Assessment of the utility of underwater hyperspectral imaging for surveying and monitoring coral reef ecosystems
Technological innovations that improve the speed, scale, reproducibility, and accuracy of
monitoring surveys will allow for a better understanding of the global decline in tropical reef …
monitoring surveys will allow for a better understanding of the global decline in tropical reef …
Successive bleaching events cause mass coral mortality in Guam, Micronesia
The reefs of Guam, a high island in the Western Pacific, were impacted by an
unprecedented succession of extreme environmental events beginning in 2013. Elevated …
unprecedented succession of extreme environmental events beginning in 2013. Elevated …
Small tropical islands as hotspots of crustose calcifying red algal diversity and endemism
MS Mills, ME Deinhart, MN Heagy… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In the tropics, crustose calcifying red algae (Corallinophycidae and Peyssonneliales; CCRA)
are dominant and important reef builders that serve a suite of ecological functions affecting …
are dominant and important reef builders that serve a suite of ecological functions affecting …
The Role of Maternal Nutrition on Oocyte Size and Quality, with Respect to Early Larval Development in The Coral-Eating Starfish, Acanthaster planci
Variation in local environmental conditions can have pronounced effects on the population
structure and dynamics of marine organisms. Previous studies on crown-of-thorns starfish …
structure and dynamics of marine organisms. Previous studies on crown-of-thorns starfish …
Coral reefs in transition: Temporal photoquadrat analyses and validation of underwater hyperspectral imaging for resource-efficient monitoring in Guam
The island of Guam in the west Pacific has seen a significant decrease in coral cover since
2013. Lafac Bay, a marine protected area in northeast Guam, served as a reference site for …
2013. Lafac Bay, a marine protected area in northeast Guam, served as a reference site for …
Structural Complexity of Coral Reefs in Guam, Mariana Islands
The complexity of tropical reef habitats affects the occurrence and diversity of the organisms
residing in these ecosystems. Quantifying this complexity is important to better understand …
residing in these ecosystems. Quantifying this complexity is important to better understand …
Environmental factors affecting large-bodied coral reef fish assemblages in the Mariana Archipelago
Large-bodied reef fishes represent an economically and ecologically important segment of
the coral reef fish assemblage. Many of these individuals supply the bulk of the reproductive …
the coral reef fish assemblage. Many of these individuals supply the bulk of the reproductive …
Management strategy evaluation applied to coral reef ecosystems in support of ecosystem-based management
M Weijerman, EA Fulton, RE Brainard - PLoS One, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Ecosystem modelling is increasingly used to explore ecosystem-level effects of changing
environmental conditions and management actions. For coral reefs there has been …
environmental conditions and management actions. For coral reefs there has been …
Life and death of a sewage treatment plant recorded in a coral skeleton δ15N record
We investigated the potential of coral skeleton δ 15 N (CS-δ 15 N) records for tracking
anthropogenic-N sources in coral reef ecosystems. We produced a 56 yr-long CS-δ 15 N …
anthropogenic-N sources in coral reef ecosystems. We produced a 56 yr-long CS-δ 15 N …
Unprecedented coral bleaching across the Marianas Archipelago
In 1998, many reefs around the world experienced severe, widespread bleaching and
mortality coinciding with anomalously high sea surface temperatures (SSTs). The Marianas …
mortality coinciding with anomalously high sea surface temperatures (SSTs). The Marianas …