Direct seeding of mass-cultured coral larvae is not an effective option for reef rehabilitation

We thank Steven Victor and staff of the Palau International Coral Reef Center for the use of facilities and their support in the field; we also thank 3 anonymous reviewers, whose insightful comments improved the original manuscript. We are particularly grateful to Geory Mereb and Charlie Boch for invaluable field assistance. This research was supported by the Global Environment Facility/World Bank funded Coral Reef Targeted Research and Capacity Building for Management program.