Detecting coral bleaching, using QuickBird multi-temporal data: A feasibility study at Kish Island, the Persian Gulf.

• Main Authors: Pradhan, Biswajeet, Kabiri, Keivan, Samimi-Namin, Kaveh, Moradib, Masoud
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28469/1/Detecting%20coral%20bleaching.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28469/

Coral bleaching events have become more frequent and intense worldwide and speculated to be a severe threat for coral survival in future. The Persian Gulf, as one of the warmest seas, has also experienced coral mortalities and bleaching events. Historically, bleaching events are known to occur south...