Species distribution models (SDMs) can be useful for predicting spatial dynamics. For species vulnerable to climate change, much attention has focused on predicting the future range of occurrence. However, predicted range changes provide little informatio...

In this project, we will create reproducible research templates to automate the creation of NCRMP Benthic Atlantic data summaries. Benthic data for summary reports will be created for each of the four jurisdictions. The report template will contain reprod...

The NCRMP Benthics section of the NCRMP Atlantic jurisdictions' status reports may be one of the first, if not the first effort, that has tried to objectively "score" an ecosystem. i.e., we know that coral cover has declined. But we have never attempted a...

This project will synthesize and build on existing coral monitoring for restoration, develop a guidance document, field test the methodology with post-hurricane restoration monitoring, and synthesize survey data from October 2016 coral impacts survey in F...

The National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) is planning to develop Caribbean jurisdictional status reports for a 2019 rollout. This project will assist in developing and executing NCRMP-Caribbean benthic analytics and methodology. As part of the pr...

Coral restoration planning is underway in more and more US coral reef jurisdictions. Monitoring coral reef restoration is critical to capture quantitative data to evaluate restoration progress towards success and enable mid-course corrections as needed. R...

The US Virgin Islands Coral Reef Restoration Plan (2023) provides a benchmark of stated goals and targets to track coral restoration success at 6 sites on St. Croix (4 sites) and St. Thomas (2 sites). The restorations are and will be implemented by multip...

Coral restoration actions need to be scaled up across US Caribbean jurisdictions likely including Florida, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands to address coral reef ecosystem degradation and physical impacts from Hurricanes Irma and Maria. A best manageme...

One of the challenges of restoration planning is forecasting how many outplants will be needed to meet restoration goals at a given site. Additional challenge are that restoration goals are often defined in terms of percent cover rather than number of cor...

Evaluation of the success of coral reef restoration requires monitoring of changes over time. Effective monitoring data and analyses allows for detection of change and implementation of mid-course corrections as needed. Mission: Iconic Reefs (M:IR) is a l...