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No apparent cost of disease resistance on reproductive output in Acropora cervicornis genets used for active coral reef restoration in Florida

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022
As assisted sexual reproduction interventions continue to become embedded within coral reef restoration initiatives, it is important to understand the potential for trade-offs between key traits like reproductive output and disease resistance.
Hanna R. Koch, Yuen Azu, Yuen Azu, Erich Bartels, Erinn M. Muller   +4 more
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Satellite determining dominant sources of particulate organic carbon across different eutrophic waters

Ecological Indicators, 2022
Particulate organic carbon (POC) plays a vital role in carbon cycling in aquatic ecosystems. A knowledge of POC source dynamics is important for a comprehensive understanding of many biogeochmeical processes in inland and coastal waters. Yet, determining
Guangjia Jiang, Wen Su, Chunchao Zhang, Wei Deng, Xinrui Wang, Zhenxiong Yang, Xiangli Lv, Chuqian Lu, Shengyong Li, Ronghua Ma, Xiaohan Huang, Lijin Ye, Meng Wang, Wei Yu   +13 more
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Comparison of methods used to estimate coral cover in the Hawaiian Islands [PDF]

PeerJ, 2015
Nine coral survey methods were compared at ten sites in various reef habitats with different levels of coral cover in Kāne‘ohe Bay, O’ahu, Hawaiʻi. Mean estimated coverage at the different sites ranged from less than 10% cover to greater than 90% cover ...
Paul L. Jokiel, Kuʻulei S. Rodgers, Eric K. Brown, Jean C. Kenyon, Greta Aeby, William R. Smith, Fred Farrell   +6 more
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Coral reef bleaching monitoring based on multitime Landsat-8 remote sensing image series

地质科技通报, 2022
In recent years, due to the influence of human activities and global warming, the coral reef ecosystem in the South China Sea (SCS) has degraded, and bleaching occurs.
Ke Wu, Fan Yang, Ying Xu
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Monitoring Coral Reefs from Space [PDF]

Oceanography, 2010
Coral reefs are one of the world’s most biologically diverse and productive ecosystems. However, these valuable resources are highly threatened by human activities. Satellite remotely sensed observations enhance our understanding of coral reefs and some of the threats facing them by providing global spatial and time-series data on reef habitats and the
Eakin, C. Mark, Nim, Carl J., Brainard, Russell E., Aubrecht, Christoph, Elvidge, Chris, Gledhill, Dwight K., Muller-Karger, Frank, Mumby, Peter J., Skirving, William J., Strong, Alan E., Wang, Menghua, Weeks, Scarla, Wentz, Frank, Ziskin, Daniel   +13 more
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Decadal stability in coral cover could mask hidden changes on reefs in the East Asian Seas

Communications Biology, 2023
Coral reefs in the Central Indo-Pacific region comprise some of the most diverse and yet threatened marine habitats. While reef monitoring has grown throughout the region in recent years, studies of coral reef benthic cover remain limited in spatial and ...
Y. K. S. Chan, Y. A. Affendi, P. O. Ang, M. V. Baria-Rodriguez, C. A. Chen, A. P. Y. Chui, Giyanto, M. Glue, H. Huang, C-Y. Kuo, S. W. Kim, V. Y. Y. Lam, D. J. W. Lane, J. S. Lian, S. M. N. N. Lin, Z. Lunn, C. L. Nañola, V. L. Nguyen, H. S. Park, Suharsono, M. Sutthacheep, S. T. Vo, O. Vibol, Z. Waheed, H. Yamano, T. Yeemin, E. Yong, T. Kimura, K. Tun, L. M. Chou, D. Huang   +30 more
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The Identification of Fish Eggs From Four Economically Important Species in Guanghai Bay (China)

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022
By far, very few studies have dealt with the ichthyoplankton diversity in Guanghai Bay (China), which is a potential spawning ground for many important fish species.
Yan-Jing Zheng, Xiao-Juan Peng, Wei-Xu Cai, Quan-Sheng Lou, Quan-Sheng Lou, Xiang-Li Lyu, Xiang-Li Lyu, Ying-Hua Huang   +7 more
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The reef health index for coral reefs management in Indonesia [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences, 2023
The Indonesian coral reef faced significant challenges due to the lack of precise instruments for assessing the health status of corals, which is crucial for ensuring their long-term viability. The reef health index was established by utilizing extensive
Giyanto Giyanto, Rikoh Manogar Siringoringo, Muhammad Abrar, Hermanto Bambang, Tri Aryono Hadi, Rizkie Satriya Utama, Ni Wayan Purnama Sari, La Ode Alifatri   +7 more
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A low-tech method for monitoring survival and growth of coral transplants at a boutique restoration site [PDF]

PeerJ, 2023
Background Coral reef restoration projects are becoming a popular corporate environmental responsibility activity at hotel resorts. Such involvement of private businesses offers the potential to expand restoration into a new socioeconomic sector. However,
Sarah Frias-Torres, Claude Reveret, Kerstin Henri, Nirmal Shah, Phanor Hernando Montoya Maya   +4 more
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CORAL REEF RESTORATION MONITORING MANUAL - Maldives

, 2022
In recent years, an increasing number of reef managers and practitioners have started to share successes, failures, and challenges of coral restoration projects due to the urgency to act in response to the impacts of climate change. The absence of a nationwide plan regarding the monitoring and reporting of restoration and rehabilitation efforts within ...
Montano, Simone, Siena, Federica, Amir, Hana   +2 more
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