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BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON CARIBBEAN REEFS THAT LEAD TO THE RESEARCH QUESTIONS SEALINK AIMS TO ADDRESS

A process-based investigation of reef growth may require scientists to take on a different perspective and even challenge some of their long-held assumptions. Preliminary analyses have already revealed some unexpected processes contributing to reef growth.  Some information on what we already know about coral reefs in the Dutch Caribbean is found below.

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Sint Eustatius (Site 7), Caribbean 2016
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Sint Eustatius (Site 7), Caribbean 2016

This 3D model was collected on Sint Eustatius, part of the Lesser Antilles chain. Collection of this model was made possible through a collaborative effort with the Waitt Institute and many local partners including Department of Environment of Antigua & Barbuda, St. Maarten Nature Foundation, St. Eustatius National Parks Foundation (STENAPA), Saba Bank National Park, and Carmabi Foundation, Curaçao. This model was created using Structure from Motion (SfM) technology and is visualized using the custom built software Viscore developed by Vid Petrovic and Falko Kuester as part of the Cultural Heritage Engineering Initiative (CHEI) at UC San Diego. Learn more at 100islandchallenge.org!
Curacao, Site: CUR CSA 142, 2015
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Curacao, Site: CUR CSA 142, 2015

This 3D model was collected in Curacao, a Dutch Caribbean island. Collection of this model was made possible through a collaborative effort with the Waitt Institute and many local and global partners including Carmabi Foundation, Curaçao and San Diego State University. This model was created using Structure from Motion (SfM) technology and is visualized using the custom built software Viscore developed by Vid Petrovic and Falko Kuester as part of the Cultural Heritage Engineering Initiative (CHEI) at UC San Diego. Learn more at 100islandchallenge.org!
Curacao, Playa Hulu, 2017
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Curacao, Playa Hulu, 2017

This 3D model was collected in Curacao, a Dutch Caribbean island. Collection of this model was made possible through a collaborative effort with the Carmabi Foundation, Curaçao. This model was created using Structure from Motion (SfM) technology and is visualized using the custom built software Viscore developed by Vid Petrovic and Falko Kuester as part of the Cultural Heritage Engineering Initiative (CHEI) at UC San Diego. Learn more at 100islandchallenge.org!
Curacao -- CUR DE 002 Time Series
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Curacao -- CUR DE 002 Time Series

This 3D model was collected in Curacao, a Dutch Caribbean island. Collection of this model was made possible through a collaborative effort with the Waitt Institute and many local and global partners including Carmabi Foundation, Curaçao and San Diego State University. This model was created using Structure from Motion (SfM) technology and is visualized using the custom built software Viscore developed by Vid Petrovic and Falko Kuester as part of the Cultural Heritage Engineering Initiative (CHEI) at UC San Diego. Learn more at 100islandchallenge.org!
Curacao Seaquarium Time Series
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Curacao Seaquarium Time Series

Large area images have been collected on Curacao on an annual basis since 2014 in collaboration with CARMABI. Using custom software developed as part of the Cultural Heritage Engineering Initiative (CHEI) at UC San Diego by Vid Petrovic, we can visualize these sites through time and watch how the reef is changing! Learn more about our work at 100islandchallenge.org !
Curacao, Waterfactory, 2015
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Curacao, Waterfactory, 2015

Collected just offshore from a desailination plan on the island of Curacao, this video demonstrates how coral reefs can apparently thrive in unexpected places. Imagery was collected in conjunction with the Caribbean Research and Management of Biodiversity (CARMABI). The 3D model shown here was collected using downward facing imagery, reconstructed into a 3D point cloud using the commercial SfM software designed by Agisoft and is visualized here using custom software designed by our partner Vid Petrovic. Spatial information extracted from these models are later analyzed by experts in coral biology and spatial statistics to elucidate demographic rates and spatial patterns which influence reef trajectories over time. Learn more about our work at 100IslandChallenge.org !!!
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