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 …

Remote sensing, the science of obtaining information via noncontact recording, has swept
the fields of ecology, biodiversity and conservation (EBC). Several quality review papers …

In the face of increasing cumulative effects from human and natural disturbances, sustaining
coral reefs will require a deeper understanding of the drivers of coral resilience in space and …

This book provides a thorough introduction to the use of remotely sensed data for wetland
classification and mapping, as well as information on the latest technological advancements …

With compelling evidence that half the world's coral reefs have been lost over the last four
decades, there is urgent motivation to understand where reefs are located and their health …

During the past 40 years the fisheries productivity of the world has been declining due to
pressures from overfishing, habitat change, pollution, and climate change. Sustainable use …

Connectivity has fundamental consequences for the productivity, persistence and
management of coral reefs. The area and position of adjacent mangroves and seagrass can …

During the last three decades, the large spatial coverage of remote sensing data has been
used in coral reef research to map dominant substrate types, geomorphologic zones, and …

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are important tools for the conservation of marine
biodiversity but their designation and effective monitoring require frequent, comprehensive …

Aim We developed predictive models of coral reef fish species richness and abundance that
account for both broad‐scale environmental gradients and fine‐scale biotic processes, such …