CORU scientists Tyler Eddy @tyzissou, William Cheung & UNC Prof John Bruno @JohnFBruno conducted expert opinion survey and estimated that baseline coral cover before the 1960s was around 59% globally. #coral, #climatechange, #conservation, https://t.co/7uIVW4IIbt https://t.co/e3xzKepax9
In our recent paper on coral in @thePeerJ, we did not find evidence of the shifting baseline syndrome, whereby respondents who first observed coral reefs more recently report lower estimates of baseline #coral cover: https://t.co/lyXUgQMvaR @JohnFBruno @UBCoceans @nereusprogram https://t.co/zWHqS7nzkt
RT @tyzissou: What was the historical baseline of #coralreefs? The answer predates the scientific record; Here are the results: https://t.co/UGWPKuxFpc @JohnFBruno @nereusprogram @UBCoceans @thePeerJ #openscience #opendata #zissou #lifeaquatic https://t.co/23BrTjrxdf
What was the historical baseline of #coralreefs? The answer predates the scientific record; thanks to everyone who responded to our survey. Here are the results: https://t.co/lyXUgQMvaR @JohnFBruno @nereusprogram @UBCoceans @thePeerJ #openscience #opendata #zissou #lifeaquatic https://t.co/VUJVggnEkU