coral reef monitoring inquiries

[James C. Hendee]

Those who are intested in coral reef monitoring may wish to view the 
Charter Document of the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) at 
the following URL:  

	http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/gcrmn/gcrmn.html 

Those who are interested in actually following the GCRMN protocol may wish 
to contact the Director of the GCRMN, Dr. Clive Wilkinson, at:  

	c.wilkinson at aims.gov.au 

I believe some of the members of the GCRMN will soon be posting (via the 
CHAMP Home Page, coral-list, and elsewhere) protocols that they have found 
to be effective for their areas.  Some of these protocols (such as that  
of the Kuda Laut Project, http://www.wp.com/kudalaut) have been  
already been announced on coral-list, but a comprehensive list of  
protocols will hopefully be available in the near future. 

	Cheers, 

	Jim Hendee 

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On Thu, 17 Oct 1996, John McManus wrote: 

> TO:Coral List 
> cc.: Carl Stepath 
> FROM:Dr John W McManus/ICLARM 
> DATE:17 October 1996 
>  
> Someone recently asked me for some leads into the field of coral reef  
> monitoring.  As I get that kind of inquiry frequently, I though it might be  
> useful to others if I put my reply on coral-list.  The courage is very  
> patchy and I don't have all the complete references at hand.  However, the  
> leads may be generally useful, and, to roughly paraphrase Charles Darwin, my  
> colleagues may take great delight in pointing out the shortcomings.  Many  
> apologies for all the important work that I left out. 
>  
> Sincerely, 
>  
> John W McManus 
> ICLARM 
> email:< J.McManus at cgnet.com> 
>