TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessment of storm impact on coral reef structural complexity
AU - Yuval, Matan
AU - Pearl, Naama
AU - Tchernov, Dan
AU - Martinez, Stephane
AU - Loya, Yossi
AU - Bar-Massada, Avi
AU - Treibitz, Tali
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2023/9/15
Y1 - 2023/9/15
N2 - Extreme weather events are increasing in frequency and magnitude. Consequently, it is important to understand their effects and remediation. Resilience reflects the ability of an ecosystem to absorb change, which is important for understanding ecological dynamics and trajectories. To describe the impact of a powerful storm on coral reef structural complexity, we used novel computational tools and detailed 3D reconstructions captured at three time points over three years. Our data-set Reefs4D of 21 co-registered image-based models enabled us to calculate the differences at seven sites over time and is released with the paper. We employed six geometrical metrics, two of which are new algorithms for calculating fractal dimension of reefs in full 3D. We conducted a multivariate analysis to reveal which sites were affected the most and their relative recovery. We also explored the changes in fractal dimension per size category using our cube-counting algorithm. Three metrics showed a significant difference between time points, i.e., decline and subsequent recovery in structural complexity. The multivariate analysis and the results per size category showed a similar trend. Coral reef resilience has been the subject of seminal studies in ecology. We add important information to the discussion by focusing on 3D structure through image-based modeling. The full picture shows resilience in structural complexity, suggesting that the reef has not gone through a catastrophic phase shift. Our novel analysis framework is widely transferable and useful for research, monitoring, and management.
AB - Extreme weather events are increasing in frequency and magnitude. Consequently, it is important to understand their effects and remediation. Resilience reflects the ability of an ecosystem to absorb change, which is important for understanding ecological dynamics and trajectories. To describe the impact of a powerful storm on coral reef structural complexity, we used novel computational tools and detailed 3D reconstructions captured at three time points over three years. Our data-set Reefs4D of 21 co-registered image-based models enabled us to calculate the differences at seven sites over time and is released with the paper. We employed six geometrical metrics, two of which are new algorithms for calculating fractal dimension of reefs in full 3D. We conducted a multivariate analysis to reveal which sites were affected the most and their relative recovery. We also explored the changes in fractal dimension per size category using our cube-counting algorithm. Three metrics showed a significant difference between time points, i.e., decline and subsequent recovery in structural complexity. The multivariate analysis and the results per size category showed a similar trend. Coral reef resilience has been the subject of seminal studies in ecology. We add important information to the discussion by focusing on 3D structure through image-based modeling. The full picture shows resilience in structural complexity, suggesting that the reef has not gone through a catastrophic phase shift. Our novel analysis framework is widely transferable and useful for research, monitoring, and management.
KW - 3D change detection
KW - Coral-reefs
KW - Extreme weather events
KW - Fractal dimension
KW - Resilience
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85161656061&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164493
DO - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164493
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C2 - 37286001
AN - SCOPUS:85161656061
SN - 0048-9697
VL - 891
JO - Science of the Total Environment
JF - Science of the Total Environment
M1 - 164493
ER -