A New Model of Coral Reef Health

The Global Reef Expedition provided the data needed to model and map coral reef health and resiliency across the South Pacific. Credit - Jurgen Freund/iLC
July 22, 2021
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Scientists have developed a new way to model and map the health of coral reef ecosystems using data collected on the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation’s Global Reef Expedition. This innovative method, presented today at the International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS), can determine which natural and anthropogenic factors are most likely to lead to persistently vibrant coral and fish communities. 

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coral reefs
coral reef health
data analysis
human impact