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One of the particularly concerning attributes of coral reefs is the potential for ‘phase shifts’ from coral to non-coral dominated assemblages (e.g. Jamaica 25 years ago). The reefs of the Maldives were variously regarded as ‘pristine’ or a ‘wonderland’ by initial visitors with SCUBA such as Cousteau in the 1950s, but profound ecological changes ha...
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One week of Reef Check surveys was carried out in September 2014 with Biosphere Expeditions volunteers in North Male’ atoll, Maldives. Surveys concentrated on re-visiting sites that were initially surveyed prior to or just after the 1998 bleaching event. CoralWatch, and photo quadrat surveys (analysed using Coral Point Count software) were...
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Protecting reefs and whale sharks of the Maldives archipelago through citizen science
