Close-range underwater photogrammetry, hereafter referred to as photogrammetry, is
rapidly emerging as a new standard in measuring and monitoring coral reefs due to its …

Genotype-by-environment interactions (GxE) indicate that variation in organismal traits
cannot be explained by fixed effects of genetics or site-specific plastic responses alone. For …

The 3D structure of individual coral colonies provides insights into their ecological
functioning. While structure from motion techniques make it possible to reconstruct 3D …

Coral growth is an important metric of coral health and underpins reef-scale functional
attributes such as structural complexity and calcium carbonate production. There persists …

Marine communities are facing both natural disturbances and anthropogenic stressors.
Bioconstructor species are endangered by multiple large-scale and local pressures and the …

Clonal organisms like reef building corals exhibit a wide variety of colony morphologies and
geometric shapes which can have many physiological and ecological implications. Colony …

Photogrammetry is an emerging tool that allows scientists to measure important habitat
characteristics of coral reefs at multiple spatial scales. However, the ecological benefits of …

Coral bleaching and mortality can show significant spatial and taxonomic heterogeneity at
local scales, highlighting the need to understand the fine-scale drivers and impacts of …

The health of coral reef benthic and fish communities is implicitly connected, yet typically
studied and managed separately. By developing a coupled reef population model that …

Several sampling and measurement strategies have been developed to assess biological
forms in three dimensions, including corals. However, the effectiveness (in speed and …