The findings show striking similarities between the aesthetic score produced for random reef images and the health of the respective reef ecosystem as evaluated by reef scientists. (sciencedaily.com)
The head of this Alliance, Dr Goreau, was Senior Scientific Affairs Officer for global climate change and biodiversity at the United Nations Centre for Science and Technology for Development, and the «only coral reef scientist with degrees in atmospheric physics and chemistry.» (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
«We are thrilled» that the World Heritage Committee is now considering climate change in conservation policy decisions, report lead authors Scott Heron and Mark Eakin, both coral reef scientists at NOAA, wrote in a joint email to ScienceInsider. (sciencemag.org)