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2024

Journal Article

RapidBenthos: Automated segmentation and multi-view classification of coral reef communities from photogrammetric reconstruction

Remmers, Tiny, Boutros, Nader, Wyatt, Mathew, Gordon, Sophie, Toor, Maren, Roelfsema, Chris, Fabricius, Katharina, Grech, Alana, Lechene, Marine and Ferrari, Renata (2024). RapidBenthos: Automated segmentation and multi-view classification of coral reef communities from photogrammetric reconstruction. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. doi: 10.1111/2041-210X.14477

RapidBenthos: Automated segmentation and multi-view classification of coral reef communities from photogrammetric reconstruction

2024

Journal Article

Fine-scale interplay between decline and growth determines the spatial recovery of coral communities within a reef

Vercelloni, 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

Fine-scale interplay between decline and growth determines the spatial recovery of coral communities within a reef

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

How Much Shallow Coral Habitat Is There on the Great Barrier Reef?

2021

Journal Article

Reef Cover, a coral reef classification for global habitat mapping from remote sensing

Kennedy, 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

Reef Cover, a coral reef classification for global habitat mapping from remote sensing

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 Reef

Roelfsema, 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

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

2020

Journal Article

Remote sensing of shallow waters – a 50 year retrospective and future directions

Kutser, Tiit, Hedley, John, Giardino, Claudia, Roelfsema, Chris and Brando, Vittorio E. (2020). Remote sensing of shallow waters – a 50 year retrospective and future directions. Remote Sensing of Environment, 240 111619, 111619. doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2019.111619

Remote sensing of shallow waters – a 50 year retrospective and future directions

2020

Journal Article

The global distribution of seagrass meadows

McKenzie, 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

The global distribution of seagrass meadows

2018

Journal Article

Coral reef applications of Sentinel-2: coverage, characteristics, bathymetry and benthic mapping with comparison to Landsat 8

Hedley, 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

Coral reef applications of Sentinel-2: coverage, characteristics, bathymetry and benthic mapping with comparison to Landsat 8

2016

Journal Article

Remote Sensing of Coral Reefs for Monitoring and Management: A Review

Hedley, 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

Remote Sensing of Coral Reefs for Monitoring and Management: A Review

2014

Journal Article

Multi-temporal mapping of seagrass cover, species and biomass: A semi-automated object based image analysis approach

Roelfsema, 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

Multi-temporal mapping of seagrass cover, species and biomass: A semi-automated object based image analysis approach

2013

Journal Article

Challenges of remote sensing for quantifying changes in large complex seagrass environments

Roelfsema, 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

Challenges of remote sensing for quantifying changes in large complex seagrass environments

2013

Journal Article

Mapping coral reefs at reef to reef-system scales, 10s-1000s km(2), using object-based image analysis

Roelfsema, 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

Mapping coral reefs at reef to reef-system scales, 10s-1000s km(2), using object-based image analysis

2010

Journal Article

Integrating field data with high spatial resolution multispectral satellite imagery for calibration and validation of coral reef benthic community maps

Roelfsema, 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

Integrating field data with high spatial resolution multispectral satellite imagery for calibration and validation of coral reef benthic community maps

2024

Journal Article

Spatial variation in upper limits of coral cover on the Great Barrier Reef

Álvarez‐Noriega, Mariana, Ortiz, Juan C., Ceccarelli, Daniela M., Emslie, Michael J., Fabricius, Katharina E., Jonker, Michelle J., Puotinen, Marji, Robson, Barbara J., Roelfsema, Chris M., Sinclair‐Taylor, Tane H. and Ferrari, Renata (2024). Spatial variation in upper limits of coral cover on the Great Barrier Reef. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 33 (12) e13928. doi: 10.1111/geb.13928

