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Works by Samuel J. Purkis in Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology

2022

Population Collapse Dynamics in Acropora downingi, an Arabian/Persian Gulf Ecosystem‐Engineering Coral, Linked to Rising Temperature, Bernhard Riegl, Matthew Johnston, Samuel J. Purkis, Emily Howells, John Burt, Sascha C. C. Steiner, Charles R. C. Sheppard, Andrew G. Bauman
Andrew Bauman

2019

High-Resolution Habitat and Bathymetry Maps for 65,000 sq. km of Earth’s Remotest Coral Reefs, Samuel J. Purkis, Arthur C. R. Gleason, Charlotte R. Purkis, Alexandra C. Dempsey, Philip Renaud, Mohamed Faisal, Steven Saul, Jeremy M. Kerr
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

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2018

Modeling Suggests Hurricanes Accelerated the Florida–Bahamas Lionfish Invasion, Matthew Johnston, Samuel J. Purkis
Matthew Johnston

A Half-Century of Coastline Change in Diego Garcia – the Largest Atoll Island in the Chagos, Samuel J. Purkis, Rob Gardiner, Matthew Johnston
Matthew Johnston

An Algorithm for Optically-Deriving Water Depth from Multispectral Imagery in Coral Reef Landscapes in the Absence of Ground-Truth Data, Jeremy Kerr, Samuel J. Purkis
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Population Collapse Dynamics in Acropora downingi, an Arabian/Persian Gulf Ecosystem‐Engineering Coral, Linked to Rising Temperature, Bernhard Riegl, Matthew Johnston, Samuel J. Purkis, Emily Howells, John Burt, Sascha C. C. Steiner, Charles R. C. Sheppard, Andrew Bauman
Bernhard Riegl

A Coordinated and Sustained International Strategy is Required to Turn the Tide on the Atlantic Lionfish Invasion, Matthew W. Johnston, Samuel J. Purkis
Matthew Johnston

Hurricanes Accelerated the Florida-Bahamas Lionfish Invasion, Matthew W. Johnston, Samuel J. Purkis
Matthew Johnston

Measuring Bahamian Lionfish Impacts to Marine Ecological Services Using Habitat Equivalency Analysis, Matthew W. Johnston, Samuel J. Purkis, Richard E. Dodge
Matthew Johnston

Modeling the Potential Spread of the Recently Identified Non-Native Panther Grouper (Chromileptes altivelis) in the Atlantic Using a Cellular Automaton Approach, Matthew W. Johnston, Samuel J. Purkis
Matthew Johnston

Spatial Analysis of the Invasion of Lionfish in the Western Atlantic and Caribbean, Matthew W. Johnston, Samuel J. Purkis
Matthew Johnston

Population Collapse Dynamics in Acropora downingi, an Arabian/Persian Gulf Ecosystem‐Engineering Coral, Linked to Rising Temperature, Bernhard Riegl, Matthew Johnston, Samuel J. Purkis, Emily Howells, John Burt, Sascha C. C. Steiner, Charles R. C. Sheppard, Andrew G. Bauman
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

2017

Complex Interplay between Depositional and Petrophysical Environments in Holocene Tidal Carbonates (Al Ruwais, Qatar), Samuel J. Purkis, John Rivers, Christian J. Strohmenger, Christopher Warren, Ruqaiya Yousif, Luis Ramirez, Bernhard Riegl
Bernhard Riegl

Markov Models for Linking Environments and Facies in Space and Time (Recent Arabian Gulf, Miocene Paratethys), Bernhard Riegl, Samuel J. Purkis
Bernhard Riegl

Complex Interplay between Depositional and Petrophysical Environments in Holocene Tidal Carbonates (Al Ruwais, Qatar), Samuel J. Purkis, John Rivers, Christian J. Strohmenger, Christopher Warren, Ruqaiya Yousif, Luis Ramirez, Bernhard Riegl
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Modeling Suggests Hurricanes Accelerated the Florida–Bahamas Lionfish Invasion, Matthew Johnston, Samuel J. Purkis
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, Lectures

2016

Documenting Decadal Spatial Changes in Seagrass and Acropora palmata Cover by Aerial Photography Analysis in Vieques, Puerto Rico: 1937-2000, Luz Raquel Hernandez-Cruz, Samuel J. Purkis, Bernhard Riegl
Bernhard Riegl

