Hyperspectral Sensing of Disease Stress in the Caribbean Reef-Building Coral, Orbicella faveolata - Perspectives for the Field of Coral Disease Monitoring

David A. Anderson; Roy A. Armstrong; Ernesto Weil

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0081478

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Hyperspectral Sensing of Disease Stress in the Caribbean Reef-Building Coral, Orbicella faveolata - Perspectives for the Field of Coral Disease Monitoring

David A. Anderson ,

* E-mail: davidandersoniii@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
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Roy A. Armstrong,

Affiliation Department of Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
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Ernesto Weil

Affiliation Department of Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
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Hyperspectral Sensing of Disease Stress in the Caribbean Reef-Building Coral, Orbicella faveolata - Perspectives for the Field of Coral Disease Monitoring

David A. Anderson,
Roy A. Armstrong,
Ernesto Weil

Published: December 4, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0081478

About the Authors

David A. Anderson

* E-mail: davidandersoniii@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

Roy A. Armstrong

Affiliation Department of Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

Ernesto Weil

Affiliation Department of Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DAA EW RAA. Performed the experiments: DAA EW RAA. Analyzed the data: DAA EW RAA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DAA EW RAA. Wrote the paper: DAA EW RAA.

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