Natural history of coral− algae competition across a gradient of human activity in the Line Islands
Competition between corals and benthic algae is prevalent on coral reefs worldwide and
has the potential to influence the structure of the reef benthos. Human activities may …
has the potential to influence the structure of the reef benthos. Human activities may …
Differences in reef fish assemblages between populated and remote reefs spanning multiple archipelagos across the central and western Pacific
ID Williams, BM Richards, SA Sandin… - Journal of Marine …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Comparable information on the status of natural resources across large geographic and
human impact scales provides invaluable context to ecosystem‐based management and …
human impact scales provides invaluable context to ecosystem‐based management and …
Seeing through sedimented waters: environmental DNA reduces the phantom diversity of sharks and rays in turbid marine habitats
Background Sharks and rays are some of the most threatened marine taxa due to the high
levels of bycatch and significant demand for meat and fin-related products in many Asian …
levels of bycatch and significant demand for meat and fin-related products in many Asian …
Quantifying climatological ranges and anomalies for Pacific coral reef ecosystems
Coral reef ecosystems are exposed to a range of environmental forcings that vary on daily to
decadal time scales and across spatial scales spanning from reefs to archipelagos …
decadal time scales and across spatial scales spanning from reefs to archipelagos …
Coral reef change detection in remote Pacific Islands using support vector machine classifiers
Despite the abundance of research on coral reef change detection, few studies have been
conducted to assess the spatial generalization principles of a live coral cover classifier …
conducted to assess the spatial generalization principles of a live coral cover classifier …
[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of MPA designs that protect highly mobile megafauna now and under climate change scenarios
Marine protected area (MPA) designs, including large-scale MPAs (LSMPAs;> 150,000 km
2), mobile MPAs (fluid spatiotemporal boundaries), and MPA networks, may offer different …
2), mobile MPAs (fluid spatiotemporal boundaries), and MPA networks, may offer different …
Acute effects of removing large fish from a near-pristine coral reef
Large animals are severely depleted in many ecosystems, yet we are only beginning to
understand the ecological implications of their loss. To empirically measure the short-term …
understand the ecological implications of their loss. To empirically measure the short-term …
Marine biological community baselines in unimpacted tropical ecosystems: spatial and temporal analysis of reefs at Howland and Baker Islands
PS Vroom, CA Musburger, SW Cooper… - Biodiversity and …, 2010 - Springer
Abstract Howland and Baker Islands are two small, isolated reef and sand islets located
near the equator in the central Pacific Ocean that are situated approximately 60 km apart. In …
near the equator in the central Pacific Ocean that are situated approximately 60 km apart. In …
Evaluation of spatial generalization characteristics of a robust classifier as applied to coral reef habitats in remote islands of the Pacific Ocean
This study was an evaluation of the spectral signature generalization properties of coral
across four remote Pacific Ocean reefs. The sites under consideration have not been the …
across four remote Pacific Ocean reefs. The sites under consideration have not been the …
[PDF][PDF] Examination of algal diversity and benthic community structure at Palmyra Atoll, US Line Islands
CL Braun, JE Smith, PS Vroom - Proc 11th Coral Reef …, 2009 - coralreefecology.ucsd.edu
Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge is the second largest atoll under US jurisdiction in the
Pacific Ocean. Until recently, little was known about benthic communities and, more …
Pacific Ocean. Until recently, little was known about benthic communities and, more …