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Latest revision as of 11:41, 21 October 2024
CoralWatch Description: CoralWatch, based at The University of Queensland, Australia, is a well-established citizen science program founded in 2002.
STARDIT ID:
CoralWatch integrates global coral health monitoring with education and public outreach creating reef awareness using simple and engaging tools. This provides people with accessible information about coral reefs and climate change, and hands-on experience collecting scientific data on coral bleaching using the Coral Health Chart. The chart is an easy-to-use tool to quantify changes in coral colour associated with coral bleaching on the reef. The chart is designed for use by volunteers as a simple technique for rapid assessment of changing coral colour conditions on the reef. The chart is used in the field and classroom, is available in 12 languages and data on >230,000 corals from >1910 reefs in 79 countries is publicly accessible.
In 2002, when corals were bleaching on Heron Island, a world first DIY method to monitor coral bleaching was developed by scientists from The University of Queensland: Prof. Justin Marshall, Dr. Uli Siebeck, Prof. Ove Hoegh-Guldberg and Dr. Anke Kleuter. Coral fragments were put in controlled aquaria where temperature was increased over several days to simulate a bleaching event. Changes in symbiont density and colours were measured and scientific analysis resulted in the development of the Coral Health Chart. The chart is a proxy indicator of symbiont density with a 6-point numerical scale. The brightness corresponds to the symbiont density and the four common coral colours assist selecting the accurate number. The chart was validated by comparing monitoring results of untrained vs. trained observers in different field conditions.STARDIT ID:
0202410211107
Dates
State ongoing
Start 2002-12-01
Form updated 2024-10-21
Report authors
Nicola Grobler (link)
Main report author
Main report author
Location
Global. Data collected in 79 countries
Other IDs
Citizen science: {{{id_val}}}
Aims
CoralWatch aims to create public understanding of the value of reefs and provides opportunities to actively help save the reef through participation in scientific research and education.
CoralWatch manages an interactive online space and database providing up-to-date data on reef conditions worldwide.
CoralWatch supports an expanding network of volunteers engaged in coral health monitoring and building community capacity to respond to climate change and coral bleaching events.
CoralWatch provides hands-on monitoring and education tools raising awareness of reef importance and issues encouraging behavioural change towards a sustainable, low-carbon future.
Keywords
citizen science
reef monitoring
coral health
Category
management/monitoring
Inputs
organisation
University of Queensland (link)
Task: Funded and host office
Recruitment: Three recruited paid staff, volunteer selected ambassadors and other community volunteers
Communication: In person and online
Outputs and impacts
dataset (open)
Stage: Revision of the database went live in 2024
Database of coral health data (link)
Findability: On the CoralWatch website | Atlas of Living Australia
Accessibility: Powered by Atlas of Living Australia (ALA)
Accessibility (URL): https://coralwatch.org/maps/
Impact: Data all gathered in single platform and links in with ALA
publication/report/document
Stage: 2012
Published Paper: CoralWatch: education, monitoring, and sustainability through citizen science (link)
Paper published in Front Ecol Environ 2012; 10(6): 332–334, doi:10.1890/110266. By N Justin Marshall, Diana A Kleine, and Angela J Dean
publication/report/document
Stage: 2012
Reid, C., Marshall, N. J., Logan, D. and Kleine D. (2012). Coral Reefs and Climate Change; The guide for education and awareness. 2nd ed. (ed Angela DEAN) 256 p ISBN 9780646590851 (pbk.) CoralWatch, The University of Queensland, Brisbane.
publication/report/document
Curriculum materials about coral reefs and monitoring
publication/report/document
Stage: 2010
Teymour, A. Rad and M.S. Sanjani (2010) Status of Coral Reef Species at Chabahar Bay, Sistan and Baluchistan, Iran. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences.
publication/report/document
Stage: 2009
Reid, C., Marshall, N. J., Logan, D. and Kleine D. (2009) Coral Reefs and Climate Change; The guide for education and awareness. CoralWatch, The University of Queensland, Brisbane. 256 p ISBN 9780646523606. (pbk.)
publication/report/document
Stage: 2009
Leiper, I.A., Siebeck U.E., Marshall N.J., and Phinn S.R. (2009) Coral health monitoring: linking coral colour and remote sensing techniques. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing 35:276-286 (link)
publication/report/document
Stage: 2008
Siebeck, U. E., Marshall, N. J. and Logan, D. (2008) CoralWatch: a flexible bleaching monitoring tool for you and your group. Proceedings of the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium. Unpublished (link)
other
Stage: 2006
Siebeck, U. E., Marshall, N. J., Kluter, A. and Hoegh-Guldberg, O. (2006). Monitoring coral bleaching using a colour reference card. Coral Reefs 25:453-460 (link)