[Coral-List] Help Us Understand the Beauty of Coral Reefs - Participate in our Survey !

[Vassil Zlatarski]

Deart Dr. Mouquet,

Hope this small note and its bibliography could of some use:

2020. Corals – the encounter of science with aesthetics. *Reef Encounter,*
35(1): 16-19.
(attached).

Cheers,

Vassil

Vassil Zlatarski
D.Sc. (Biology), Ph.D. (Geology)

On Sat, May 20, 2023 at 10:10 AM MOUQUET Nicolas via Coral-List <
coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov> wrote:

> Dear Coral-List fellows,
>
> We need your valuable input to advance our research on the aesthetic value
> of tropical coral reefs! As a part of the Marine Science Department of the
> IPB University, the Lancaster Environment Centre, the MARBEC laboratory,
> and the National Research and Innovation Agency of Indonesia, we are
> conducting a survey to analyze human perspectives on the beauty of coral
> reefs.
>
> By participating in this survey, you will play a vital role in the
> development of predictive computer models that can estimate the aesthetic
> value of different coral reefs. Your contribution will directly contribute
> to our ongoing research efforts. Estimated completion time is approximately
> 5 minutes.
>
> Your participation is greatly appreciated, and together, we can make a
> significant impact on coral reef preservation and restoration. Please click
> the link below to start the survey:
>
> https://www.biodiful.org/#/beautifulcorals
>
> Thank you also for sharing this survey within your network (professional
> and personal). Actually we are really counting on you to trigger a snow
> ball effect and get out of our community (academia and divers). You can
> also retweet & like on twitter here :
> https://twitter.com/NicolasMouquet/status/1658020475107266563?s=20 or
> tweet yourself (if you do, please tag @NicolasMouquet so we will like your
> tweet and get it up in the threads; also add an image on your own (or copy
> the one used in the above mentioned tweet) as pasting only the link to the
> survey shows up a generic image which is not related to the Beauty of Coral
> Reefs survey). Hear a simple text that could be used on other social media
> « Help shape future coral reef restoration! Take our 5-minute survey and
> pick the most beautiful coral reef images. Your input will fuels research
> on these natural wonders! »
>
> Thank you for your time and support.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Nicolas Mouquet
>
> CNRS, MARBEC, University of Montpellier.
> https://twitter.com/NicolasMouquet
> http://nicolasmouquet.free.fr/
>
>
>
>
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