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2025

Journal Article

Broadscale reconnaissance of coral reefs from citizen science and deep learning

Lawson, Christopher L., Chartrand, Kathryn M., Roelfsema, Chris M., Kolluru, Aruna and Mumby, Peter J. (2025). Broadscale reconnaissance of coral reefs from citizen science and deep learning. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 197 (7) 814, 1-21. doi: 10.1007/s10661-025-14261-6

Broadscale reconnaissance of coral reefs from citizen science and deep learning

2025

Journal Article

Remote sensing reveals multidecadal trends in coral cover at Heron Reef, Australia

Carrasco Rivera, David E. Carrasco, Diederiks, Faye F., Hammerman, Nicholas M., Staples, Timothy, Kovacs, Eva, Markey, Kathryn and Roelfsema, Chris M. (2025). Remote sensing reveals multidecadal trends in coral cover at Heron Reef, Australia. Remote Sensing, 17 (7) 1286, 1-24. doi: 10.3390/rs17071286

Remote sensing reveals multidecadal trends in coral cover at Heron Reef, Australia

2025

Journal Article

Six decades of global coral bleaching monitoring: a review of methods and call for enhanced standardization and coordination

Rivera-Sosa, Andrea, Muñiz-Castillo, Aarón Israel, Charo, Ben, Asner, Gregory P., Roelfsema, Chris M., Donner, Simon D., Bambic, Brianna D., Bonelli, Ana Gabriela, Pomeroy, Morgan, Manzello, Derek, Martin, Paulina and Fox, Helen E. (2025). Six decades of global coral bleaching monitoring: a review of methods and call for enhanced standardization and coordination. Frontiers in Marine Science, 12 1547870, 1-20. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2025.1547870

Six decades of global coral bleaching monitoring: a review of methods and call for enhanced standardization and coordination

2025

Journal Article

The impact of neotectonics on the geomorphology of the northern Great Barrier Reef

Sansoleimani, Atefeh, Webb, Gregory E., Harris, Daniel L., Phinn, Stuart R. and Roelfsema, Chris M. (2025). The impact of neotectonics on the geomorphology of the northern Great Barrier Reef. Coral Reefs, 44 (3) 108354, 1-15. doi: 10.1007/s00338-025-02628-7

The impact of neotectonics on the geomorphology of the northern Great Barrier Reef

2025

Journal Article

BenthicNet: A global compilation of seafloor images for deep learning applications

Lowe, Scott C., Misiuk, Benjamin, Xu, Isaac, Abdulazizov, Shakhboz, Baroi, Amit R., Bastos, Alex C., Best, Merlin, Ferrini, Vicki, Friedman, Ariell, Hart, Deborah, Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove, Ierodiaconou, Daniel, Mackin-McLaughlin, Julia, Markey, Kathryn, Menandro, Pedro S., Monk, Jacquomo, Nemani, Shreya, O’Brien, John, Oh, Elizabeth, Reshitnyk, Luba Y., Robert, Katleen, Roelfsema, Chris M., Sameoto, Jessica A., Schimel, Alexandre C. G., Thomson, Jordan A., Wilson, Brittany R., Wong, Melisa C., Brown, Craig J. and Trappenberg, Thomas (2025). BenthicNet: A global compilation of seafloor images for deep learning applications. Scientific Data, 12 (1) 230, 1-24. doi: 10.1038/s41597-025-04491-1

BenthicNet: A global compilation of seafloor images for deep learning applications

2025

Other Outputs

Hyperspectral Reflectance Measurements of Kelps, Macroalgae, and Co-ocurring Materials Collected in Australia and New Zealand

Rowan, Gillian, Phinn, Stuart, Smart, Joanna N. and Roelfsema, Chris (2025). Hyperspectral Reflectance Measurements of Kelps, Macroalgae, and Co-ocurring Materials Collected in Australia and New Zealand. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/c5f745e

Hyperspectral Reflectance Measurements of Kelps, Macroalgae, and Co-ocurring Materials Collected in Australia and New Zealand

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, 100015-2. 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