Fractal Patterns of Coral Communities: Evidence from Remote Sensing (Arabian Gulf, Dubai, U.A.E.), Samuel J. Purkis, Bernhard Riegl, Richard E. Dodge (editor)
Bernhard Riegl

Habitat Mapping in the Farasan Islands (Saudi Arabia) Using CASI and QuickBird Imagery, Gwilym Rowlands, James A. Goodman, Bernhard Riegl, Philip Renaud, Samuel J. Purkis
Bernhard Riegl

Human Impact on Atolls Leads to Coral Loss and Community Homogenisation: A Modeling Study, Bernhard Riegl, Charles R. C. Sheppard, Samuel J. Purkis
Bernhard Riegl

Markov Models for Linking Environments and Facies in Space and Time (Recent Arabian Gulf, Miocene Paratethys), Bernhard Riegl, Samuel J. Purkis
Bernhard Riegl

Present Limits to Heat-Adaptability in Corals and Population-Level Responses to Climate Extremes, Bernhard Riegl, Samuel J. Purkis, Ashraf S. Al-Cibahy, Mohammed A. Abdel-Moati, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg
Bernhard Riegl

Red Sea Coral Reef Trajectories Over 2 Decades Suggest Increasing Community Homogenization and Decline in Coral Size, Bernhard Riegl, Andrew W. Bruckner, Gwilym Rowlands, Samuel J. Purkis, Philip Renaud
Bernhard Riegl

Spatial Patterns in Arabian Gulf Coral Assemblages (Jebel Ali, Dubai, U.A.E.) in Response to Temperature-Forcing, Bernhard Riegl, Samuel J. Purkis, Kevin E. Kohler, Richard E. Dodge
Bernhard Riegl

The Statistics of Natural Shapes in Modern Coral Reef Landscapes, Samuel J. Purkis, Kevin E. Kohler, Bernhard Riegl, Steven O. Rohmann
Bernhard Riegl

Water Column Productivity and Temperature Predict Coral Reef Regeneration Across the Indo-Pacific, Bernhard Riegl, Peter W. Glynn, Evie A. Wieters, Samuel J. Purkis, C. D'Angelo, Joerg Wiedenmann
Bernhard Riegl

Fractal Patterns of Coral Communities: Evidence from Remote Sensing (Arabian Gulf, Dubai, U.A.E.), Samuel J. Purkis, Bernhard Riegl, Richard E. Dodge (editor)
Richard Dodge

Spatial Patterns in Arabian Gulf Coral Assemblages (Jebel Ali, Dubai, U.A.E.) in Response to Temperature-Forcing, Bernhard Riegl, Samuel J. Purkis, Kevin E. Kohler, Richard E. Dodge
Richard Dodge

A Half-Century of Coastline Change in Diego Garcia – the Largest Atoll Island in the Chagos, Samuel J. Purkis, Rob Gardiner, Matthew Johnston
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Forecasting the Success of Invasive Marine Species; Lessons Learned from Purposeful Reef Fish Releases in the Hawaiian Islands, Matthew W. Johnston, Samuel J. Purkis, Richard E. Dodge
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

2015

Semi-Automated Object-Based Classification of Coral Reef Habitat Using Discrete Choice Models, Steven Saul, Samuel J. Purkis
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

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Measuring Bahamian Lionfish Impacts to Marine Ecological Services Using Habitat Equivalency Analysis, Matthew W. Johnston, Samuel J. Purkis, Richard E. Dodge
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Coral Population Dynamics Across Consecutive Mass Mortality Events, Bernhard Riegl, Samuel J. Purkis
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

