Coral reef community structure assessment based on planar and three-dimensional area cover: A comparison of techniques
Bythell JC, Bythell M, Gladfelter EH. 1992. Coral reef community structure assessment based on planar and three-dimensional area cover: A comparison of techniques. Pages 29-39. In Bythell JC, Gladfelter EH, Bythell M. Ecological studies of Buck Island Reef National Monument, St Croix, US Virgin Islands: a quantitative assessment of selected components of the coral reef ecosystem and establishment of long-term monitoring sites, Part II. Island Resources Foundation and West Indies Laboratory
Compared two techniques for coral monitoring (visual assessment of all surfaces within quadrants and chain transects). Compared results with traditional photo quadrats. Assessed percent cover, dominance, diversity, species number.
- Type
- Book Chapter
- Authors
- Bythell, John; Bythell, Mary; Gladfelter, Elizabeth
- Units
- BUIS , VIIS
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Biodiversity, Coral, Dominance, Monitoring, Percent Cover, Reefs, Research Methods