Studies investigating the spectral reflectance of coral reef benthos and substrates have
focused on the measurement of pure endmembers, where the entire field of view (FOV) of a …

Remotely sensed spectral indices are used in a range of environments for estimating
properties of vegetation, soil, atmospheric, and water features. Here, the development of an …

The miniature underwater spectrometer system we are now using, and still refining, was built
out of a long-understood need in our research on marine remote sensing, coral reef ecology …

Effective identification and mapping of coral reef benthic communities using high-spatial and-
spectral resolution digital imaging spectrometry requires that the different communities are …

Coral reefs are the foundation of productive ecosystems in the global, tropical oceans and
are under threat from a variety of local to global scale stressors. Satellite imagery provides a …

In principle, a priori knowledge of organism-scale spectral signatures for key ecological end-
members is a basic requirement for identifying coral reef benthic communities using …

Coral reefs are complex, heterogeneous environments where it is common for the features
of interest to be smaller than the spatial dimensions of imaging sensors. While the coverage …

Coral reef benthic communities are mosaics of individual bottom-types that are distinguished
by their taxonomic composition and functional roles in the ecosystem. Knowledge of …

Coral reefs are a globally important resource with well recognised beauty, biological
diversity and economic significance. Also well recognised are the host of natural and …

Hyperspectral remote sensing has shown promise for detailed discrimination of coral reef
substratum types, but, by necessity, it samples at pixel scales larger than reef substratum …