Standardised survey procedures for monitoring rocky and coral reef ecological communities.
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2015Corporate Author
Reef Life Survey
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PublishedPages
40pp.
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This manual describes the standard Reef
Life Survey (RLS) methods for estimating
densities
of fishes, large
macroinvertebrates, and sessile communities on rocky and coral
reefs.
These (and compatible)
methods have
been
used
in thousands of surveys all around the world and at
some locations for more than 20
years.
Visual census techniques
such as these provide an effective
, non
-
destructive way to monitor species at shallow
-
water sites
because large amounts of data on a broad range of species can be collected within a short dive period, with little post
-
processing time required.
The broad
taxonomic
range covered allows detection of
human impacts affecting different levels
of the food
web, making these methods ideal
for assessing and monitoring ecological consequences of point source
impacts
such
as pollution, oil spills, ocean warming and coral bleaching events, as well as the effectiveness of
management
actions such as
.....
Resource URL
https://reeflifesurvey.com/Publisher
Reef Life SurveyHobart, Tasmania
Document Language
enSustainable Development Goals (SDG)
14.214.4
Essential Ocean Variables (EOV)
Hard coral cover and compositionFish abundance and distribution
Macroalgal canopy cover
Maturity Level
TRL 9 Actual system "mission proven" through successful mission operations (ground or space)Best Practice Type
Best PracticeManual
Citation
Reef Life Survey (2015) Standardised survey procedures for monitoring rocky and coral reef ecological communities. Hobart, Tasmania, Reef Life Survey, 40pp. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-33Collections