Coral bleaching monitoring using drone aerial photo in selected areas in Tioman Island, Pahang

• Main Authors: Ahmad, Zuhairi, Kassim, Zaleha, Shammodin, Muhammad Shaheed, Ayob, Ahmad Faezal, Rosli, Muhammad Khairulanwar, Md. Rosli, Nur Suhaila, Hasnan, Hazwani Hanim
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Jabatan Taman Laut Malaysia, Kementerian Air, Tanah dan Sumber Asli 2018
• Subjects: GE Environmental Sciences; TD169 Environmental protection
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/63936/1/63936_Coral%20bleaching%20monitoring%20using%20drone.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/63936/; https://marinepark.dof.gov.my/en/library/publications/

In 2016, coral reefs in the world experienced the biggest coral bleaching event ever recorded. As a result of the event, very large areas were bleached. Tioman Island was reported to experience the episodes of bleaching but the recovery process was not known. This research focused on the current sta...