Abstract
Four hurricanes impacted the reefs of Florida in 2005. In this study, we evaluate the combined impacts of hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, Rita, and Wilma on a population of Acropora palmata using a newly developed video-mosaic methodology that provides a high-resolution, spatially accurate landscape view of the reef benthos. Storm damage to A. palmata was surprisingly limited; only 2 out of 19 colonies were removed from the study plot at Molasses Reef. The net tissue losses for those colonies that remained were only 10% and mean diameter of colonies decreased slightly from 88.4 to 79.6 cm. In contrast, the damage to the reef framework was more severe, and a large section (6 m in diameter) was dislodged, overturned, and transported to the bottom of the reef spur. The data presented here show that two-dimensional video-mosaic technology is well-suited to assess the impacts of physical disturbance on coral reefs and can be used to complement existing survey methodologies.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 254-258 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Marine Ecology |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 1 2007 |
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Keywords
- Acropora palmata
- Florida
- Hurricane damage
- Reef framework damage
- Video-mosaics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Aquatic Science
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Documenting hurricane impacts on coral reefs using two-dimensional video-mosaic technology. / Gleason, Arthur C R; Lirman, Diego; Williams, Dana; Gracias, Nuno R.; Gintert, Brooke E.; Madjidi, Hossein; Reid, Pamela R; Boynton, G. Chris; Negahdaripour, Shahriar; Miller, Margaret; Kramer, Philip.
In: Marine Ecology, Vol. 28, No. 2, 01.06.2007, p. 254-258.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Gintert, Brooke E.
AU - Madjidi, Hossein
AU - Reid, Pamela R
AU - Boynton, G. Chris
AU - Negahdaripour, Shahriar
AU - Miller, Margaret
AU - Kramer, Philip
PY - 2007/6/1
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N2 - Four hurricanes impacted the reefs of Florida in 2005. In this study, we evaluate the combined impacts of hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, Rita, and Wilma on a population of Acropora palmata using a newly developed video-mosaic methodology that provides a high-resolution, spatially accurate landscape view of the reef benthos. Storm damage to A. palmata was surprisingly limited; only 2 out of 19 colonies were removed from the study plot at Molasses Reef. The net tissue losses for those colonies that remained were only 10% and mean diameter of colonies decreased slightly from 88.4 to 79.6 cm. In contrast, the damage to the reef framework was more severe, and a large section (6 m in diameter) was dislodged, overturned, and transported to the bottom of the reef spur. The data presented here show that two-dimensional video-mosaic technology is well-suited to assess the impacts of physical disturbance on coral reefs and can be used to complement existing survey methodologies.
AB - Four hurricanes impacted the reefs of Florida in 2005. In this study, we evaluate the combined impacts of hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, Rita, and Wilma on a population of Acropora palmata using a newly developed video-mosaic methodology that provides a high-resolution, spatially accurate landscape view of the reef benthos. Storm damage to A. palmata was surprisingly limited; only 2 out of 19 colonies were removed from the study plot at Molasses Reef. The net tissue losses for those colonies that remained were only 10% and mean diameter of colonies decreased slightly from 88.4 to 79.6 cm. In contrast, the damage to the reef framework was more severe, and a large section (6 m in diameter) was dislodged, overturned, and transported to the bottom of the reef spur. The data presented here show that two-dimensional video-mosaic technology is well-suited to assess the impacts of physical disturbance on coral reefs and can be used to complement existing survey methodologies.
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JO - Marine Ecology
JF - Marine Ecology
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