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Ecosystem health - regional coral cover and recruitment
Prange et al., 2007:
Marine biological monitoring
Regional median benthic cover for hard coral, soft coral and macroalgal (per cent cover) and density of hard and soft coral recruits at reefs surveyed at 2 m and 5 m
Citation and/or URL
Prange, J., Haynes, D., Schaffelke, B. & Waterhouse, J. 2007, Great Barrier Reef Water Quality Protection Plan: annual marine monitoring report: reporting on data available from December 2004 to April 2006. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Townsville, Australia
Spatial Coverage
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Temporal Coverage
Chlorophyll, nutrient and secchi data collected since 1976
Hard coral biodiversity data between 1994 and 2001
Reef Plan Marine Monitoring Program since 2005
Update Frequency
Annually
Other Information
None
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