A Coordinated and Sustained International Strategy is Required to Turn the Tide on the Atlantic Lionfish Invasion, Matthew W. Johnston, Samuel J. Purkis
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Hurricanes Accelerated the Florida-Bahamas Lionfish Invasion, Matthew W. Johnston, Samuel J. Purkis
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Coral Reef Recovery in the Galapagos Islands: The Northernmost Islands (Darwin and Wenman), Peter W. Glynn, Bernhard Riegl (editor), Samuel J. Purkis, Jeremy Kerr, Tyler B. Smith
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Morphometric Patterns in Modern Carbonate Platforms Can Be Applied to the Ancient Rock Record: Similarities Between Modern Alacranes Reef and Upper Palaeozoic Platforms of the Barents Sea, Samuel J. Purkis, Giulio Casini, Dave Hunt, Arnout Colpaert
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Mapping Bathymetry and Depositional Facies on Great Bahama Bank, Paul Mitch Harris, Samuel J. Purkis, James Ellis, Peter K. Swart, John J. G. Reijmer
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Water Column Productivity and Temperature Predict Coral Reef Regeneration Across the Indo-Pacific, Bernhard Riegl, Peter W. Glynn, Evie A. Wieters, Samuel J. Purkis, C. D'Angelo, Joerg Wiedenmann
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

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2014

Are Lionfish Set for a Mediterranean Invasion? Modelling Explains Why This is Unlikely to Occur, Matthew W. Johnston, Samuel J. Purkis
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Reticulate Reef Patterns - Antecedent Karst Versus Self-Organization, Wolfgang Schlager, Samuel J. Purkis
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Diversity in the Geomorphology of Shallow-Water Carbonate Depositional Systems in the Saudi Arabian Red Sea, Gwilym Rowlands, Samuel J. Purkis, Andrew Bruckner
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Unravelling the Influence of Water Depth and Wave Energy on the Facies Diversity of Shelf Carbonates, Samuel J. Purkis, Gwilym Rowlands, Jeremy Kerr
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Evaluating Water-Depth Variation and Mapping Depositional Facies on the Great Bahama Bank - a "Flat-Topped" Isolated Carbonate Platform, Paul Mitch Harris, James Ellis, Samuel J. Purkis
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Books and Book Chapters

2013

Bucket Structure in Carbonate Accumulations of the Maldive, Chagos and Laccadive Archipelagos, Wolfgang Schlager, Samuel J. Purkis
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Emerging Methods for the Study of Coastal Ecosystem Landscape Structure and Change, John C. Brock, Jeffery J. Danielson, Samuel J. Purkis
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Modeling the Potential Spread of the Recently Identified Non-Native Panther Grouper (Chromileptes altivelis) in the Atlantic Using a Cellular Automaton Approach, Matthew W. Johnston, Samuel J. Purkis
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

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Annual Termperature Anomaly Trends Correlate with Coral Reef Trajectory Across the Pacific, Bernhard Riegl, Evie A. Wieters, Andrew Bruckner, Samuel J. Purkis
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, Lectures

Climate Change Disrupts Long-Term Community Stability and Adaptation in Persian/Arabian Gulf, Bernhard Riegl, Samuel J. Purkis, Ashraf S. Al-Cibahy
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, Lectures

Assessing the Extent of Carbonate Deposition in Early Rift Settings, Paul Mitch Harris, James Ellis, Samuel J. Purkis
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Atlas of Saudi Arabian Red Sea Marine Habitats, Andrew Bruckner, Gwilym Rowlands, Bernhard Riegl, Samuel J. Purkis, A Williams, Philip Renaud
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Books and Book Chapters

Coral Reef Remote Sensing: A Guide for Mapping, Monitoring and Management, James A. Goodman, Samuel J. Purkis, Stuart R. Phinn
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Books and Book Chapters

Coral Reefs of the Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean, Mebs Ateweberhan, Allen C. Chen, Alasdair Harris, Rachel Jones, Shashank Keshavmurthy, Carl Lundin, David Obura, Samuel J. Purkis, Peter Raines, Bernhard Riegl, Michael H. Schleyer, Anne L. S. Sheppard, Jerker Tamelander, John R. Turner, Shakil Visram, Sung-Yin Yang
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Books and Book Chapters

2012

Patterns of Sedimentation In the Contemporary Red Sea As An Analog for Ancient Carbonates In Rift Settings, Samuel J. Purkis, Paul Mitch Harris, James Ellis
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Visualizing Lateral Anisotropy in Modern Carbonates, Samuel J. Purkis, Brigitte Vlaswinkel
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Open and Closed Seascapes: Where Does Habitat Patchiness Create Populations with High Fractions of Self-Recruitment?, Malin L. Pinsky, Stephen R. Palumbi, Serge Andrefouet, Samuel J. Purkis
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

