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Relationships between reef fish communities and remotely sensed rugosity measurements in Biscayne National Park, Florida, USA

January 1, 2007

The realization that coral reef ecosystem management must occur across multiple spatial scales and habitat types has led scientists and resource managers to seek variables that are easily measured over large areas and correlate well with reef resources. Here we investigate the utility of new technology in airborne laser surveying (NASA Experimental Advanced Airborne Research Lidar (EAARL)) in assessing topographical complexity (rugosity) to predict reef fish community structure on shallow (

Publication Year 2007
Title Relationships between reef fish communities and remotely sensed rugosity measurements in Biscayne National Park, Florida, USA
DOI 10.1007/s10641-006-9078-4
Authors Ilsa B. Kuffner, John Brock, Rikki Grober-Dunsmore, Victor E. Bonito, T. Donald Hickey, C. Wayne Wright
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Environmental Biology of Fishes
Index ID 70032113
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Coastal and Marine Geology Program
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