Decadal comparison of a diminishing coral community: a study using demographics to advance inferences of community status

Decadal comparison of a diminishing coral community: a study using demographics to advance inferences of community status PeerJ PubMed 26835185 By Margaret Miller, Dana E. Williams, Brittany E. Huntington, Gregory A. Piniak, Mark J.A. Vermeij January 28, 2016 Abstract The most common coral monitoring methods estimate coral abundance as percent cover, …

Porites and the Phoenix effect: unprecedented recovery after a mass coral bleaching event at Rangiroa Atoll, French Polynesia

Porites and the Phoenix effect: unprecedented recovery after a mass coral bleaching event at Rangiroa Atoll, French Polynesia Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1432-1793 By George Roff, Sonia Bejarano, Yves-Marie Bozec, Maggy Nugues, Robert S. Steneck, Peter J. Mumby April 3, 2014 Abstract The 1997/1998 El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) was the most severe coral bleaching event in …

Coral Bleaching and Mortality in the Chagos Archipelago

Coral Bleaching and Mortality in the Chagos Archipelago Atoll Research Bulletin, November 2, 2017 By Charles Sheppard, Anne Sheppard, Andrew Mogg, Dan Bayley, Alexandra C. Dempsey, Ronan Roche, John Turner, Sam Purkis  Abstract The atolls and coral banks of the Chagos …

Coral reef recovery in the Galapagos Islands: the northernmost islands (Darwin and Wenman)

Coral reef recovery in the Galapagos Islands: the northernmost islands (Darwin and Wenman) Coral Reefs June 2015, Volume 34 March 5, 2015 By Peter W. Glynn, Bernhard Riegl, Samuel Purkis, Jeremy M. Kerr. Tyler B. Smith Abstract The remote northernmost Galápagos Islands, Darwin and Wenman, exhibited well-developed coral communities in 1975, which were severely …

Identifying corals displaying aberrant behavior in Fiji’s Lau Archipelago

Identifying corals displaying aberrant behavior in Fiji’s Lau Archipelago PLoS ONE 12(5):e0177267 May 24, 2017 By Anderson B. Mayfield, Chii-Shiarng Chen, Alexandra C. Dempsey Abstract Given the numerous threats against Earth’s coral reefs, there is an urgent need to develop …

2016 Annual Report

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 …

Global Reef Expedition Final Report: Fiji

The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is conducting the Global Reef Expedition – the largest coral reef survey and mapping expedition in history. The Global Reef Expedition is a five-year mission to survey the health and resiliency of coral …