Leveraging automated image analysis tools to transform our capacity to assess status and trends of coral reefs
Digital photography is widely used by coral reef monitoring programs to assess benthic
status and trends. In addition to creating a permanent archive, photographic surveys can be …
status and trends. In addition to creating a permanent archive, photographic surveys can be …
Fishing degrades size structure of coral reef fish communities
JPW Robinson, ID Williams, AM Edwards… - Global change …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Fishing pressure on coral reef ecosystems has been frequently linked to reductions of large
fishes and reef fish biomass. Associated impacts on overall community structure are …
fishes and reef fish biomass. Associated impacts on overall community structure are …
Natural bounds on herbivorous coral reef fishes
Humans are an increasingly dominant driver of Earth's biological communities, but
differentiating human impacts from natural drivers of ecosystem state is crucial. Herbivorous …
differentiating human impacts from natural drivers of ecosystem state is crucial. Herbivorous …
Monitoring herbivorous fishes as indicators of coral reef resilience in American Samoa
A Heenan, ID Williams - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Resilience-based management aims to promote or protect processes and species that
underpin an ecosystem's capacity to withstand and recover from disturbance. The …
underpin an ecosystem's capacity to withstand and recover from disturbance. The …
Rapid assessments of Pacific Ocean net coral reef carbonate budgets and net calcification following the 2014–2017 global coral bleaching event
The 2014–2017 global coral bleaching event caused widespread coral mortality; however,
its impact on the capacity for coral reefs to maintain calcium carbonate structures has not …
its impact on the capacity for coral reefs to maintain calcium carbonate structures has not …
Humans and seasonal climate variability threaten large-bodied coral reef fish with small ranges
Coral reefs are among the most species-rich and threatened ecosystems on Earth, yet the
extent to which human stressors determine species occurrences, compared with …
extent to which human stressors determine species occurrences, compared with …
Long-term monitoring of coral reef fish assemblages in the Western central pacific
A Heenan, ID Williams, T Acoba, A DesRochers… - Scientific Data, 2017 - nature.com
Throughout the tropics, coral reef ecosystems, which are critically important to people, have
been greatly altered by humans. Differentiating human impacts from natural drivers of …
been greatly altered by humans. Differentiating human impacts from natural drivers of …
Comparison of reef fish survey data gathered by open and closed circuit SCUBA divers reveals differences in areas with higher fishing pressure
AE Gray, ID Williams, KA Stamoulis, RC Boland… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Visual survey by divers using open-circuit (OC) SCUBA is the most widely used approach to
survey coral reef fishes. Therefore, it is important to quantify sources of bias in OC surveys …
survey coral reef fishes. Therefore, it is important to quantify sources of bias in OC surveys …
Early successional trajectory of benthic community in an uninhabited reef system three years after mass coral bleaching
B Huntington, R Weible, A Halperin, M Winston… - Coral Reefs, 2022 - Springer
Severe thermal stress events occurring on the backdrop of globally warming oceans can
result in mass coral mortality. Tracking the ability of a reef community to return to pre …
result in mass coral mortality. Tracking the ability of a reef community to return to pre …
Local biomass baselines and the recovery potential for Hawaiian coral reef fish communities
Understanding the influence of multiple ecosystem drivers, both natural and anthropogenic,
and how they vary across space is critical to the spatial management of coral reef fisheries …
and how they vary across space is critical to the spatial management of coral reef fisheries …