CoralSCOP: Segment any COral Image on this Planet

Z Zheng, H Liang, BS Hua, YH Wong… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - openaccess.thecvf.com
Underwater visual understanding has recently gained increasing attention within the
computer vision community for studying and monitoring underwater ecosystems. Among …

Viral predation pressure on coral reefs

CB Silveira, A Luque, AF Haas, TNF Roach, EE George… - BMC biology, 2023 - Springer
Background Predation pressure and herbivory exert cascading effects on coral reef health
and stability. However, the extent of these cascading effects can vary considerably across …

[HTML][HTML] Composition and distribution of the near-shore waters bordering the coral reefs of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao in the Southern Caribbean

FC van Duyl, VEA Post, BM van Breukelen… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aimed to identify ocean-and land-based sources of nutrients to the coral reef
communities surrounding the Southern Caribbean islands Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao …

Sponge species identity and morphology shape occupancy patterns of a Caribbean sponge-dwelling goby (Elacatinus horsti)

T Naaykens, H Fahim, CC D'Aloia - Environmental Biology of Fishes, 2024 - Springer
Due to disturbance-driven phase shifts on coral reefs, sponges are an increasingly important
microhabitat for reef-dwelling organisms, particularly throughout the Caribbean. The …

[HTML][HTML] Seasonal changes in bay water column properties and their influence on the distribution of dissolved and particulate substances along the south coast of …

VS Baranco, L Schellenberg, F Mienis… - Marine Pollution …, 2025 - Elsevier
As endpoints of watersheds, bays concentrate erosion-and human-derived substances such
as dissolved inorganic nutrients and pollutants. We investigated the water movement and …

Using Community Composition and Successional Theory to Guide Site‐Specific Coral Reef Management

OS McCarthy, ELA Kelly, AK Akiona… - Global Change …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
High spatial or temporal variability in community composition makes it challenging for
natural resource managers to predict ecosystem trajectories at scales relevant to …

Machine learning sheds light on physical-chemical and biological parameters leading to Abrolhos coral reef microbialization

RA Ahmadi, T Varasteh, CB Silveira, J Walter… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbes play a central role in coral reef health. However, the relative importance of physical-
chemical and biological processes in the control of microbial biomass are unknown. Here …

Black Spot Syndrome in ocean surgeonfish: using video-based surveillance to quantify disease severity and test environmental drivers

CDG de Wit, PTJ Johnson - Marine Biology, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Observations of Black Spot Syndrome (BSS), a pigmented dermatopathy in marine
fishes, have been increasingly reported in important grazers such as surgeonfish and …

Habitat quality effects on the abundance of a coral‐dwelling fish across spatial scales

H Fahim, T Naaykens, CC D'Aloia - Ecology and Evolution, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Microhabitat associated fishes are expected to be negatively affected by coral reef
degradation, given that many species are coral dwellers. However, the factors underlying …

CoralSCOP-LAT: Labeling and Analyzing Tool for Coral Reef Images with Dense Mask

YK Wong, Z Zheng, M Zhang, D Suggett… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Images of coral reefs provide invaluable information, which is essentially critical for
surveying and monitoring the coral reef ecosystems. Robust and precise identification of …