Decadal stability in coral cover could mask hidden changes on reefs in the East Asian Seas

• Main Authors: Y. K. S. Chan, Y. A. Affendi, P. O. Ang, M. V. Baria-Rodriguez, C. A. Chen, A. P. Y. Chui, Giyanto, M. Glue, H. Huang, C-Y. Kuo, S. W. Kim, V. Y. Y. Lam, D. J. W. Lane, J. S. Lian, S. M. N. N. Lin, Z. Lunn, C. L. Nañola Jr, V. L. Nguyen, H. S. Park, Suharsono, M. Sutthacheep, S. T. Vo, O. Vibol, Zarinah Waheed, H. Yamano, T. Yeemin, E. Yong, T. Kimura, K. Tun, L. M. Chou, D. Huang
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Springer Nature Limited 2023
• Subjects: QL605-739.8 Chordates. Vertebrates; SH213-216.55 By oceans and seas
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36607/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36607/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36607/; https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-05000-z

Coral reefs in the Central Indo-Pacific region comprise some of the most diverse and yet threatened marine habitats. While reef monitoring has grown throughout the region in recent years, studies of coral reef benthic cover remain limited in spatial and temporal scales. Here, we analysed 24,365 reef...