Land use impacts on coral reef health: A ridge-to-reef perspective
Over 60% of the world's reefs experience damage from local activities such as overfishing,
coastal development, and watershed pollution. Land-based sources of pollution are a critical …
coastal development, and watershed pollution. Land-based sources of pollution are a critical …
Coral reefs benefit from reduced land–sea impacts under ocean warming
Coral reef ecosystems are being fundamentally restructured by local human impacts and
climate-driven marine heatwaves that trigger mass coral bleaching and mortality. Reducing …
climate-driven marine heatwaves that trigger mass coral bleaching and mortality. Reducing …
Ciguatera mini review: 21st century environmental challenges and the interdisciplinary research efforts rising to meet them
Globally, the livelihoods of over a billion people are affected by changes to marine
ecosystems, both structurally and systematically. Resources and ecosystem services …
ecosystems, both structurally and systematically. Resources and ecosystem services …
Parsing human and biophysical drivers of coral reef regimes
Coral reefs worldwide face unprecedented cumulative anthropogenic effects of interacting
local human pressures, global climate change and distal social processes. Reefs are also …
local human pressures, global climate change and distal social processes. Reefs are also …
Mapped coral mortality and refugia in an archipelago-scale marine heat wave
Corals are a major habitat-building life-form on tropical reefs that support a quarter of all
species in the ocean and provide ecosystem services to millions of people. Marine heat …
species in the ocean and provide ecosystem services to millions of people. Marine heat …
Large-scale map** of live corals to guide reef conservation
Coral is the life-form that underpins the habitat of most tropical reef ecosystems, thereby
supporting biological diversity throughout the marine realm. Coral reefs are undergoing …
supporting biological diversity throughout the marine realm. Coral reefs are undergoing …
The Moku System: Managing Biocultural Resources for Abundance within Social-Ecological Regions in Hawaiʻi
Through research, restoration of agro-ecological sites, and a renaissance of cultural
awareness in Hawaiʻi, there has been a growing recognition of the ingenuity of the …
awareness in Hawaiʻi, there has been a growing recognition of the ingenuity of the …
An assessment of Landsat-8 atmospheric correction schemes and remote sensing reflectance products in coral reefs and coastal turbid waters
Abstract The Operational Land Imager (OLI) onboard Landsat-8 satellite can provide remote
sensing reflectance (R rs) of aquatic environments with high spatial resolution (30 m) …
sensing reflectance (R rs) of aquatic environments with high spatial resolution (30 m) …
Large floating abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) is frequent marine pollution in the Hawaiian Islands and Palmyra Atoll
SJ Royer, RN Corniuk, A McWhirter, HW Lynch IV… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) is a major source of marine debris with
significant ecological and economic consequences. We documented the frequency, types …
significant ecological and economic consequences. We documented the frequency, types …
Coral reefs and coastal tourism in Hawaii
Coral reefs are popular for their vibrant biodiversity. By combining web-scraped Instagram
data from tourists and high-resolution live coral cover maps in Hawaii, we find that …
data from tourists and high-resolution live coral cover maps in Hawaii, we find that …