[Coral-List] New Publication

[Christopher Goatley]

Hey coral listers,

PLoS One has just published our latest paper, which introduces the canopy effect and its relevance to modern ecosystem monitoring techniques on coral reefs. By comparing different transect techniques we show that current planar transect techniques, commonly used in coral reef monitoring,  have limitations, especially in reporting the impacts of disturbances.  

We would be happy to receive feedback on this idea

http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0027307

Thanks