Large-scale coral reef rehabilitation after blast fishing in Indonesia
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DOI: 10.1111/rec.12866
Abstract: The severely degraded condition of many coral reefs worldwide calls for active interventions to rehabilitate their physical and biological structure and function, in addition to effective management of fisheries and no‐take reserves. Rehabilitation efforts to… read more here.
Keywords: blast fishing; reef rehabilitation; coral reef; rehabilitation ... See more keywords
Method to design a live coral cover sensitive index for multispectral satellite images.
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DOI: 10.1364/oe.26.00a374
Abstract: Live coral cover (LCC) is regarded as the most efficient indicator of coral reef health. However, LCCs are usually sampled with standardized transect or photo quadrat techniques in field, which are incomplete and labour-intensive. To… read more here.
Keywords: satellite images; live coral; multispectral satellite; coral cover ... See more keywords
Coral Gardens Reef, Belize: An Acropora spp. refugium under threat in a warming world
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280852
Abstract: Live coral cover has declined precipitously on Caribbean reefs in recent decades. Acropora cervicornis coral has been particularly decimated, and few Western Atlantic Acropora spp. refugia remain. Coral Gardens, Belize, was identified in 2020 as… read more here.
Keywords: live coral; acropora spp; coral gardens; coral cover ... See more keywords