Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation
Providing science-based solutions to protect and restore ocean health
Prince Khaled bin Sultan of Saudi Arabia had a dream: to fund research expeditions focused on the health of the ocean. The dream became reality when the Living Oceans Foundation was founded in California. Global Reef Expeditions Assess Coral Reef …
The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation conducted a research mission to the Tuamotu and Gambier Archipelagos of French Polynesia in late 2012 and early 2013 as part of its Global Reef Expedition. This article on the significance of new …
Between November 14, 2012 – December 9, 2012 the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation conducted a research mission to Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia as part of the Global Reef Expedition. The research focused on coral reefs surrounding the islands of Tahiti, …
Scuba Diver magazine
Coral Cover: The Cover of Living and Dead Corals from Airborne Remote Sensing Trends in coral cover are widely used to indicate the health of coral reefs but are costly to obtain from field survey over large areas. In situ studies of reflected …
Unprecedented coral bleaching induced mortality in Porites spp. at Rangiroa Atoll, French Polynesia. Marine Biology 139(1): 183-189 In April–May 1998, mass coral bleaching was observed in the lagoon of Rangiroa Atoll, Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia. Six months later, the extent …
