title: Spectrographic imaging. A bird's-eye view of the health of coral reefs.
abstract: Almost three-quarters of the world's coral reefs are thought to be deteriorating as a consequence of environmental stress. Until now, it has been possible to evaluate reef health only by field survey, which is labour-intensive and time-consuming. Here we map live coral cover from the air by remote imaging, a technique that will enable the state of shallow reefs to be monitored swiftly and over large areas.
authors.affiliation: Tropical Coastal Management Studies, Department of Marine Sciences and Coastal Management, Ridley Building, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK. p.j.mumby@ncl.ac.uk
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Mumby
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Chisholm
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Hedley
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jaubert
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003063:Cnidaria; D004782:Environmental Health; D013057:Spectrum Analysis / Q000379:methods