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These Hawaiian corals could hold the secret to surviving warming waters

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Corals further from pollution were more resistant to Hawaiian heatwave

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This New Imaging System Could Be a Game Changer in the Fight to Save Coral Reefs

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Scientists map living corals for first time before, after marine heatwave

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Scientists report new findings on the role that fish play in balancing coral, algae on reefs

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2022 Publication Highlights

  • Asner, G.P., N.R. Vaughn, R.E. Martin, S.A. Foo, J. Heckler, B.J. Neilson, and J.M. Gove. 2022. Mapped coral mortality and refugia in an archipelago-scale marine heat wave. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 119(19):e2123331119. doi:10.1073/pnas.2123331119
  • Drury, C., R.E. Martin, D.E. Knapp, J. Heckler, J. Levy, R.D. Gates, and G.P. Asner. 2022. Ecosystem-scale mapping of coral species and thermal tolerance. Frontiers in Ecology and Environment 20(5):285–91. doi:10.1022/fee.2483
  • Foo, S.A., C.H. Teague, and G.P. Asner. 2022. Warming Alters the Relationship Between Benthic Cover and Herbivores on Hawaiian Reefs. Frontiers in Marine Science 9:787314. doi:10.3389/fmars.2022.787314
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2021 Publication Highlights

  • Asner, G.P., N.R. Vaughn, S.A. Foo, J. Heckler, and R.E. Martin. 2021. Abiotic and Human Drivers of Reef Habitat Complexity Throughout the Main Hawaiian Islands. Frontiers in Marine Science 8:631842. doi:10.3389/fmars.2021.631842
  • Foo, S.A. and G.P. Asner. 2021. Depth-dependent indicators of algal turf herbivory throughout the Main Hawaiian Islands. Coral Reefs 40(5):1397-408. doi:10.1007/s00338-021-02162-2
  • Foo, S.A., W.J. Walsh, J. Lecky, S. Marcoux, and G.P. Asner. 2021. Impacts of pollution, fishing pressure, and reef rugosity on resource fish biomass in West Hawaii. Ecological Applications 31(1):e02213. doi:10.1002/eap.2213
  • Whitney, J.L., J.M Gove, M.A. McManus, K.A. Smith, J. Lecky, P. Neubauer, J.E. Phipps, E.A. Contreras, D.R. Kobayashi, and G.P. Asner. 2021. Surface slicks are pelagic nurseries for diverse ocean fauna. Scientific Reports 11:3197. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-81407-0
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2020 Publication Highlights

  • Asner, G.P., N.R. Vaughn, J. Heckler, D.E. Knapp, C. Balzotti, E. Shafron, R.E. Martin, B.J. Neilson, and J.M. Gove. 2020. Large-scale mapping of live corals to guide reef conservation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117(52):33711-8. doi:10.1073/pnas.2017628117
  • Foo, S.A., and G.P. Asner. 2020. Impacts of remotely sensed environmental drivers on coral outplant survival. Restoration Ecology 29(1):e13309. doi:10.1111/rec.13309
  • Xu, Y., N.R. Vaughn, D.E. Knapp, R.E. Martin, C. Balzotti, J. Li, S.A. Foo, and G.P. Asner. 2020. Coral Bleaching Detection in the Hawaiian Islands Using Spatio-Temporal Standardized Bottom Reflectance and Planet Dove Satellites. Remote Sensing 12(19):3219. doi:10.3390/rs12193219
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2019 Publication HIGHLIGHTS

  • Foo, S.A. and G.P. Asner. 2019. Scaling Up Coral Reef Restoration Using Remote Sensing Technology. Frontiers in Marine Science 6:79. doi:10.3389/fmars.2019.00079
  • Li, J., D.E. Knapp, S.R. Schill, C. Roelfsema, S. Phinn, M. Silman, J. Mascaro, and G.P. Asner. 2019. Adaptive bathymetry estimation for shallow coastal waters using Planet Dove satellites. Remote Sensing of Environment 232:111302. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2019.111302
  • Li, J., S.R. Schill, D.E. Knapp, and G.P. Asner. 2019. Object-Based Mapping of Coral Reef Habitats Using Planet Dove Satellites. Remote Sensing 11(12):1445. doi:10.3390/rs11121445

