Initiate development of LBSP GIS web-layers
Understanding the spatial distribution, intensity, overlap and cumulative impact of human activities is essential for effective management and protection of ecosystem services generated by coral reefs. These maps of human impact and activities also direct...
Identifying coral reef resilience potential in American Samoa based on CRED coral reef monitoring data
Purpose/Need: Reefs in American Samoa have been repeatedly impacted by predation from Crown-Of-Thorns Seastars (COTS), and are also increasingly threatened by impacts related to climate change such as bleaching. Local managers have expressed a specific in...
Determining the efficacy of watershed management in the Wahikuli and Honokowai watersheds, West Maui
Purpose/need: The Hawaii Coral Reef Strategy identified the coral reef ecosystem along the West Maui watersheds (Ka’anapali to Honolua) as a State Priority Management Area. Coral reefs in the region are severely affected by sedimentation and siltation str...