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Variability of Cold-Water Coral Mounds in a High Sediment Input and Tidal Current Regime, Straits of Florida, Thiago B.S. Correa, Mark Grasmueck, Gregor P. Eberli, John K. Reed, Klaas Verwer, Samuel J. Purkis
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Satellite Imaging Coral Reef Resilience at Regional Scale. A Case-Study From Saudi Arabia, Gwilym Rowlands, Samuel J. Purkis, Bernhard Riegl, Liisa Metsamaa, Andrew Bruckner, Philip Renaud
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Human Impact on Atolls Leads to Coral Loss and Community Homogenisation: A Modeling Study, Bernhard Riegl, Charles R. C. Sheppard, Samuel J. Purkis
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

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Red Sea Coral Reef Trajectories Over 2 Decades Suggest Increasing Community Homogenization and Decline in Coral Size, Bernhard Riegl, Andrew W. Bruckner, Gwilym Rowlands, Samuel J. Purkis, Philip Renaud
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

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Evidence for the Southward Migration of Mud Banks in Florida Bay, Kristian Taylor, Samuel J. Purkis
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Vertical-To-Lateral Transitions Among Cretaceous Carbonate Facies—A Means To 3-D Framework Construction Via Markov Analysis, Samuel J. Purkis, Brigitte Vlaswinkel, Nuno Gracias
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Reefs and Islands of the Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean: Why It Is the World's Largest No-Take Marine Protected Area, Charles R. C. Sheppard, Mebs Ateweberhan, B. W. Bowen, P. Carr, Chaolun Allen Chen, C. Clubbe, M. T. Craig, R. Ebinghaus, J. Eble, N. Fitzsimmons, M. R. Gaither, C-H. Gan, M. Gollock, Nestor Guzman, N. A. J. Graham, A. Harris, Rachel Jones, Shashank Keshavmurthy, H. Koldewey, Carl Lundin, J. A. Mortimer, David Obura, M. Pfeiffer, Andrew R. G. Price, Samuel J. Purkis, P. Raines, J. W. Readman, Bernhard Riegl, A. Rogers, Michael H. Schleyer, M. R. Seaward, Anne L. S. Sheppard - United Kingdom, Jerker Tamelander, John R. Turner, Shakil Visram, C. Vogler, S. Vogt, H. Wolschke, J. M-C. Yang, Sung-Yin Yang, C. Yesson
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Invasionsoft: A Web-Enabled Tool for Invasive Species Colonization Predictions, Matthew W. Johnston, Samuel J. Purkis
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

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Coral Reefs of the Gulf: Adaptation to Climatic Extremes in the World’s Hottest Sea, Bernhard Riegl, Samuel J. Purkis
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Books and Book Chapters

Analogs for Carbonate Deposition in Early Rift Setting, Paul Mitch Harris, James Ellis, Samuel J. Purkis
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Books and Book Chapters

2011

Methods to Preserve Coral Reef Futures, Bernhard Riegl, Samuel J. Purkis
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Present Limits to Heat-Adaptability in Corals and Population-Level Responses to Climate Extremes, Bernhard Riegl, Samuel J. Purkis, Ashraf S. Al-Cibahy, Mohammed A. Abdel-Moati, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

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Spatial Analysis of the Invasion of Lionfish in the Western Atlantic and Caribbean, Matthew W. Johnston, Samuel J. Purkis
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Analyzing Spatial Patterns in Modern Carbonate Sand Bodies From Great Bahama Bank, Paul Mitch Harris, Samuel J. Purkis, James Ellis
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

The Most Temperature-Adapted Corals Have an Achilles' Heel, Samuel J. Purkis, Dorothy-Ellen A. Renegar, Bernhard Riegl
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Coral Reefs in the Persian/Arabian Gulf, Bernhard Riegl, Samuel J. Purkis
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Books and Book Chapters

2010

The Paradox of Tropical Karst Morphology in the Coral Reefs of the Arid Middle East, Samuel J. Purkis, Gwilym Rowlands, Bernhard Riegl, Philip Renaud
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Pristine Reefs Recover Better: Examples from Chagos and the Red Sea, Bernhard Riegl, Samuel J. Purkis, Charles R. C. Sheppard, A. Harris, Andrew Bruckner, Gwilym Rowlands, Philip Renaud
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, Lectures

