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Digital reef rugosity estimates coral reef habitat complexity by Dustan, Phillip, Doherty, Orla, Pardede, Shinta

“…Ecological habitats with greater structural complexity contain more species due to increased niche diversity. This is especially apparent on coral reefs where…”
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Quantification of two decades of shallow-water coral reef habitat decline in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary using Landsat data (1984–2002) by Palandro, David A., Andréfouët, Serge, Hu, Chuanmin, Hallock, Pamela, Müller-Karger, Frank E., Dustan, Phillip, Callahan, Michael K., Kranenburg, Christine, Beaver, Carl R.

“…The loss of coral reef habitats has been witnessed at a global scale including in the Florida Keys and the Caribbean. In addition to field surveys that can be…”
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Can we measure beauty? Computational evaluation of coral reef aesthetics by Haas, Andreas F, Guibert, Marine, Foerschner, Anja, Co, Tim, Calhoun, Sandi, George, Emma, Hatay, Mark, Dinsdale, Elizabeth, Sandin, Stuart A, Smith, Jennifer E, Vermeij, Mark J A, Felts, Ben, Dustan, Phillip, Salamon, Peter, Rohwer, Forest

“…The natural beauty of coral reefs attracts millions of tourists worldwide resulting in substantial revenues for the adjoining economies. Although their visual…”
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Getting to the Point : Accuracy of Point Count in Monitoring Ecosystem Change by Pante, Eric, Dustan, Phillip

“…Ecological monitoring programs depend on the robust estimation of descriptive parameters. Percent cover, gleaned from transects sampled with video imagery, is…”
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Microplastic exposure to zooplankton at tidal fronts in Charleston Harbor, SC USA by Payton, Tokea G., Beckingham, Barbara A., Dustan, Phillip

“…Zooplankton, fish, marine mammals and birds forage at flood-tide front aggregation zones that form at the mouths of the Ashley and Cooper Rivers in Charleston…”
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Marine Ecology: Processes, Systems, and Impacts. By Michel J Kaiser, Martin J Attrill, Simon Jennings, David N Thomas, David K A Barnes, Andrew S Brierley, Nicholas V C Polunin, David G Raffaelli , and , Peter J le B Williams. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. $49.95 (paper). xxi + 557 p; ill.; index. ISBN: 0‐19‐924975‐X. 2005 by Dustan, Phillip

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Terrestrial limitation of Amazon River productivity: why the Amazon River is not green by Dustan, P

“…Questions: What factors control the continental scale distribution of phytoplankton biomass in the Amazon River? How do its tributaries influence the overall…”
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Oxidative stress and seasonal coral bleaching by Downs, C.A, Fauth, John E, Halas, John C, Dustan, Phillip, Bemiss, John, Woodley, Cheryl M

“…During the past two decades, coral reefs have experienced extensive degradation worldwide. One etiology for this global degradation is a syndrome known as…”
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Short-term decline of a Bahamian patch reef coral community: Rainbow Gardens Reef 1991-2004 by Pante, Eric, King, Allison, Dustan, Phillip

“…Temporal changes in the stony coral assemblages of Rainbow Gardens Reef (Iguana Cay, Exumas, Bahamas), were revealed by comparing quantitative community…”
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Patterns of spread of coral disease in the Florida Keys by PORTER, James W, DUSTAN, Phillip, JAAP, Walter C, PATTERSON, Kathryn L, KOSMYNIN, Vladimir, MEIER, Ouida W, PATTERSON, Matthew E, PARSONS, Mel

“…Reefs in the Florida Keys are experiencing a dramatic increase in the number of localities and number of species with coral disease. In extensive surveys from…”
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Spectral Signatures of Coral Reefs: Features from Space by Lubin, Dan, Li, Wei, Dustan, Phillip, Mazel, Charles H., Stamnes, Knut

“…The spectral signatures of coral reefs and related scenes, as they would be measured above the Earth's atmosphere, are calculated using a coupled…”
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Coral reefs under stress: Sources of mortality in the Florida Keys by Dustan, Phillip

“…This article describes the condition of coral reefs at the end of the 20th century, and portrays the ecological stress on these ecosystems as a harbinger of…”
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Landsat Thematic Mapper: Detection of Shifts in Community Composition of Coral Reefs by Dustan, Phillip, Dobson, Eric, Nelson, George

“…We assembled a time series of 20 Landsat thematic mapper images from 1982 to 1996 for Key Largo, Florida, to ascertain whether satellite imagery can detect…”
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Quantification of two decades of shallow-water coral reef habitat decline in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary using Landsat data (1984-2002): Earth Observations for Marine and Coastal Biodiversity and Ecosystems Special Issue by PALANDRO, David A, ANDREFOUËT, Serge, CHUANMIN HU, HALLOCK, Pamela, MÜLLER-KARGER, Frank E, DUSTAN, Phillip, CALLAHAN, Michael K, KRANENBURG, Christine, BEAVER, Carl R

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Corals in Space and Time: The Biogeography and Evolution of the Scleractinia. J. E. N. Veron by Dustan, Phillip

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Landsat thematic mapper : Detection of shifts in community composition of coral reefs : Contibutions of remote sensing to biodiversity conservation: a NASA approach by DUSTAN, Phillip, DOBSON, Eric, NELSON, George

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Coral Reefs of the World. Volume 2: Indian Ocean, Red Sea and Gulf. Susan M. Wells by Dustan, Phillip

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A Field Guide to Caribbean Reef Invertebrates. Nancy Sefton , Steven K. Webster by Dustan, Phillip

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Changes in the reef-coral community of Carysfort Reef, Key Largo, Florida: 1974 to 1982 by DUSTAN, P, HALAS, J. C

“…Data from 21 permanently marked line transects showed that significant changes occurred in the composition of the reef coral community on Carysfort Reef…”
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Innovative Methods of Marine Ecosystem Restoration . Edited by Thomas J. Goreau and Robert Kent Trench. Boca Raton (Florida): CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group). $99.95. xv + 296 p.; ill.; index. ISBN: 978-1-4665-5773-4. [A compact disc is included.] 2013 by Dustan, Phillip

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