Sellares-Blasco, Maria F. Villapando, Ainhoa L. Zubillaga, Rebecca Garcia-Camps, Andreina Rivera, Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip

Roles Formal analysis, Software, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Unidad Académica de Sistemas Arrecifales del ICML, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo, México
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Jonathan S. Lefcheck ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Aldo Croquer, Sergio D. Guendulain-García, Jonathan S. Lefcheck, Leah Harper, Elizabeth Shaver, Rita I. Sellares-Blasco, Maria F. Villapando, Ainhoa L. Zubillaga, Rebecca Garcia-Camps, Andreina Rivera, Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Cambridge, Maryland, United States of America
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Leah Harper ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Aldo Croquer, Sergio D. Guendulain-García, Jonathan S. Lefcheck, Leah Harper, Elizabeth Shaver, Rita I. Sellares-Blasco, Maria F. Villapando, Ainhoa L. Zubillaga, Rebecca Garcia-Camps, Andreina Rivera, Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Tennenbaum Marine Observatories Network, MarineGEO, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, Maryland United States of America
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Elizabeth Shaver ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Aldo Croquer, Sergio D. Guendulain-García, Jonathan S. Lefcheck, Leah Harper, Elizabeth Shaver, Rita I. Sellares-Blasco, Maria F. Villapando, Ainhoa L. Zubillaga, Rebecca Garcia-Camps, Andreina Rivera, Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation The Nature Conservancy, Caribbean Division, Marine Conservation Program, Central Caribbean,
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Rita I. Sellares-Blasco ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Aldo Croquer, Sergio D. Guendulain-García, Jonathan S. Lefcheck, Leah Harper, Elizabeth Shaver, Rita I. Sellares-Blasco, Maria F. Villapando, Ainhoa L. Zubillaga, Rebecca Garcia-Camps, Andreina Rivera, Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Fundación Dominicana de Estudios Marinos, Bayahibe, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8236-8575

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Maria F. Villapando ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Aldo Croquer, Sergio D. Guendulain-García, Jonathan S. Lefcheck, Leah Harper, Elizabeth Shaver, Rita I. Sellares-Blasco, Maria F. Villapando, Ainhoa L. Zubillaga, Rebecca Garcia-Camps, Andreina Rivera, Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Fundación Dominicana de Estudios Marinos, Bayahibe, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic
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Ainhoa L. Zubillaga ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Aldo Croquer, Sergio D. Guendulain-García, Jonathan S. Lefcheck, Leah Harper, Elizabeth Shaver, Rita I. Sellares-Blasco, Maria F. Villapando, Ainhoa L. Zubillaga, Rebecca Garcia-Camps, Andreina Rivera, Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Marine Innovation Center, Fundación Punta Cana, Punta Cana, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic
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Rebecca Garcia-Camps ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Aldo Croquer, Sergio D. Guendulain-García, Jonathan S. Lefcheck, Leah Harper, Elizabeth Shaver, Rita I. Sellares-Blasco, Maria F. Villapando, Ainhoa L. Zubillaga, Rebecca Garcia-Camps, Andreina Rivera, Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Marine Innovation Center, Fundación Punta Cana, Punta Cana, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic
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Andreina Rivera ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Aldo Croquer, Sergio D. Guendulain-García, Jonathan S. Lefcheck, Leah Harper, Elizabeth Shaver, Rita I. Sellares-Blasco, Maria F. Villapando, Ainhoa L. Zubillaga, Rebecca Garcia-Camps, Andreina Rivera, Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Marine Innovation Center, Fundación Punta Cana, Punta Cana, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic
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Eva Salas,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation The Nature Conservancy, Sacramento, California, United States of America
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Jennifer Humberstone,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation The Nature Conservancy, Sacramento, California, United States of America
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Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip

Contributed equally to this work with: Aldo Croquer, Sergio D. Guendulain-García, Jonathan S. Lefcheck, Leah Harper, Elizabeth Shaver, Rita I. Sellares-Blasco, Maria F. Villapando, Ainhoa L. Zubillaga, Rebecca Garcia-Camps, Andreina Rivera, Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip

Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Unidad Académica de Sistemas Arrecifales del ICML, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo, México
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Towards a systematic framework to assess restoration success of interventions in coral reef ecosystems

Aldo Croquer,
Sergio D. Guendulain-García,
Jonathan S. Lefcheck,
Leah Harper,
Elizabeth Shaver,
Rita I. Sellares-Blasco,
Maria F. Villapando,
Ainhoa L. Zubillaga,
Rebecca Garcia-Camps,
Andreina Rivera

Published: March 9, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0331083

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