[Coral-List] New paper: Interpreting reef monitoring data

[Jason Flower]

Dear Coral-listers, 


I am happy to share with you a new paper which I hope is of interest:


Flower, J., Ortiz, J.C., Chollett, I., Abdullah, S., Castro-Sanguino, C., Hock, K., Lam, V., Mumby, P.J., 2017. Interpreting coral reef monitoring data: A guide for improved management decisions. Ecol. Indic. 72, 848–869. doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.09.003


This link provides free access till 11th November:
http://authors.elsevier.com/a/1Tm1E,XRNLRPp5


The paper is particularly aimed at those directly involved in reef management. It provides an overview of how to interpret trends in reef monitoring data and a framework for diagnosis and prognosis for a reef. We hope these methods will help with the difficult task of interpreting reef monitoring data and identifying appropriate management actions.


With best wishes,


Jason 



Jason Flower
Project Researcher
Sustainable Fisheries Group
University of California Santa Barbara 
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5131
office: Bren Hall 4528
Skype: jflowernet
http://sfg.msi.ucsb.edu/