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Featured 2025 Journal Article RapidBenthos: automated segmentation and multi-view classification of coral reef communities from photogrammetric reconstructionRemmers, Tiny, Boutros, Nader, Wyatt, Mathew, Gordon, Sophie, Toor, Maren, Roelfsema, Chris, Fabricius, Katharina, Grech, Alana, Lechene, Marine and Ferrari, Renata (2025). RapidBenthos: automated segmentation and multi-view classification of coral reef communities from photogrammetric reconstruction. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 16 (2), 427-441. doi: 10.1111/2041-210X.14477 |
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Featured 2024 Journal Article Fine-scale interplay between decline and growth determines the spatial recovery of coral communities within a reefVercelloni, Julie, Roelfsema, Chris, Kovacs, Eva M., González-Rivero, Manuel, Moores, Matthew T., Logan, Murray and Mengersen, Kerrie (2024). Fine-scale interplay between decline and growth determines the spatial recovery of coral communities within a reef. Ecography, 2024 (1) e06818, 1-13. doi: 10.1111/ecog.06818 |
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Featured 2021 Journal Article How Much Shallow Coral Habitat Is There on the Great Barrier Reef?Roelfsema, Chris M., Lyons, Mitchell B., Castro-Sanguino, Carolina, Kovacs, Eva M., Callaghan, David, Wettle, Magnus, Markey, Kathryn, Borrego-Acevedo, Rodney, Tudman, Paul, Roe, Meredith, Kennedy, Emma V., Gonzalez-Rivero, Manuel, Murray, Nicholas and Phinn, Stuart R. (2021). How Much Shallow Coral Habitat Is There on the Great Barrier Reef?. Remote Sensing, 13 (21) 4343, 4343. doi: 10.3390/rs13214343 |
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Featured 2021 Journal Article Reef Cover, a coral reef classification for global habitat mapping from remote sensingKennedy, Emma V., Roelfsema, Chris M., Lyons, Mitchell B., Kovacs, Eva M., Borrego-Acevedo, Rodney, Roe, Meredith, Phinn, Stuart R., Larsen, Kirk, Murray, Nicholas J., Yuwono, Doddy, Wolff, Jeremy and Tudman, Paul (2021). Reef Cover, a coral reef classification for global habitat mapping from remote sensing. Scientific Data, 8 (1) 196, 196. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-00958-z |
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Featured 2021 Journal Article Fine-scale time series surveys reveal new insights into spatio-temporal trends in coral cover (2002–2018), of a coral reef on the Southern Great Barrier ReefRoelfsema, Chris, Kovacs, Eva M., Vercelloni, Julie, Markey, Kathryn, Rodriguez-Ramirez, Alberto, Lopez-Marcano, Sebastian, Gonzalez-Rivero, Manuel, Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove and Phinn, Stuart R. (2021). Fine-scale time series surveys reveal new insights into spatio-temporal trends in coral cover (2002–2018), of a coral reef on the Southern Great Barrier Reef. Coral Reefs, 40 (4), 1-13. doi: 10.1007/s00338-021-02104-y |
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Featured 2020 Journal Article The global distribution of seagrass meadowsMcKenzie, Leonard, Nordlund, Lina Mtwana, Jones, Benjamin Lawrence, Cullen-Unsworth, Leanne C., Roelfsema, Chris M. and Unsworth, Richard (2020). The global distribution of seagrass meadows. Environmental Research Letters, 15 (7) 074041, 074041. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab7d06 |
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Featured 2018 Journal Article Coral reef applications of Sentinel-2: coverage, characteristics, bathymetry and benthic mapping with comparison to Landsat 8Hedley, John D., Roelfsema, Chris, Brando, Vittorio, Giardino, Claudia, Kutser, Tiit, Phinn, Stuart, Mumby, Peter J., Barrilero, Omar, Laporte, Jean and Koetz, Benjamin (2018). Coral reef applications of Sentinel-2: coverage, characteristics, bathymetry and benthic mapping with comparison to Landsat 8. Remote Sensing of Environment, 216, 598-614. doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2018.07.014 |
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Featured 2016 Journal Article Remote Sensing of Coral Reefs for Monitoring and Management: A ReviewHedley, John, Roelfsema, Chris M., Chollett, Iliana, Harborne, Alastair, Heron, Scott, Weeks, Scarla J., Skirving, William, Strong, Alan E., Eakin, C. Mark, Christensen, Tyler R. L., Ticzon, Victor, Bejarano, Sonia and Mumby, Peter J. (2016). Remote Sensing of Coral Reefs for Monitoring and Management: A Review. Remote Sensing, 8 (2) 118, 1-40. doi: 10.3390/rs8020118 |
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Featured 2014 Journal Article Multi-temporal mapping of seagrass cover, species and biomass: A semi-automated object based image analysis approachRoelfsema, Chris M., Lyons, Mitchell, Kovacs, Eva M., Maxwell, Paul, Saunders, Megan I., Samper-Villarreal, Jimena and Phinn, S.R. (2014). Multi-temporal mapping of seagrass cover, species and biomass: A semi-automated object based image analysis approach. Remote Sensing of Environment, 150, 172-187. doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2014.05.001 |
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Featured 2013 Journal Article Challenges of remote sensing for quantifying changes in large complex seagrass environmentsRoelfsema, Chris, Kovacs, Eva M., Saunders, Megan I., Phinn, Stuart, Lyons, Mitchell and Maxwell, Paul (2013). Challenges of remote sensing for quantifying changes in large complex seagrass environments. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 133, 161-171. doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2013.08.026 |
