Skeleecosystems of bleaching reveal different thermal thresholds of Pacific coral reef assemblages« Ocean warming is negatively impacting coral reef ecosystems and considerable effort is currently invested in projecting coral reef futures under 21st century climate change. A limiting factor in these projections is lack of quantitative …
Densities and drivers of sea turtle populations across Pacific coral reef ecosystems« Sea turtle populations are often assessed at the regional to sub-basin scale from discrete indices of nesting abundance. While this may be practical and sometimes effective, widespread in-water surveys may enhance assessments by including additional …
Regional Benthic Habitat Maps for the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources Ranger Corps
Rigorously Valuing the Role of U.S. Coral Reefs in Coastal Hazard Risk Reduction« The degradation of coastal habitats, particularly coral reefs, raises risks by increasing the exposure of coastal communities to flooding hazards. The protective services of these natural defenses are not assessed in the same rigorous economic terms as …
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program Socioeconomic Monitoring Component. Summary Findings for CNMI, 2016« The Socioeconomic Component of the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) is currently in the process of monitoring socioeconomic indicators across all United States (US) coral reef territories and jurisdictions. These …
The relentless march of mass coral bleaching: a global perspective of changing heat stress« The global coral bleaching event of 2014–2017 resulted from the latest in a series of heat stress events that have increased in intensity. We assessed global- and basin-scale variations in sea surface temperature-based heat stress products for …
Coastal Turbidity on the Southeast Florida Shelf Monitoring Turbid Water Sources and Fates by Satellite« NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program funded a study from 2013 to 2015 to determine the feasibility of monitoring turbidity plumes in reef waters for three U.S. jurisdictions, one of which was the Southeast Florida Shelf and northern …
Florida Reef Tract Coral Disease Outbreak« Florida’s coral reefs are experiencing a multi-year outbreak of stony coral tissue loss disease. While disease outbreaks are not uncommon, this event is unique due to its large geographic range, extended duration, rapid progression, high rates of mortality and the number of species affected. The …