Supplementary report to the final report of the coral reef expert group: S5. Statistical power of existing AIMS Long-Term Reef Monitoring Programs

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).An accessible copy of this report is not yet available from this repository, please contact elibrary@gbrmpa.gov.au for more information.