Live coral is a key component of the Al Wajh marine reserve in the Red Sea. The
management of this reserve is dependent on a sound understanding of the existing spatial …

Publisher Summary The Al Wajh Bank is situated along the Red Sea coastline of the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Bank surrounds a shallow shelf platform of variable depth …

Coral reef degradation due to environmental change, including anthropogenic disturbances,
is a major concern worldwide. Detecting and assessing both temporal and spatial changes …

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 …

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 …

Abstract The Red Sea and the Western Indian Ocean regions offer a wide variety of coastal
configurations, including large areas of coral reefs. In regions that include both developed …

Worldwide, coral reefs are rapidly degrading due to the combined negative effects of human
activities and global change. Even though the Red Sea is a very suitable natural …

Coral reefs are in decline worldwide and monitoring activities are important for assessing
the impact of disturbance on reefs and tracking subsequent recovery or decline. Monitoring …

Current approaches to mapping submerged coral ecosystems by remote sensing
techniques are largely confined to the identification of general reef features in shallow …

There has been a vast improvement in access to remotely sensed data in just a few recent
years. This revolution of information is the result of heavy investment in new technology by …