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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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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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2023 Conference Publication The AquaSat-1 mission concept: actionable information on water quality and aquatic ecosystems for Australia and Western USABright, C., Ardila, D., Hestir, E., Malthus, T. J., Matthews, M., Thompson, D. R., Carter, N., Dekker, A. G., Frasson, R. P.M., Green, R. O., Held, A., Joehnk, K., Kravitz, J., Pease, J., Roelfsema, C., Seubert, C. and Wojtasiewicz, B. (2023). The AquaSat-1 mission concept: actionable information on water quality and aquatic ecosystems for Australia and Western USA. IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Pasadena, CA USA, 16-21 July 2023. New York, NY USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/IGARSS52108.2023.10282912 |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 Other Outputs Georeferenced benthic photo quadrats and benthic cover data derived from a time series of transect surveys for Heron Reef flat and slope areas, Great Barrier Reef, 2019 - 2025Golding, Kirsten M., Smart, Joanna N., Cowley, Dylan, Carrasco Rivera, David E., Hammerman, Nicholas M., Markey, Kathryn, Kovacs, Eva, Diederiks, Faye F., Passenger, Josh and Roelfsema, Christiaan M. (2026). Georeferenced benthic photo quadrats and benthic cover data derived from a time series of transect surveys for Heron Reef flat and slope areas, Great Barrier Reef, 2019 - 2025. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/7df1430 |
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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, 107928. doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2026.107928 |
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2026 Other Outputs Georeferenced benthic photo quadrats and benthic cover data derived from a time series of transect surveys for the Eastern Banks, Moreton Bay, Australia, 2004-2025Smart, Joanna N., Golding, Kirsten M., Hammerman, Nicholas M., Cowley, Dylan, Markey, Kathryn, Carrasco Rivera, David E., Passenger, Josh and Roelfsema, Christiaan M. (2026). Georeferenced benthic photo quadrats and benthic cover data derived from a time series of transect surveys for the Eastern Banks, Moreton Bay, Australia, 2004-2025. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/9383138 |
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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 |
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2025 Journal Article Multi-scale observations during the 2024 mass coral bleaching event on Heron Reef, AustraliaRowell, Devin A., Hammerman, Nicholas M., Golding, Kirsten M., Kenyon, Tania Marie, Meziere, Zoe, Morgans, Courtney, Brown, Kristen Taylor, Diederiks, Faye F., Carrasco Rivera, David E., Eigeland, Karen, Paewai-Huggins, Roima, Markey, Kathryn, Beger, Maria, Chong, Fiona, Donno, Gabriella, Dutton, Alice, Victoria Hsiao, Wanchien, Kininmonth, Stuart, Lawson, Caitlin A., Middleton, Heather, Eyal, Gal and Roelfsema, Chris (2025). Multi-scale observations during the 2024 mass coral bleaching event on Heron Reef, Australia. Marine Biology, 173 (1) 17. doi: 10.1007/s00227-025-04759-5 |
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2025 Journal Article Mapping reef island shoreline changes: a systematic review of data sources and methodsKottermair, Maria, Phinn, Stuart R., Roelfsema, Chris and Harris, Daniel (2025). Mapping reef island shoreline changes: a systematic review of data sources and methods. Remote Sensing, 17 (24) 4041, 4041. doi: 10.3390/rs17244041 |
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2025 Journal Article Insights into seagrass distribution, persistence, and resilience from decades of satellite monitoringCowley, Dylan, Carrasco Rivera, David E., Smart, Joanna N., Hammerman, Nicholas M., Golding, Kirsten M., Diederiks, Faye F. and Roelfsema, Chris M. (2025). Insights into seagrass distribution, persistence, and resilience from decades of satellite monitoring. Remote Sensing, 17 (24) 4033, 1-48. doi: 10.3390/rs17244033 |
