Environmental conditions and herbivore biomass determine coral reef benthic community composition: implications for quantitative baselines« Our ability to understand natural constraints on coral reef benthic communities requires quantitative assessment of the relative strengths of abiotic and biotic processes across large spatial scales …
Length-based risk analysis for assessing sustainability of data-limited tropical reef fisheries« This study extended a « data-limited » length-based stock assessment approach to a risk analysis context. The estimation-simulation method used length frequencies as the principal data in lieu of catch and effort. Key developments were to: (i …
Combining fish and benthic communities into multiple regimes reveals complex reef dynamics« Coral reefs worldwide face an uncertain future with many reefs reported to transition from being dominated by corals to macroalgae. However, given the complexity and diversity of the ecosystem, research on how regimes vary spatially and temporally …
Prioritizing reef resilience through spatial planning following a mass coral bleaching event« Following the recent 2014-2017 global coral bleaching event, managers are seeking interventions to promote long-term resilience beyond monitoring coral decline. Here, we applied a spatial approach to investigate one potential intervention …
Achieving social and ecological goals of coastal management through integrated monitoring« High school students work alongside foresters in the Manell-Geus Habitat Focus Area to plant trees in watersheds adjacent to sensitive coral reef habitat. Integrated monitoring indicated a disconnect between measured resource status and community …
Better than sci-fi! Real-time seafloor exploration in National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa« Among those vessels is E/V Nautilus, which I joined on its first expedition to National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa as a science communication fellow. Building from NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer’s 2017 map of the area, Nautilus …
The National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, Biogeography Branch (CCMA-BB) worked with partners to assess and characterize the marine environment in and around the St. Croix East End Marine Park. Th… Download Website Metadata Details XML Metadata
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Socioeconomic Indicator DevelopmentThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) developed the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) to collect information to monitor changes in coral reef ecosystems in U.S. jurisdictions over time …
Refugia under threat: Mass bleaching of coral assemblages in high-latitude eastern Australia« Environmental anomalies that trigger adverse physiological responses and mortality are occurring with increasing frequency due to climate change. At species’ range peripheries, environmental anomalies are particularly concerning because species …