Other Outputs

Ecological Assessment of the Flora and Fauna of Mooloolaba Reefs, Queensland: Final Report

Roelfsema, Chris, Gonchond, Delphine, Hammerman, Nic, Gutierrez Isaza, Nataly, Byrne, Ilha, Kalkowski-Pope, Sophie, Barrenger, Trevor, Stetner, Douglas, Salmond, Jodi, van den Berg, Cedric, McVeigh, Rachel, Twomey, Alice, Kim, Catherine, Johnson, Karen and Loder, Jennifer (2022). Ecological Assessment of the Flora and Fauna of Mooloolaba Reefs, Queensland: Final Report. Brisbane, Australia: UniDive; The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/ff22f0f

Ecological Assessment of the Flora and Fauna of Mooloolaba Reefs, Queensland: Final Report

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

2022

Journal Article

coastTrain: a global reference library for coastal ecosystems

Murray, Nicholas J., Bunting, Pete, Canto, Robert F., Hilarides, Lammert, Kennedy, Emma V., Lucas, Richard M., Lyons, Mitchell B., Navarro, Alejandro, Roelfsema, Chris M., Rosenqvist, Ake, Spalding, Mark D., Toor, Maren and Worthington, Thomas A. (2022). coastTrain: a global reference library for coastal ecosystems. Remote Sensing, 14 (22) 5766, 1-11. doi: 10.3390/rs14225766

coastTrain: a global reference library for coastal ecosystems

2022

Book Chapter

Mapping Australia’s coral reefs

Hamylton, Sarah, Roelfsema, Chris, Beaman, Robin and Kennedy, Emma (2022). Mapping Australia’s coral reefs. Coral reefs of Australia: perspectives from beyond the water’s edge. (pp. 200-205) edited by Sarah M. Hamylton, Pat Hutchings and Ove Hoegh-Guldberg. Clayton South, VIC Australia: CSIRO Publishing. doi: 10.1071/9781486315499

Mapping Australia’s coral reefs

2022

Book Chapter

Citizen science for managing Queensland’s coral reef habitats

Roelfsema, Chris and Loder, Jen (2022). Citizen science for managing Queensland’s coral reef habitats. Coral reefs of Australia: perspectives from beyond the water’s edge. (pp. 205-207) edited by Sarah M. Hamylton, Pat Hutchings and Ove Hoegh-Guldberg. Clayton South, VIC Australia: CSIRO Publishing. doi: 10.1071/9781486315499

Citizen science for managing Queensland’s coral reef habitats

2022

Journal Article

Antecedent topography and active tectonic controls on Holocene reef geomorphology in the Great Barrier Reef

Sansoleimani, Atefeh, Webb, Gregory E., Harris, Daniel L., Phinn, Stuart R. and Roelfsema, Chris M. (2022). Antecedent topography and active tectonic controls on Holocene reef geomorphology in the Great Barrier Reef. Geomorphology, 413 108354, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2022.108354

Antecedent topography and active tectonic controls on Holocene reef geomorphology in the Great Barrier Reef

2022

Journal Article

Modeling forest cover dynamics in Bangladesh using multilayer perceptron neural network with Markov chain

Redowan, Mohammad, Phinn, Stuart, Roelfsema, Chris and Aziz, Ammar Abdul (2022). Modeling forest cover dynamics in Bangladesh using multilayer perceptron neural network with Markov chain. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 16 (3) 034502, 034502-034502. doi: 10.1117/1.jrs.16.034502

Modeling forest cover dynamics in Bangladesh using multilayer perceptron neural network with Markov chain

2022

Journal Article

Improving approaches to mapping seagrass within the Great Barrier Reef: from field to spaceborne Earth observation

McKenzie, Len J., Langlois, Lucas A. and Roelfsema, Chris M. (2022). Improving approaches to mapping seagrass within the Great Barrier Reef: from field to spaceborne Earth observation. Remote Sensing, 14 (11) 2604, 1-28. doi: 10.3390/rs14112604

Improving approaches to mapping seagrass within the Great Barrier Reef: from field to spaceborne Earth observation