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2022 Publications

  • Asner, G.P., N.R. Vaughn, R.E. Martin, S.A. Foo, J. Heckler, B.J. Neilson, and J.M. Gove. 2022. Mapped coral mortality and refugia in an archipelago-scale marine heat wave. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 119(19):e2123331119. doi:10.1073/pnas.2123331119
  • Asner, G.P., S.F. Giardina, C. Balzotti, C. Drury, S. Hopson, and R.E. Martin. 2022. Are Sunken Warships Biodiversity Havens for Corals?. Diversity 14(2):139. doi:10.3390/d14020139
  • Donovan, M.K., C. Alves, J. Burns, C. Drury, O.W. Meier, R. Ritson-Williams, R. Cunning, R.P. Dunn, G. Goodbody-Gringley, L.M. Henderson, I.S.S. Knapp, J. Levy, C.A. Logan, L. Mudge, C. Sullivan, R.D. Gates, and G.P. Asner. 2022. From polyps to pixels: understanding coral reef resilience to local and global change across scales. Landscape Ecology. doi:10.1007/s109800-022-01463-3
  • Drury, C., R.E. Martin, D.E. Knapp, J. Heckler, J. Levy, R.D. Gates, and G.P. Asner. 2022. Ecosystem-scale mapping of coral species and thermal tolerance. Frontiers in Ecology and Environment 20(5):285–91. doi:10.1022/fee.2483
  • Foo, S.A., C.H. Teague, and G.P. Asner. 2022. Warming Alters the Relationship Between Benthic Cover and Herbivores on Hawaiian Reefs. Frontiers in Marine Science 9:787314. doi:10.3389/fmars.2022.787314
  • Li, J., R.R. Carlson, D.E. Knapp, and G.P. Asner. 2022. Shallow coastal water turbidity monitoring using Planet Dove satellites. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation 8(4):521–35. doi:10.1002/rse2.259
  • Winston M., T. Oliver, C. Couch, M.K. Donovan, G.P. Asner, E. Conklin, K. Fuller, B.W. Grady, B. Huntington, K. Kageyama, and T.L. Kindinger. 2022. Coral taxonomy and local stressors drive bleaching prevalence across the Hawaiian Archipelago in 2019. PLOS One 17(9): e0269068. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0269068

2021 Publications

  • Asner, G.P., N.R Vaughn, B.W. Grady, S.A. Foo, H. Anand, R.R. Carlson, E. Shafron, C. Teague, and R.E. Martin. 2021. Regional Reef Fish Survey Design and Scaling Using High-Resolution Mapping and Analysis. Frontiers in Marine Science 8:683184. doi:10.3389/fmars.2021.683184
  • Asner, G.P., N.R. Vaughn, S.A. Foo, J. Heckler, and R.E. Martin. 2021. Abiotic and Human Drivers of Reef Habitat Complexity Throughout the Main Hawaiian Islands. Frontiers in Marine Science 8:631842. doi:10.3389/fmars.2021.631842
  • Foo, S.A. and G.P. Asner. 2021. Depth-dependent indicators of algal turf herbivory throughout the Main Hawaiian Islands. Coral Reefs 40(5):1397-408. doi:10.1007/s00338-021-02162-2
  • Foo, S.A., W.J. Walsh, J. Lecky, S. Marcoux, and G.P. Asner. 2021. Impacts of pollution, fishing pressure, and reef rugosity on resource fish biomass in West Hawaii. Ecological Applications 31(1):e02213. doi:10.1002/eap.2213
  • Lepczyk, C.A., L.M. Wedding, G.P. Asner, S.J. Pittman, T. Gouldan, M.A. Linferman, J. Gang, and R. Wright. 2021. Advancing Landscape and Seascape Ecology from a 2D to a 3D Science. BioScience 71(6):596-608. doi:10.1093/biosci/biab001
  • Li, J., D.E. Knapp, M. Lyons, C. Roelsema, S. Phinn, S.R. Schill, and G.P. Asner. 2021. Automated Global Shallow Water Bathymetry Mapping Using Google Earth Engine. Remote Sensing 13(8):1469. doi:10.3390/rs13081469
  • Schill, S.R., G.P. Asner, V.P. McNulty, F.J. Pollock, A. Croquer, N.R. Vaughn, X. Escovar-Fadul, G. Raber, and E. Shaver. 2021. Site Selection for Coral Reef Restoration Using Airborne Imaging Spectroscopy. Frontiers in Marine Science 8:698004. doi:10.3389/fmars.2010.698004
  • Schill, S.R., V.P. McNulty, F.J. Pollock, F. Luthje, J. Li, D.E. Knapp, J.D. Kington, T. McDonald, G.T. Raber, X. Escovar-Fadul, and G.P. Asner. 2021. Regional High-Resolution Benthic Habitat Data from Planet Dove Imagery for Conservation Decision-Making and Marine Planning. Remote Sensing 13(21):4215. doi:10.3390/rs13214215
  • Whitney, J.L., J.M Gove, M.A. McManus, K.A. Smith, J. Lecky, P. Neubauer, J.E. Phipps, E.A. Contreras, D.R. Kobayashi, and G.P. Asner. 2021. Surface slicks are pelagic nurseries for diverse ocean fauna. Scientific Reports 11:3197. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-81407-0

