Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Books and Book Chapters
Coral Reef Remote Sensing: A Guide for Mapping, Monitoring and Management
ORCID ID
B-8552-2013
Document Type
Book
ISBN
978-90-481-9292-2
Publication Date
2013
Keywords
Acoustics, Benthic Habitat, Climate Change, Coral Reef, Lidar, Mapping, Monitoring, Remote Sensing
Description
Remote sensing stands as the defining technology in our ability to monitor coral reefs, as well as their biophysical properties and associated processes, at regional to global scales. With overwhelming evidence that much of Earth’s reefs are in decline, our need for large-scale, repeatable assessments of reefs has never been so great. Fortunately, the last two decades have seen a rapid expansion in the ability for remote sensing to map and monitor the coral reef ecosystem, its overlying water column, and surrounding environment. Remote sensing is now a fundamental tool for the mapping, monitoring and management of coral reef ecosystems. Remote sensing offers repeatable, quantitative assessments of habitat and environmental characteristics over spatially extensive areas. As the multi-disciplinary field of coral reef remote sensing continues to mature, results demonstrate that the techniques and capabilities continue to improve. New developments allow reef assessments and mapping to be performed with higher accuracy, across greater spatial areas, and with greater temporal frequency. The increased level of information that remote sensing now makes available also allows more complex scientific questions to be addressed. As defined for this book, remote sensing includes the vast array of geospatial data collected from land, water, ship, airborne and satellite platforms. The book is organized by technology, including: visible and infrared sensing using photographic, multispectral and hyperspectral instruments; active sensing using light detection and ranging (LiDAR); acoustic sensing using ship, autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) and in-water platforms; and thermal and radar instruments.
Emphasis and Audience This book serves multiple roles. It offers an overview of the current state-of-the-art technologies for reef mapping, provides detailed technical information for coral reef remote sensing specialists, imparts insight on the scientific questions that can be tackled using this technology, and also includes a foundation for those new to reef remote sensing. The individual sections of the book include introductory overviews of four main types of remotely sensed data used to study coral reefs, followed by specific examples demonstrating practical applications of the different technologies being discussed. Guidelines for selecting the most appropriate sensor for particular applications are provided, including an overview of how to utilize remote sensing data as an effective tool in science and management. The text is richly illustrated with examples of each sensing technology applied to a range of scientific, monitoring and management questions in reefs around the world. As such, the book is broadly accessible to a general audience, as well as students, managers, remote sensing specialists and anyone else working with coral reef ecosystems.
Publisher
Springer
Disciplines
Marine Biology | Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
NSUWorks Citation
Goodman, James A.; Samuel J. Purkis; and Stuart R. Phinn. Coral Reef Remote Sensing: A Guide for Mapping, Monitoring and Management.: Springer.
Additional Information
Forward Written by Sylvia A. Earle, National Geographic Explorer in Residence Founder, Mission Blue
Section I: Visible and Infrared
Chapter 1: Visible and Infrared Overview Stuart R. Phinn, Eric M. Hochberg, and Chris M. Roelfsema page 3
Chapter 2: Photography Applications Susan A. Cochran page 29
Chapter 3: Multispectral Applications Hiroya Yamano page 51
Chapter 4: Hyperspectral Applications John D. Hedley page 79
Section II: LiDAR
Chapter 5: LiDAR Overview Samuel J. Purkis and John C. Brock page 115
Chapter 6: LiDAR Applications Simon J. Pittman, Bryan Costa and Lisa M. Wedding page 145
Chapter 7: Integrated LiDAR and Hyperspectral Jennifer M. Wozencraft and Joong Yong Park page 175
Section III: Acoustic
Chapter 8: Acoustic Methods Overview Bernhard Riegl and Humberto Guarin page 195
Chapter 9: Acoustic Applications Greg Foster, Arthur Gleason, Bryan Costa, Tim Battista and Chris Taylor page 221
Chapter 10: Deep Acoustic Applications Thiago B.S. Correa, Mark Grasmueck, Gregor P. Eberli, Klaas Verwer and Samuel J. Purkis page 253
Section IV: Thermal and Radar
Chapter 11: Thermal and Radar Overview Scott F. Heron, Malcolm L. Heron, and William G. Pichel page 285
Chapter 12: Thermal Applications Scarla J. Weeks, Ray Berkelmans and Scott F. Heron page 313
Chapter 13: Radar Applications Malcolm L. Heron, William G. Pichel and Scott F. Heron page 341
Section V: Effective Use of Remote Sensing in Science and Management
Chapter 14: Validation Chris M. Roelfsema and Stuart R. Phinn page 375
Chapter 15: Science and Management Stacy Jupiter, Chris M. Roelfsema and Stuart R. Phinn page 403