Coral reefs are rich in biodiversity, in large part because their highly complex architecture provides shelter and resources for a wide range of organisms. Recent rapid declines in hard coral cover have occurred across the Caribbean region, but the concomitant consequences for re...
structural complexity is typically measured using a single and small-scale metric (‘rugosity’) that represents multiple spatial attributes differentially exploited by species, thus limiting a complete understanding of how fish associate with reef structure. We used a novel approach to compare relationshi...
Hence, knowing the structure of shelter capacity of reefs may expand our understanding of ecosystem functioning. The differences in shelter capacity among reefscapes were directly related to the coral growth forms present, their abundance and size distributions at the study sites. Indeed, combinations ...
根据文章第三段“What sets this project apart from other coral reef restoration projects is its focus——the architecture of the reef itself. While many initiatives prioritize saving the corals, Ocean-Shot Project tacks on the additional focus of developing the base for those corals to grow and ...
The first detached coral reef discovered in over 120 years has just been announced by theSchmidt Ocean Institutein Australia. Scientists aboard the Falkor found that the natural structure is about 1,600 feet tall—meaning it soars higher than the Empire State Building, which stands at a height ...
Reefscape architecture, shaped by dominant coral morphologies, can play a major role in determining the structure and composition of fish assemblages by affecting niche and resource availability and mediating interspecific interactions. To explore the role of dominant coral morphologies on reef fish commun...
In addition to serving as the sources for the majority of primary productivity on reefs1,2, these primary producers together control reef accretion through calcification and dissolution, determining habitat and reef architecture crucial for biodiversity3,4,5. The chemical ecology of benthic assemblages ...
A new project in the Caribbean is setting out to save coral reefs (珊瑚礁)-and the world.The Ocean-Shot Project,spearheaded by climate scientist Dr.Deborah Brosnan,launched in 2021 to develop a "massive,first-of-its-kind" coral reef restoration initiative in the Caribbean country Antigua and...
Frequency of sedimentation together with sea level rises controlled reef development and determined the architecture and composition of the carbonate deposits. In direct contrast to these reefs, others flourished at the same time along stable coastal margins of the basin. Their structure was influenced ...
An efficient coral survey method based on a large-scale 3-D structure model obtained by Speedy Sea Scanner and U-Net segmentation. Sci. Rep. 2020, 10, 12416. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] Modasshir, M.; Rekleitis, I. Enhancing Coral Reef Monitoring Utilizing a Deep Semi-Supervised ...