Evaluating methods for high‐resolution, national‐scale seagrass mapping in Google Earth Engine
Marine habitat mapping using satellite imagery can provide baseline and monitoring data across large spatial scales and in remote locations globally. This study evaluates how key methodological choices influence the accuracy of open‐source (for non‐commercial use), cloud‐based satellite mapping workflows for seagrass meadows in the Maldives.
Matthew Floyd +2 more
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Severe and widespread coral reef damage during the 2014-2017 Global Coral Bleaching Event. [PDF]
Eakin CM +178 more
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Parameter choices in acoustic analyses (sampling frequency, FFT size and window overlap) strongly influence multivariate soundscape separation. Using terrestrial and coral reef recordings, we show that these settings can exaggerate or mask ecological differences, emphasizing the need for parameter sensitivity testing and transparent reporting in ...
Juan C. Azofeifa‐Solano +8 more
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Incorporation of lipids improves cryo-tolerance of vitrified gorgonian coral oocytes. [PDF]
Chen YP +6 more
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Land cover change that leads to increased nutrient and sediment runoff is an important driver of change in coral reef ecosystems. In this study, we combined satellite remote sensing and field monitoring to assess concomitant changes in watershed land cover and coral cover in northeastern Puerto Rico in 2000–2015.
Pirta Palola +5 more
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Caribbean fish feces are an environmental hotspot of viable Symbiodiniaceae. [PDF]
Titus KR +19 more
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Rhyming in the cold: first evidence of soniferous fishes in the Southern Ocean
The acoustic ecology of Southern Ocean fishes remains unknown due to a lack of dedicated acoustic research on the fishes of this ocean. Passive acoustic monitoring data were collected at the South African sub‐Antarctic Prince Edward Islands using an underwater acoustic recorder, and towed underwater Ski‐Monkey cameras were deployed to identify fish ...
Fannie W. Shabangu +5 more
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Effects of the Allelopathic Macroalga <i>Galaxaura divaricata</i> on the Foraging Behaviors of Reef Fishes Across Herbivorous and Nonherbivorous Feeding Guilds. [PDF]
Lee CL, Liu PJ, Liu SL, Lin HJ.
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This study presents a UAV‐based framework that integrates deep learning‐based super‐resolution reconstruction and an enhanced YOLO detector to improve centimetre‐scale benthic organism monitoring. Using hermit crabs in Lake Hamana, a coastal lagoon in Japan, as a case study, the method substantially enhanced small‐object detection performance ...
Fan Zhao +10 more
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Coral larval proteomics at onset of metamorphosis highlights innate immunity maturation in parallel to neuro-sensing and skeletal development. [PDF]
Djamaa S +4 more
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