The next step in shallow coral reef monitoring: Combining remote sensing and in situ approaches

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1956-1968

  Scopélitis, Julie ^a,b,c   Andréfouët, Serge ^b   Phinn, Stuart ^a   Arroyo, Lara ^a   Dalleau, Mayeul ^b   Cros, Annick ^b   Chabanet, Pascale ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

Author keywords

Coral community maps; Cyclone impact; Integrative monitoring; Live coral cover; Reef health; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION ACTIONS; CORAL COMMUNITY; CORAL COMMUNITY MAPS; CORAL MORPHOLOGY; CORAL REEF; CYCLONE IMPACT; FIELD SURVEYS; IN-SITU; IN-SITU MONITORING; INTEGRATIVE MONITORING; LIVE CORAL COVER; RESOLUTION MAPS; SPATIAL COVERAGE; SPATIAL EXTENT; SPATIAL SCALE; SPATIOTEMPORAL VARIABILITY;

REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; STORMS;

REEFS;

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CORAL REEF; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HURRICANE; IMAGING; NEW CALEDONIA; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; CORAL REEFS; CYCLONIC STORMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NEW CALEDONIA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY;

ABORE REEF; NEW CALEDONIA [MELANESIA]; NEW CALEDONIA [NEW CALEDONIA (DPN)];

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 78049287695     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.07.033     Document Type: Article

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