Tracking over 30 years of coral reef infrastructure degradation in Barbados.

Aliyah Griffith, Max Buglisi, Sandra Lee, Karl Castillo

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Aliyah GriffithEarth, Marine and Environmental Science Department, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, USA. aliyahg@ad.unc.edu.

Max BuglisiEarth, Marine and Environmental Science Department, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, USA.

Sandra LeeOdum Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, USA.

Karl CastilloEarth, Marine and Environmental Science Department, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, USA.

Funding

International Coral Reef Society Ruth Gates AwardNational Geographic Society #EC-93873R-22

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coral reefs face escalating threats from global and local stressors, and these challenges are exacerbated in the Caribbean. This study focuses on coral reef structure in Barbados, where a previous study documented reef degradation in the 1990s. As 30 years have passed, we examined the rate of change of reef structure and quantified associated substrate presence along the western reefs of Barbados. Using satellite and geotagged imagery, we analyzed 19 reef structures over the interval 2013 to 2023 along the west coast of Barbados, comparing them to the previous study's findings in 1950 and 1991. We ground-truthed five sites previously categorized as highly degraded reefs to confirm their structural integrity and substrate-type. Results confirmed ongoing reef structural loss, averaging ~ 137.68 m

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AnthozoaConservation of Natural ResourcesCoral ReefsEnvironmental MonitoringAnimalsBarbadosEcosystem

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PMID39890858

DOI10.1038/s41598-024-83720-w

PMCPMC11785951

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