Novel and Unexplored Coral Reef Types of the Red Sea - A Synoptic Mapping Approach, Gwilym Rowlands, Samuel J. Purkis, Bernhard Riegl, Andrew Bruckner, Philip Renaud
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, Lectures

The Gulf: A Young Sea in Decline, Charles R. C. Sheppard, Mohsen Al-Husiani, F. Al-Jamali, Rob Baldwin, James Bishop, Francesca Benzoni, Eric Dutrieux, Nicholas K. Dulvy, Subba Rao V. Durvasula, David A. Jones, Ron Loughland, David Medio, M. Nithyanandan, Graham M. Pilling, Igor Polikarpov, Andrew R. G. Price, Samuel J. Purkis, Bernhard Riegl, Maria Saburova, Kaveh Samimi-Namin, Oliver Taylor, Simon P. Wilson, Khadija Zainal
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Delineating and Quantifying Depositional Facies Patterns of Modern Carbonate Sand Deposits on Great Bahama Bank, Paul Mitch Harris, James Ellis, Samuel J. Purkis
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Books and Book Chapters

2009

The Emerging Role of LiDAR Remote Sensing in Coastal Research and Resource Management Full Access, John C. Brock, Samuel J. Purkis
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

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Habitat Mapping in the Farasan Islands (Saudi Arabia) Using CASI and QuickBird Imagery, Gwilym Rowlands, James A. Goodman, Bernhard Riegl, Philip Renaud, Samuel J. Purkis
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, Lectures

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Predicting Facies Size, Shape, and Complexity Using Quantitative Relationships Derived from a Modern Carbonate Depositional System, Samuel J. Purkis, Kevin E. Kohler, Shawn Fullmer, Melissa Hicks, Shanna K. Dunn, Gwilym Rowlands, Bernhard Riegl
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, Lectures

Markov Models to Link Facies in Space and Time, Bernhard Riegl, Samuel J. Purkis
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, Lectures

Diurnal, Land-Based Predation on Shore Crabs by Moray Eels in the Chagos Archipelago, N. A. J. Graham, Samuel J. Purkis, A. Harris
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

A Likely Offshore Refuge for an Endangered Caribbean Coral (A. cervicornis) in Honduras, Bernhard Riegl, Samuel J. Purkis, Jennifer R. Keck, Gwilym Rowlands, Richard E. Dodge
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, Lectures

Markov Models for Linking Environments and Facies in Space and Time (Recent Arabian Gulf, Miocene Paratethys), Bernhard Riegl, Samuel J. Purkis
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Books and Book Chapters

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Markov Models for Linking Environments and Facies in Space and Time (Recent Arabian Gulf, Miocene Paratethys), Bernhard Riegl, Samuel J. Purkis
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

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Monitored and Modeled Coral Population Dynamics and the Refuge Concept, Bernhard Riegl, Samuel J. Purkis, Jennifer R. Keck, Gwilym Rowlands
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Model of Coral Population Response to Accelerated Bleaching and Mass Mortality in a Changing Climate, Bernhard Riegl, Samuel J. Purkis
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

2008

The Role of Topography in Promoting Fractal Patchiness in a Carbonate Shelf Landscape, Samuel J. Purkis, Kevin E. Kohler
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Classification and Spatial Analysis of the Benthic Facies of the Southeastern Arabian Gulf Using Passive Optical Remote Sensing, Linda C. Knoeck, Samuel J. Purkis, Bernhard Riegl
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, Lectures

Satellite Imagery as a Predictor for Diversity and Abundance of Reef Fish in Diego Garcia (Chagos Archipelago), Samuel J. Purkis, Nick Graham, Bernhard Riegl
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, Lectures

Reefs, Resilience, and Refuges - Theoretical Considerations and Real-Life Examples, Bernhard Riegl, Samuel J. Purkis
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, Lectures

CASI Mapping of the Farasan Islands (Saudi Arabia): Ecosystem Processes in an Atypical Red Sea Setting, Gwilym Rowlands, Samuel J. Purkis, Bernhard Riegl, Philip Renaud
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, Lectures

The View from Above - Are Reefs Fractal Because of Neutral-Random Construction?, Samuel J. Purkis, Kevin E. Kohler, Bernhard Riegl
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, Lectures

