Moving to 3D: relationships between coral planar area, surface area and volume

Coral reefs are a valuable and vulnerable marine ecosystem. The structure of coral reefs influences their health and ability to fulfill ecosystem functions and services. However, monitoring reef corals largely relies on 1D or 2D estimates of coral cover and abundance that overlook change in ecologic...

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Main Authors: Jenny E. House, Viviana Brambilla, Luc M. Bidaut, Alec P. Christie, Oscar Pizarro, Joshua S. Madin, Maria Dornelas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-02-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/4280.pdf