Satellites orbiting Earth offer great potential to better understand the world’s reefs over time beyond the sites visited by researchers, The University of Queensland research has found.
Satellites orbiting Earth offer great potential to better understand the world’s reefs over time beyond the sites visited by researchers, The University of Queensland research has found.
PhD candidate David E. Carrasco Rivera from UQ’s School of Environment analysed thousands of images from 20 years of field studies and satellites captured of Heron Reef.
“Most of what we know about world’s reefs comes from field data, which is done in less than 0.1 per cent of the actual reef area,” Mr Carrasco Rivera said.
“That’s like completing a full body assessment by only looking at a portion of your finger.
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Divers in the water at Heron Reef (Photo Credit: University of Queensland)
