Large-area imaging in tropical shallow water coral reef monitoring, research and restoration : A practical guide to survey planning, execution, and data extraction

Edwards, C. B.; Viehman, T. S.; Battista, T.; Bollinger, M. A.; Charendoff, J.; Cook, S.; Combs, I.; Couch, C.; Ferrari, R.; Figueira, W.; Gleason, A. C. R.; Gordon, S.; Greene, W.; Kuester, F.; McCarthy, O.; Oliver, T.; Pedersen, N. E.; Petrovic, V.; Rojano, S.; Runyan, H.; Sandin, S. A.; Zgliczynski, B. J.

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Large-area imaging in tropical shallow water coral reef monitoring, research and restoration : A practical guide to survey planning, execution, and data extraction

2023
By Edwards, C. B. ; Viehman, T. S. ; Battista, T. ; ...
Series: NOAA technical memorandum NOS NCCOS 313

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Large-area imaging in coral reef monitoring, research and restoration: A practical guide to survey planning, execution, and data extraction
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Edwards, C. B. ; Viehman, T. S. ; Battista, T. ; Bollinger, M. A. ; Charendoff, J. ; Cook, S. ; Combs, I. ; Couch, C. ; Ferrari, R. ; Figueira, W. ; Gleason, A. C. R. ; Gordon, S. ; Greene, W. ; Kuester, F. ; McCarthy, O. ; Oliver, T. ; Pedersen, N. E. ; Petrovic, V. ; Rojano, S. ; Runyan, H. ; Sandin, S. A. ; Zgliczynski, B. J.
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National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (U.S.). ; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (U.S.). ; Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research. ; CSS, Inc. ; Scripps Institution of Oceanography. ; Mote Marine Laboratory (Sarasota, Fla.). ; Australian Institute of Marine Science. ; University of Sydney. ; University of Miami. ; Perry Institute for Marine Science. ; University of California, San Diego. ; Redwood City (Calif.).
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NOS (National Ocean Service) ; NCCOS (National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science) ; NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; PIFSC (Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center) ; CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System) ; CIMAR (Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research)
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This is a practical guide to the implementation of large-area imaging (LAI) for coral reef scientists. LAI refers to an approach to generate composite 3D (and derived 2D) image products from sequences of field-collected images using structure-from-motion (SfM) photogrammetry. Coral reef scientists conducting coral restoration, environmental monitoring, or research often require time series or high taxonomic resolution data to calculate metrics such as abundance or density, percent cover, species condition, and reef complexity. These data have a history of in situ collection by divers; however, the time-intensive challenge of traditional fieldwork approaches limits the volume and spatial extent of data collection and is therein a fundamental bottleneck for many restoration, monitoring, and research objectives.
Keywords:

Coral Reef Management Coral Reef Restoration Data Curation Handbooks, Manuals, Etc. Monitoring Photogrammetry Research Tropics Coral Reef Management Coral Reef Restoration Data Curation Handbooks, Manuals, Etc.
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NOAA technical memorandum NOS NCCOS 313
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https://doi.org/10.25923/5n6d-kx34
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