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The Conversation December 14, 2018 By Anderson Mayfield Climate change threatens coral reefs around the globe. The high temperatures associated with this phenomenon can lead to “bleaching,” the breakdown of the symbiosis between corals and the algae that live within their cells. Since corals are nourished by these photosynthetically active algal …
During a month-long expedition in 2007, the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF) conducted a comprehensive assessment of the coral reefs situated in the Ras Qisbah region of the northern Saudi Arabian Red Sea. Thirteen years later, KSLOF Chief Scientist Sam Purkis is embarking on a return mission to revisit this area and extend the mapping of the shallow-water reefs conducted by KSLOF into the abyssal depths of the Northern Red Sea.
Microsoft’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Earth program is harnessing the power of the Global Reef Expedition dataset to build a predictive model of global coral reef health and resilience. Anna Bakker, a Ph.D. student working with KSLOF’s Chief Scientist Dr. Sam Purkis on remote sensing of coral reefs, was awarded the Microsoft AI for Earth Grant for the duration of her Ph.D. This program will grant us access to use the immense power of AI, machine learning, and cloud computing to analyze the data collected during the Global Reef Expedition.
A study published this week offers a new way to accurately map coral reefs using a combination of satellite imagery and field observations. Developed by scientists at the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation and the University of Miami Rosenstiel …
The molecular ecophysiology of closely related pocilloporid corals of New Caledonia Mayfield et al. Platax 2017 By, Anderson B. Mayfield, Chii-Shiarng Chen, Alexandra C. Dempsey Abstract Given the severe threats against Earth’s coral reef ecosystems, there is an urgent need to collect …
Detecting conservation benefits of marine reserves on remote reefs of the northern GBR PLOS One 0186146 By Carolina Castro-Sanguino, Yves-Marie Bozec, Alexandra Dempsey, Badi R. Samaniego, Katie Lubarsky, Stefan Andrews, Valeriya Komyakova, Juan Carlos Ortiz, William D. Robbins, Philip G. Renaud, Peter J. Mumby November 8, 2017 Abstract The Great …
Stacy Jupiter wrote this article for us when we researched in Fiji in 2013. Now with our results in – hand her words still seem apt. Threats to marine resources Across the world, coral reefs and fisheries are in crisis. …
This month we released our Fiji final report, titled Global Reef Expedition Final Report: Lau Province, Fiji, it reveals that despite vibrant coral communities, Fiji’s reefs show signs of trouble. The report is the result of extensive scientific surveys we …
This past year was a very different year for the Foundation’s staff, it was the first year in many that we were not occupied with field work aboard our research vessel in some far-flung corner of the world. Having completed …
An Ocean Mystery: The Missing Catch will premiere on Earth Day, April 22! Come watch the film with us at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History at 6pm or watch it at 8pm or 11pm ET/PT on the Smithsonian Channel. An Ocean Mystery: The Missing …