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Featured 2013 Journal Article Mapping coral reefs at reef to reef-system scales, 10s-1000s km(2), using object-based image analysisRoelfsema, Chris, Phinn, Stuart, Jupiter, Stacy, Comley, James and Albert, Simon (2013). Mapping coral reefs at reef to reef-system scales, 10s-1000s km(2), using object-based image analysis. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 34 (18), 6367-6388. doi: 10.1080/01431161.2013.800660 |
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Featured 2010 Journal Article Integrating field data with high spatial resolution multispectral satellite imagery for calibration and validation of coral reef benthic community mapsRoelfsema, Chris and Phinn, Stuart (2010). Integrating field data with high spatial resolution multispectral satellite imagery for calibration and validation of coral reef benthic community maps. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 4 (1) 043527, 043527.1-043527.28. doi: 10.1117/1.3430107 |
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2026 Journal Article Deep learning-assisted coral morphology cover across 742 sites on the Great Barrier Reef (2022-2025): A Great Reef Census citizen science datasetLawson, Christopher L., Chartrand, Kathryn M., Mumby, Peter J., Ridley, Andy, Vozzo, Benjamin, Daly, Sean, Ganesan, Chandru, Kolluru, Aruna and Roelfsema, Chris M. (2026). Deep learning-assisted coral morphology cover across 742 sites on the Great Barrier Reef (2022-2025): A Great Reef Census citizen science dataset. Limnology and Oceanography Letters, 11 (6) e70168. doi: 10.1002/lol2.70168 |
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2026 Journal Article Multi-Temporal Seagrass Percentage Cover Mapping: A Comparative Assessment of Planetscope Harmonized and Non-Harmonized, and Sentinel-2 ImageryWicaksono, Pramaditya, Gulo, Menliman Joyfal, Benyamin, Kevin Oit, Suei, Hanny Maurize, Harahap, Setiawan Djody, Wibowo, Totok Wahyu, Reza, Akbar and Roelfsema, Chris (2026). Multi-Temporal Seagrass Percentage Cover Mapping: A Comparative Assessment of Planetscope Harmonized and Non-Harmonized, and Sentinel-2 Imagery. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 44 102289, 102289-102289. doi: 10.1016/j.rsase.2026.102289 |
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2026 Journal Article Radiometric Sensitivity Requirements for Detecting Live Coral and Seagrass Cover Using Spaceborne Imaging SpectroscopyMalthus, Tim J., Botha, Elizabeth J., Pease, Joshua, Roelfsema, Chris, Lyons, Mitchell, Bright, Courtney, Thompson, David R., Dekker, Arnold G., Ardila, David R., Green, Robert O. and Held, Alex (2026). Radiometric Sensitivity Requirements for Detecting Live Coral and Seagrass Cover Using Spaceborne Imaging Spectroscopy. Remote Sensing, 18 (15) 2643, 2643-15. doi: 10.3390/rs18152643 |
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2026 Journal Article What’s in a coral pixel? Spatial variability in co-occurrence patterns for coral reef benthic communitiesCowley, Dylan, Diederiks, Faye F., Golding, Kirsten M., Carrasco-Rivera, David E. and Roelfsema, Chris M. (2026). What’s in a coral pixel? Spatial variability in co-occurrence patterns for coral reef benthic communities. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 43 102210, 102210. doi: 10.1016/j.rsase.2026.102210 |
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2026 Journal Article Heron Island Research Station: six decades of experimental biology on a remote coral reefRoelfsema, Chris M., Lawson, Caitlin A., Middleton, Heather, Gifford, Davina, Kininmonth, Stuart and Cheney, Karen (2026). Heron Island Research Station: six decades of experimental biology on a remote coral reef. Journal of Experimental Biology, 229 (14) jeb252417, 14. doi: 10.1242/jeb.252417 |
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2026 Journal Article Global high-resolution mapping of seagrass to support conservationPeng, Jianghai, Li, Jiwei, Krause, Johannes R., Lyons, Mitchell B., Murray, Nicholas J., Schill, Steven R., Roelfsema, Chris M. and Asner, Gregory P. (2026). Global high-resolution mapping of seagrass to support conservation. Nature, 655 (8123), 663-669. doi: 10.1038/s41586-026-10704-3 |
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2026 Journal Article Hyperspectral remote sensing for monitoring coral reef and seagrass ecosystems: capabilities, limitations and future directionsSmart, Joanna N., Cowley, Dylan, Carrasco Rivera, David E., Hafizt, Muhammed, Lyons, Mitchell, Phinn, Stuart and Roelfsema, Chris (2026). Hyperspectral remote sensing for monitoring coral reef and seagrass ecosystems: capabilities, limitations and future directions. Marine Environmental Research, 217 107928, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2026.107928 |
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2025 Journal Article Measuring and reporting on seagrass as an essential ocean variable for science and managementDuffy, J. Emmett, Appeltans, Ward, Benson, Abigail, Connolly, Rod M., de la Torre-Castro, Maricela, Dierssen, Heidi M., Fortes, Miguel D., Fourqurean, James W., Hessing-Lewis, Margot, Jarvis, Jessie C., Kenworthy, W. Judson, Krause, Johannes R., Lara Lopez, Ana, Lefcheck, Jonathan S., Lizcano-Sandoval, Luis, Lonneman, Michael, McKenzie, Len, Muller-Karger, Frank Edgar, Nakaoka, Masahiro, Nordlund, Lina M., Provoost, Pieter, Roelfsema, Chris M. and Unsworth, Richard K. F. (2025). Measuring and reporting on seagrass as an essential ocean variable for science and management. Bioscience, 76 (4) biaf199, 359-374. doi: 10.1093/biosci/biaf199 |
