Similarly, one-way ANOSIM done on the initial and last 3-month periods on invertebrates’ community
composition (at all sites, except T1 of Changuu reef), showed no significant difference between com-
munity composition at both ends of the sampling period. Altogether, transplantation cost (US$0.19/
colony) suggested that large scale transplantation is economically viable. Cumulatively, field results and
economic evaluations showed that transplantation of nursery-grown colonies might uphold critical
ecosystem functions while used in reversing phase shift states in coral reefs