The 2005 Coral-Bleaching Event Roatan (Honduras): Use of Pseudoinvariant Features (PIFs) in Satellite Assessments, Gwilym Rowlands, Samuel J. Purkis, Bernhard Riegl
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Predictability of Reef Fish Diversity and Abundance Using Remote Sensing Data in Diego Garcia (Chagos Archipelago), Samuel J. Purkis, N. A. J. Graham, Bernhard Riegl
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

2007

The Statistics of Natural Shapes in Modern Coral Reef Landscapes, Samuel J. Purkis, Kevin E. Kohler, Bernhard Riegl, Steven O. Rohmann
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

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Sedimentary Facies of the Eastern Pacific's Northernmost Reef-Like Setting (Cabo Pulmo, Mexico), Bernhard Riegl, J. Halfar, Samuel J. Purkis, L. Godinez-Orta
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

2006

Documenting Decadal Spatial Changes in Seagrass and Acropora palmata Cover by Aerial Photography Analysis in Vieques, Puerto Rico: 1937-2000, Luz Raquel Hernandez-Cruz, Samuel J. Purkis, Bernhard Riegl
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

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Enhanced Detection of the Coral Acropora cervicornis from Satellite Imagery Using a Textual Operator, Samuel J. Purkis, Soe W. Myint, Bernhard Riegl
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Fractal Patterns of Coral Communities: Evidence from Remote Sensing (Arabian Gulf, Dubai, U.A.E.), Samuel J. Purkis, Bernhard Riegl, Richard E. Dodge (editor)
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, Lectures

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Spatial Patterns in Arabian Gulf Coral Assemblages (Jebel Ali, Dubai, U.A.E.) in Response to Temperature-Forcing, Bernhard Riegl, Samuel J. Purkis, Kevin E. Kohler, Richard E. Dodge
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, Lectures

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2005

Distribution and Seasonal Biomass of Drift Macroalgae in the Indian River Lagoon (Florida, USA) Estimated with Acoustic Seafloor Classification (QTCView, Echoplus), Bernhard Riegl, Ryan P. Moyer, Lori J. Morris, Robert W. Virnstein, Samuel J. Purkis
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Unexpectedly High Cover of Acropora cervicornis on Offshore Reefs in Roatan (Honduras), Jennifer R. Keck, R. S. Houston, Samuel J. Purkis, Bernhard Riegl
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Russian Roulette and Coral Reefs: Towards a Quantitative Definition of Reef Frameworks, Bernhard Riegl, Samuel J. Purkis
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, Lectures

Remote Sensing of Geomorphology and Facies Patterns on a Modern Carbonate Ramp (Arabian Gulf, Dubai, U.A.E.), Samuel J. Purkis, Bernhard Riegl, Serge Andrefouet
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

A "Reef-Up" Approach to Classifying Coral Habitats from IKONOS Imagery, Samuel J. Purkis
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Detection of Shallow Subtidal Corals from IKONOS Satellite and QTC View (50,200 kHz) Single-Beam Sonar Data (Arabian Gulf; Dubai, UAE), Bernhard Riegl, Samuel J. Purkis
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Arabian Gulf Coral Assemblages Quantified from Remote-Sensing and in situ Monitoring Data, Samuel J. Purkis, Bernhard Riegl
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

2004

Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Arabian Gulf Coral Assemblages (U.A.E.) in Response to Temperature-Forcing, Bernhard Riegl, Samuel J. Purkis, Kevin E. Kohler, Richard E. Dodge
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, Lectures

Scale-Invarient Fractal Patterns of Coral Communities: Evidence from Remote Sensing (Arabian Gulf, Dubai, U.A.E.), Samuel J. Purkis, Bernhard Riegl, Richard E. Dodge
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, Lectures

Integrating In Situ Reef-Top Reflectance Spectra with Landsat TM Imagery to Aid Shallow-Tropical Benthic Habitat Mapping, Samuel J. Purkis, R. Pasterkamp
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

2002

High Resolution Ground Verification, Cluster Analysis and Optical Model of Reef Substrate Coverage on Landsat TM Imagery (Red Sea, Egypt), Samuel J. Purkis, J. A. M. Kenter, E. K. Oikonomou, I. S. Robinson
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles