Measuring the Structure, Composition, and Change of Underwater Environments with Large-area ImagingNicole E. Pedersen 1, Vid Petrovic 2, Hugh Runyan 1,2, Lindsay T. Caldwell 3, Clinton B. Edwards 1,4, Beverly J. French 1, Nathaniel L. Hanna Holloway 1, Eric Lo 2, Catherine A. Lubarsky 1, Orion S. McCarthy 1, Christopher J. Sullivan 1, Brian J. Zglizcynski 1, Arthur C. R. Gleason 5, Falko Kuester 2, Stuart A. Sandin 1
1Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, 2Jacobs School of Engineering, UC San Diego, 3California Department of Fish and Wildlife, 4CSS Inc., Under contract to NOAA, National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, 5Physics Department, University of Miami
This protocol covers a four-step large-area imaging survey methodology used to extract metrics of structural complexity, community composition, and population demographics for coral reef communities. The quality of imagery collected and integrated access to the source imagery are prioritized within each step of the protocol.
