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Published in Ecological Indicators Abstract In terrestrial landscapes, the spectral variability hypothesis (SVH) enables estimation of species diversity from satellite data, thereby allowing biodiversity assessments to be upscaled. Whether the SVH works in the marine realm is an open question. …
Oceanographic Magazine By Oceanographic Staff October 21, 2021 ON 21 OCTOBER, THE KHALED BIN SULTAN LIVING OCEANS FOUNDATION PUBLISHED THEIR FINDINGS FROM THE GLOBAL REEF EXPEDITION, THE LARGEST CORAL REEF SURVEY AND MAPPING RESEARCH MISSION IN HISTORY. NEARLY EVERY LOCATION SURVEYED …
Earth.org by Ashikha Raoof October 13, 2021 A new study from the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF) has investigated the state of coral reefs around the world. The researchers surveyed and mapped coral reefs in the Atlantic, Pacific, …
Phys.org October 7, 2021 View the accompanying slideshow on Phys.org. Today, after spending ten years assessing the state of coral reefs around the world, the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF) has released a comprehensive report of its findings from …
The Global Reef Expedition Final Report summarizes the findings from our 10-year research mission to survey and map coral reefs across the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans as well as the Red Sea. The Expedition involved hundreds of research scientists …
The Global Reef Expedition circumnavigated the globe over the course of ten years to address the coral reef crisis Marseille, France – Coral reefs around the world are rapidly declining due to various natural and anthropogenic factors, including climate change, …
Scientists have developed a new way to model and map the health of coral reef ecosystems using data collected on the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation’s Global Reef Expedition. This innovative method, presented today at the International Coral Reef …
In The Conversation by Sam Purkis, University of Miami The Chagos Archipelago is one of the most remote, seemingly idyllic places on Earth. Coconut-covered sandy beaches with incredible bird life rim tropical islands in the Indian Ocean, hundreds of miles …
New evidence suggests that reef sharks exert weak control over coral reef food webs Shark populations are dwindling worldwide, and scientists are concerned that the decline could trigger a cascade of impacts that hurt coral reefs. But a new paper published …
Published in Ecology Abstract Global overfishing of higher‐level predators has caused cascading effects to lower trophic levels in many marine ecosystems. On coral reefs, which support highly diverse food‐webs, the degree to which top‐down trophic cascades can occur remains equivocal. …
