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Title: DRAFT policy on Great Barrier Reef interventions (AVAILABLE SOON for public comment) Abstract: To be published soon.

0001-01-01T00:00:00Z Gonzalez-Rivero, M. Roelfsema, C. Lopez-Marcano, S. Castro-Sanguino, C. Bridge, T. Babcock, R. http://hdl.handle.net/11017/3568 2020-02-27T17:00:18Z 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Supplementary report to the final report of the coral reef expert group: S6. Novel technologies in coral reef monitoring Authors: Gonzalez-Rivero, M.; Roelfsema, C.; Lopez-Marcano, S.; Castro-Sanguino, C.; Bridge, T.; Babcock, R. Abstract: [Extract] This report summarises a review of current technological advances applicable to coral reef monitoring, with a focus on the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (the Marine Park). The potential of novel technologies to support coral reef monitoring within the Reef 2050 Integrated Monitoring and Reporting Program (RIMReP) framework was evaluated based on their performance, operational maturity and compatibility with traditional methods. Given the complexity of this evaluation, this exercise was systematically structured to address the capabilities of technologies in terms of spatial scales and ecological indicators, using a ranking system to classify expert recommendations.

2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Thompson, A. Menendez, P. http://hdl.handle.net/11017/3567 2020-02-27T17:00:17Z 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Supplementary report to the final report of the coral reef expert group: S5. Statistical power of existing AIMS Long-Term Reef Monitoring Programs Authors: Thompson, A.; Menendez, P. Abstract: [Extract] This report presents estimates of power to detect changes in the rate of coral cover recovery and species richness of herbivorous fishes. Estimates are based on the variability in existing time-series derived from the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) long-term reef monitoring programs. The objective is to provide a basis for monitoring program design considerations under the Reef 2050 Integrated Monitoring and Reporting Program (RIMReP). Collectively, the AIMS programs provide the only time series of sufficient spatial and temporal coverage to allow estimation of variability at the scales necessary for considering design options at the scale of the Great Barrier Reef (the Reef).

2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Mellin, C. Anthony, K. Peterson, E. Ewels, C. Puotinen, M. http://hdl.handle.net/11017/3566 2020-02-27T17:00:16Z 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Supplementary report to the final report of the coral reef expert group: S4. Model to inform the design of a Reef Integrated Monitoring and Reporting Program Authors: Mellin, C.; Anthony, K.; Peterson, E.; Ewels, C.; Puotinen, M. Abstract: [Extract] This project developed a model to inform coral reef monitoring and management under the Reef 2050 Integrated Monitoring and Reporting Program (RIMReP) and the Reef 2050 Long-Term Sustainability Plan (Reef 2050 Plan). The model combines spatial statistical analyses with a mechanistic understanding of coral community dynamics. The purpose of the model is to analyse coral status and trend, and to guide the design of a coral monitoring program that most effectively captures these dynamics in space and time. This model uses per cent cover of hard corals and benthic composition as key indicators of reef state. Input variables include environmental data (e.g. temperature, salinity, sediment covers) and disturbance history (e.g. tropical cyclones, bleaching, water quality and outbreaks of the crown-of-thorns starfish). The model is calibrated against 20 years of in situ coral monitoring data and remotely sensed observations (1996-2015). A dual classification of all Great Barrier Reef (Reef) reefs was established based on (i) their benthic community composition and (ii) their coral cover trajectory over the 1996-2015 period, as a potential tool to stratify the future reef monitoring design. Both classifications, along with model outputs of coral cover, are available as a set of spatial layers (0.01 degree resolution).

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