Abiotic and Human Drivers of Reef Habitat Complexity Throughout the Main Hawaiian Islands

Abiotic and Human Drivers of Reef Habitat Complexity Throughout the Main Hawaiian Islands

Reef rugosity, a metric of three-dimensional habitat complexity, is a central determinant of reef condition and multi-trophic occupancy including corals, fishes and invertebrates. As a result, spatially explicit information on reef rugosity is needed for conservation and management activities rangin...

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Main Authors: Gregory P. Asner, Nicholas R. Vaughn, Shawna A. Foo, Ethan Shafron, Joseph Heckler, Roberta E. Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
bathymetry
coral reef
Hawai‘i
imaging spectroscopy
reef structure
rugosity
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.631842/full

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