2020 Publications

  • Asner, G.P., N.R. Vaughn, C. Balzotti, P.G. Brodrick, and J. Heckler. 2020. High-Resolution Reef Bathymetry and Coral Habitat Complexity from Airborne Imaging Spectroscopy. Remote Sensing 12(2):310. doi:10.3390/rs12020310
  • Asner, G.P., N.R. Vaughn, J. Heckler, D.E. Knapp, C. Balzotti, E. Shafron, R.E. Martin, B.J. Neilson, and J.M. Gove. 2020. Large-scale mapping of live corals to guide reef conservation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117(52):33711-8. doi:10.1073/pnas.2017628117
  • Foo, S.A., and G.P. Asner. 2020. Impacts of remotely sensed environmental drivers on coral outplant survival. Restoration Ecology 29(1):e13309. doi:10.1111/rec.13309
  • Foo, S.A. and G.P. Asner. 2020. Sea surface temperature in coral reef restoration outcomes. Environmental Research Letters 15(7):074045. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ab7dfa
  • Foo, S.A., W.J. Walsh, J. Lecky, S. Marcoux, and G.P. Asner. 2020. Impacts of pollution, fishing pressure, and reef rugosity on resource fish biomass in West Hawaii. Ecological Applications 31(1):e2213. doi:10.1002/EAP.2213
  • Li, J., D.E. Knapp, N.S. Fabina, E.V. Kennedy, K. Larsen, M.B. Lyons, N.J. Murray, S.R. Phinn, C.M. Roelfsema, and G.P. Asner. 2020. A global coral reef probability map generated using convolutional neural networks. Coral Reefs 39(6):1805-15. doi:10.1007/s00338-020-02055-6
  • Li, J., N.S. Fabina, D.E. Knapp, and G.P. Asner. 2020. The Sensitivity of Multi-spectral Satellite Sensors to Benthic Habitat Change. Remote Sensing 12(3):532. doi:10.3390/rs12030532
  • Lyons, M.B., C.M. Roelfsema, E.V. Kennedy, E.M. Kovacs, R. Borrego-Acevedo, K. Markey, M. Roe, D.M. Yuwono, D.L. Harris, S.R. Phinn, G.P. Asner, J. Li, D.E. Knapp, N.S. Fabina, K. Larsen, D. Traganos, and N.J. Murray. 2020. Mapping the world’s coral reefs using a global multiscale earth observation framework. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation 6(4):557-68. doi:10.1002/rse2.157
  • Xu, Y., N.R. Vaughn, D.E. Knapp, R.E. Martin, C. Balzotti, J. Li, S.A. Foo, and G.P. Asner. 2020. Coral Bleaching Detection in the Hawaiian Islands Using Spatio-Temporal Standardized Bottom Reflectance and Planet Dove Satellites. Remote Sensing 12(19):3219. doi:10.3390/rs12193219

2019 Publications

  • Foo, S.A. and G.P. Asner. 2019. Scaling Up Coral Reef Restoration Using Remote Sensing Technology. Frontiers in Marine Science 6:79. doi:10.3389/fmars.2019.00079
  • Gove, J.M., J.L. Whitney, M.A. McManus, J. Lecky, F.C. Carvalho, J.M. Lynch, J. Li, P. Neubauer, K.A. Smith, J.E. Phipps, D.R. Kobayashi, K.B. Balagso, E.A. Contreras, M.E. Manuel, M.A. Merrifield, J.J. Polovina, G.P. Asner, J.A. Maynard, and G.J. Williams. 2019. Prey-size plastics are invading larval fish nurseries. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 16(48):24143-9. doi:10.1073/pnas.1907496116
  • Li, J., D.E. Knapp, S.R. Schill, C. Roelfsema, S. Phinn, M. Silman, J. Mascaro, and G.P. Asner. 2019. Adaptive bathymetry estimation for shallow coastal waters using Planet Dove satellites. Remote Sensing of Environment 232:111302. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2019.111302
  • Li, J., S.R. Schill, D.E. Knapp, and G.P. Asner. 2019. Object-Based Mapping of Coral Reef Habitats Using Planet Dove Satellites. Remote Sensing 11(12):1445. doi:10.3390/rs11121445
  • Maximenko N., P. Corradi, K.L. Law, E. Van Sebille, S.P. Garaba, R.S. Lampitt, F. Galgani, V. Martinez-Vicente, L. Goddijn-Murphy, J.M. Veiga, and R.C. Thompson. 2019. Toward the Integrated Marine Debris Observing System. Frontiers in Marine Science 6(447). doi:10.3389/fmars.2019.00447
  • R.R. Carlson, S.A. Foo, and G.P. Asner. Land Use Impacts on Coral Reef Health: A Ridge-to-Reef Perspective. Frontiers in Marine Science 6:562. doi:10.3389/fmars.2019.00562