Proceedings of the SERDP Coral Reef Monitoring and Assessment Workshop
Abstract
From 2003 to 2009, SERDP funded the development of two technologies for assessing and monitoring coral reef health: (1) high-resolution (millimeter scale) video-mosaicing technology, capable of rapidly surveying and providing a permanent visual record for benthic areas over 100s of square meters in size (University of Miami) and (2) advanced bio-optical techniques for non-destructive assessment of selective natural and anthropogenic stresses using fluorescence induction and relaxation sensors (Rutgers University). A SERDP-sponsored workshop was held at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami Nov 18-19, 2008. The goals for the workshop were to: (1) understand the DoD client perspective on benthic community/coral reef assessment and monitoring needs; (2) understand other potential user perspectives (i.e., in addition to DoD) regarding their coral reef monitoring and assessment needs and how the two SERDP-developed technologies may help address those needs; and (3) identify how the two approaches/technologies are complementary to each other and how they might be integrated to meet end-user needs.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA520698
Entities
People
- Art Gleason
- Bill Wild
- Brooke Gintert
- Cheryl A. Kurtz
- Diego Lirman
- Max Gorbunov
- Meghan Dick
- Nuno Gracias
- Pamela Reid
- Paul Falkowski
Organizations
- Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science