Spatial variation in upper limits of coral cover on the Great Barrier Reef

2024

Journal Article

Capturing fine-scale coral dynamics with a metacommunity modelling framework

Cresswell, Anna K., Haller-Bull, Vanessa, Gonzalez-Rivero, Manuel, Gilmour, James P., Bozec, Yves-Marie, Barneche, Diego R., Robson, Barbara, Anthony, Kenneth R. N., Doropoulos, Christopher, Roelfsema, Chris, Lyons, Mitchell, Mumby, Peter J., Condie, Scott, Lago, Veronique and Ortiz, Juan-Carlos (2024). Capturing fine-scale coral dynamics with a metacommunity modelling framework. Scientific Reports, 14 (1) 24733, 1-18. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-73464-y

Capturing fine-scale coral dynamics with a metacommunity modelling framework

2024

Journal Article

New global area estimates for coral reefs from high-resolution mapping

Lyons, Mitchell B., Murray, Nicholas J., Kennedy, Emma V., Kovacs, Eva M., Castro-Sanguino, Carolina, Phinn, Stuart R., Borrego Acevedo, Rodney, Ordoñez Alvarez, Alexandra, Say, Chantel, Tudman, Paul, Markey, Kathryn, Roe, Meredith, Canto, Robert F., Fox, Helen E., Bambic, Brianna, Lieb, Zoë, Asner, Gregory P., Martin, Paulina M., Knapp, David E., Li, Jiwei, Skone, Matthew, Goldenberg, Eldan, Larsen, Kirk and Roelfsema, Chris M. (2024). New global area estimates for coral reefs from high-resolution mapping. Cell Reports Sustainability, 1 (2) 100015. doi: 10.1016/j.crsus.2024.100015

New global area estimates for coral reefs from high-resolution mapping

2023

Journal Article

Close-range underwater photogrammetry for coral reef ecology: a systematic literature review

Remmers, Tiny, Grech, Alana, Roelfsema, Chris, Gordon, Sophie, Lechene, Marine and Ferrari, Renata (2023). Close-range underwater photogrammetry for coral reef ecology: a systematic literature review. Coral Reefs, 43 (1), 35-52. doi: 10.1007/s00338-023-02445-w

Close-range underwater photogrammetry for coral reef ecology: a systematic literature review

2023

Journal Article

Network analysis reveals overlapping roles of stakeholders related to seagrass-data provisioning in Indonesia

Sjafrie, Nurul Dhewani Mirah, Wicaksono, Pramaditya, Hernawan, Udhi E., Triyono,, Yuwono, Doddy M., Hafizt, Muhammad, Adi, Novi Susetyo, Ambo-Rappe, Rohani, Prayudha, Bayu, Selamat, Muhammad Banda, Sani, Sofia Yunia, Harahap, Setiawan Djody, Salsabila, Huwaida Nur, Wijaya, Jennifer and Roelfsema, Chris (2023). Network analysis reveals overlapping roles of stakeholders related to seagrass-data provisioning in Indonesia. Marine Policy, 157 105837, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105837

Network analysis reveals overlapping roles of stakeholders related to seagrass-data provisioning in Indonesia

2023

Journal Article

Control efforts of crown‐of‐thorns starfish outbreaks to limit future coral decline across the Great Barrier Reef

Castro‐Sanguino, Carolina, Bozec, Yves‐Marie, Condie, Scott A., Fletcher, Cameron S., Hock, Karlo, Roelfsema, Chris, Westcott, David A. and Mumby, Peter J. (2023). Control efforts of crown‐of‐thorns starfish outbreaks to limit future coral decline across the Great Barrier Reef. Ecosphere, 14 (6) e4580, 1-16. doi: 10.1002/ecs2.4580

Control efforts of crown‐of‐thorns starfish outbreaks to limit future coral decline across the Great Barrier Reef

2022

Journal Article

Global conservation potential in coral reef halos: consistency over space, time, and ecosystems worldwide

Madin, E. M. P., Precoda, K., Roelfsema, C. M. and Suan, A. (2022). Global conservation potential in coral reef halos: consistency over space, time, and ecosystems worldwide. American Naturalist, 200 (6), 857-871. doi: 10.1086/721436

Global conservation potential in coral reef halos: consistency over space, time, and ecosystems worldwide