Ecology
; Benthos
; Citizen science
; Composition data
; Ecological changes
; Great Barrier Reef
; Interannual variability
; ITS applications
; Simulation studies
; Reefs
; accuracy assessment
; annual variation
; barrier reef
; benthos
; environmental monitoring
; precision
; benthos
; coral
; field study
; human
; human experiment
; monitoring
; nonhuman
; Queensland
; reliability
; sampling
; seashore
; simulation
; animal
; Anthozoa
; Australia
; community participation
; coral reef
; environmental monitoring
; procedures
; Queensland
; reproducibility
; Australia
; Coral Sea
; Great Barrier Reef
; Queensland
; Anthozoa
; Animals
; Anthozoa
; Australia
; Community Participation
; Coral Reefs
; Environmental Monitoring
; Queensland
; Reproducibility of Results
Scopus学科分类:
Agricultural and Biological Sciences: Aquatic Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Oceanography
; Environmental Science: Pollution
英文摘要:
Reef Check Australia (RCA) has collected data on benthic composition and cover at >�70 sites along >�1000�km of Australia's Queensland coast from 2002 to 2015. This paper quantifies the accuracy, precision and power of RCA benthic composition data, to guide its application and interpretation. A simulation study established that the inherent accuracy of the Reef Check point sampling protocol is high (<��7% error absolute), in the range of estimates of benthic cover from 1% to 50%. A field study at three reef sites indicated that, despite minor observer- and deployment-related biases, the protocol does reliably document moderate ecological changes in coral communities. The error analyses were then used to guide the interpretation of inter-annual variability and long term trends at three study sites in RCA's major 2002–2015 data series for the Queensland coast. � 2017 Elsevier Ltd
Australian Institute of Marine Science, PMB #3, Townsville MC, QLD, Australia; Reef Check Australia, PO Box 13204, George St, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Remote Sensing Research Centre, School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; MantaWatch, 20-22 Wenlock Road, N1 7GU, London, United Kingdom; Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States; Coral Reef Alliance, 1330 Broadway, Suite 1602, Oakland, CA, United States; Environmental Research Institute, University of Highlands and Islands, Thurso, United Kingdom; Museum of Tropical Queensland, 78-102 Flinders St, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Recommended Citation:
Done T.,Roelfsema C.,Harvey A.,et al. Reliability and utility of citizen science reef monitoring data collected by Reef Check Australia, 2002–2015[J]. Marine Pollution Bulletin,2017-01-01,117(2018-01-02)